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Adaptation of field strains of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann (Acarina: Ixodidae) to host resistance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

J. W. Chiera ,
R. M. Newson  and
G. R. Karuhize
J. W. Chiera
Affiliation:
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
R. M. Newson
Affiliation:
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
G. R. Karuhize
Affiliation:
University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya
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Summary

A comparison of feeding and breeding performance was made between a laboratory strain (LS) and two freshly collected field strains (FS1, FS2) of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. The LS had been cultured for over 30 years on tick-susceptible rabbits. When fed on susceptible rabbits LS produced smaller eggs and unfed larvae, nymphs and adults than those of FS. Eggs and larvae from females engorged on cattle were larger than those from females engorged on rabbits. LS and FS females engorged on susceptible hosts were of similar weight, but the FS females were twice as heavy as LS females when tick-resistant hosts were used. A higher proportion of LS ticks than of FS ticks engorged on susceptible hosts, but a lower proportion on resistant hosts. Thus on susceptible hosts LS showed a higher reproduction efficiency than FS, but a lower one than FS on resistant hosts. The proportional reductions of engorged weights and numbers feeding successfully on resistant hosts were significantly lower for LS than FS ticks. Cross-resistance was low between LS and FS. Although all strains were affected by host resistance, it was concluded that the field strains were better adapted to withstand resistance than the laboratory strain.

Keywords

Rhipicephalus appendiculatusadaptationhost resistancefeedingbreeding performance.
Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 99 , Issue 1 , August 1989 , pp. 149 - 155
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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