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<p>Soft ticks feed ??? and on ??? hosts. Hard ticks take ??? at each life cycle stage and can feed on ??? different hosts during their life cycle.</p> | <p>Soft ticks feed ??? and on ??? hosts. Hard ticks take ??? at each life cycle stage and can feed on ??? different hosts during their life cycle.</p> | ||
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Revision as of 14:35, 20 August 2010
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| What are seed ticks? | Tick larvae
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| How can you differentiate hard ticks from soft ticks? |
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| True or False: Soft ticks can swell up to three times their body size whilst taking a blood meal |
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| List the mouthparts of ticks |
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| Fill in the missing words about soft and hard ticks:
Soft ticks feed ??? and on ??? hosts. Hard ticks take ??? at each life cycle stage and can feed on ??? different hosts during their life cycle. |
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| What is trans-ovarian transmission and give an example of a species of tick which uses this |
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| What is trans-stadial transmission? |
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| What is the most important tick species in the UK, how many hosts does it feed upon and what disease can it spread? |
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| What climate does Rhipicephalus species prefer and what is it a vector for? |
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| Name some important soft ticks |
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