Difference between revisions of "Ticks Flashcards"
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*3 host tick | *3 host tick | ||
*Transmits Lyme Disease | *Transmits Lyme Disease | ||
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|q9=What climate does Rhipicephalus species prefer and what is it a vector for? | |q9=What climate does Rhipicephalus species prefer and what is it a vector for? | ||
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*Babesia bigemina | *Babesia bigemina | ||
*Babesia canis and Ehrlichia canis | *Babesia canis and Ehrlichia canis | ||
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|q10=Name some important soft ticks | |q10=Name some important soft ticks | ||
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*Ornithodorus species | *Ornithodorus species | ||
*Otobius species | *Otobius species | ||
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*What are the main methods of tick control? | *What are the main methods of tick control? | ||
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*Killing ticks on the host | *Killing ticks on the host | ||
*Enhancing stock resistance | *Enhancing stock resistance | ||
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[[Category:Flashcards]] | [[Category:Flashcards]] | ||
[[Category:Ticks]] | [[Category:Ticks]] | ||
Revision as of 21:24, 6 April 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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