PREDATION OF Boophilus microplus (CANESTRINI, 1887) (ACARI: IXODIDAE) TICK ENGORGED FEMALE BY THE ANT Pachycondyla striata (SMITH, 1858) (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) IN PASTURES

PREDATION OF Boophilus microplus (CANESTRINI, 1887) (ACARI: IXODIDAE) TICK ENGORGED FEMALE BY THE ANT Pachycondyla striata (SMITH, 1858) (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) IN PASTURES

Faced with difficulties in the chemical control of Boophilus microplus, this work intended to observe the principal predator of engorged females in pastures of the grass Brachiaria decumbens, at Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil. A total of 300 engorged female were used, between six experimental repetitions...

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina de Souza, John Furlong, Cristiane Barbuda Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2006-03-01
Series:Bioscience Journal
Subjects:
Tick
Boophilus microplus
Pachycondyla striata
Predation.
Online Access:https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/6422

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