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Título: | In vitro feeding of Hyalomma lusitanicum ticks on artificial membranes |
Autor: | González, Jorge; Valcárcel Sancho, Félix María; Aguilar, A.; Olmeda, Sonia A. | Palabras clave: | Membrane tick feeding Alternative experimental methods Hyalomma lusitanicum |
Fecha de publicación: | 2017 | Editor: | Springer Nature | Citación: | Experimental and Applied Acarology 72: 449-459 (2017) | Resumen: | In vitro feeding of ticks (Acari Ixodidae) is an important means to study the biology of ticks and their vectorial capacity. Here, we have adapted the tick Hyalomma lusitanicum Koch to previously published silicone-based membranes for in vitro feeding. For comparison purposes data on pre-oviposition, oviposition and hatching from females engorged on animals were used. A total of 68 engorged females out of 169 were obtained; feeding duration and feeding behaviour were similar to that of ticks on live host animals, although the final weight achieved for membrane-fed ticks was lower than that of their animal-fed counterparts. Comparison of the time taken for egg production and hatching showed that pre-oviposition was faster for membrane-fed ticks (16 days) than for animal-fed ticks (36 days), whereas the duration of oviposition–hatching was the same for the two feeding methods (34 days). We also observed that seasonality has an influence on tick feeding success the conditions in Spring/Summer accelerated the tick life cycle. It is concluded that relatively large numbers of homogeneous laboratory-raised Hyalomma ticks can be produced without feeding them on experimental animals. © 2017, Springer International Publishing AG. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/293564 | DOI: | 10.1007/s10493-017-0167-1 | ISSN: | 0168-8162 | E-ISSN: | 1572-9702 |
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