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==Disease Transmission==
 
==Disease Transmission==
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*'''Trans-ovarian''' transmission
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**Infection is passed from one generation of ticks to the next through the '''egg'''
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**E.g. ''Babesia''
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*'''Trans-stadial''' transmission
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**Parasite or microbial organism is ingested during feeding
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**Organism passed onto the next host as the tick develops (only in two and three host ticks)
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**It is '''not''' passed onto the next generation through the egg
    
==Ticks of Veterinary Importance==
 
==Ticks of Veterinary Importance==
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