Brown Dog Tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae)
The brown dog tick is unusual among ticks in that it can complete its entire life cycle indoors as well as outdoors. Brown dog tick infestations can develop in dog kennels and residences, where populations can reach dramatic levels and cause dog diseases. This 6-page fact sheet written by and publi...
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The brown dog tick is unusual among ticks in that it can complete its entire life cycle indoors as well as outdoors. Brown dog tick infestations can develop in dog kennels and residences, where populations can reach dramatic levels and cause dog diseases. This 6-page fact sheet written by and published by the UF/IFAS provides the distribution, description and identification, life cycle, and management of the brown dog tick as well as its hosts and the medical and veterinary significance of this troublesome pest.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in378
This article is co-published with the Featured Creatures collection of UF/IFAS Department of Entomology & Nematology, and FDACS/DPI, available at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/medical/brown_dog_tick.htm
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| spelling | doaj-art-f8639b7e566042d19244876de25790112025-02-08T05:48:52ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092020-03-0120202Brown Dog Tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae)Yuexun Tian0Cynthia LordPhillip E. Kaufman1University of FloridaUniversity of Florida The brown dog tick is unusual among ticks in that it can complete its entire life cycle indoors as well as outdoors. Brown dog tick infestations can develop in dog kennels and residences, where populations can reach dramatic levels and cause dog diseases. This 6-page fact sheet written by and published by the UF/IFAS provides the distribution, description and identification, life cycle, and management of the brown dog tick as well as its hosts and the medical and veterinary significance of this troublesome pest. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in378 This article is co-published with the Featured Creatures collection of UF/IFAS Department of Entomology & Nematology, and FDACS/DPI, available at http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/medical/brown_dog_tick.htm https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/119128 |
| spellingShingle | Yuexun Tian Cynthia Lord Phillip E. Kaufman Brown Dog Tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae) EDIS |
| title | Brown Dog Tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae) |
| title_full | Brown Dog Tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae) |
| title_fullStr | Brown Dog Tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brown Dog Tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae) |
| title_short | Brown Dog Tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille (Arachnida: Acari: Ixodidae) |
| title_sort | brown dog tick rhipicephalus sanguineus latreille arachnida acari ixodidae |
| url | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/119128 |
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