Ticks Flashcards
1
Q
Ixodes spp.
A
3 host tick I. scapularis – deer tick I. pacificus – western black-legged tick I. ricinus – sheep/castor bean tick Vector for Borrelia burgdorferi (lyme disease) & various species of Ehrlichia
2
Q
Dermacentor spp.
A
3 host ticks
D. variabilis – American Dog Tick, Wood Tick
D. andersoni – Rocky Mountain Wood Tick
D. occidentalis – Pacific Coast Dog Tick
Vector of rocky mountain spotted fever, babesia & anaplasma (cattle)
Can cause tick paralysis
3
Q
Rhipicephalus spp.
A
R. sanguineus – brown dog tick (3 host tick)
R. microplus – tropical cattle tick (1 host tick)
R. annulatus – cattle fever tick ( 1 host tick)
ID sanguineus & annulatus via hexagonal shaped head
Vector for Babesia, Ehrlichia, anaplasmosis
