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|<big>'''What is the most important tick species in the UK, how many hosts does it feed upon and what disease can it spread?'''
 
|<big>'''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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*'''''Ixodes species''''
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*'''''Ixodes species'''''
 
*'''''3 host tick'''''
 
*'''''3 host tick'''''
 
*'''''Transmits Lyme Disease'''''  
 
*'''''Transmits Lyme Disease'''''  
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|<big>'''What climate does Rhipicephalus species prefer and what is it a vector for?'''
 
|<big>'''What climate does Rhipicephalus species prefer and what is it a vector for?'''
 
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*'''''Ixodes species''''
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*'''''Warmer climates''''
*'''''3 host tick'''''
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*'''''Theileria parva for East Coast Fever'''''
*'''''Transmits Lyme Disease'''''  
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*'''''Babesia bigemina'''''
||[[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Important UK Hard Ticks|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*'''''Babesia canis and Ehrlichia canis'''''
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||[[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Important Overseas Hard Ticks|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Name some important soft ticks'''
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*'''''Argas species''''
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*'''''Ornithodorus species'''''
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*'''''Otobius species'''''  
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||[[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Important Overseas Soft Ticks|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What are the main methods of tick control?'''
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*'''''Killing ticks on the ground''''
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*'''''Separate the host from infection'''''
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*'''''Killing ticks on the host'''''
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*'''''Enhancing stock resistance'''''
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||[[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Control|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
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==<font color="purple">Mites</font>==
 
==<font color="purple">Mites</font>==
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