A study on ingested blood amount and body fluids balance of the fowl tick, Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Acari: Argasidae) | ||
| Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology | ||
| Article 6, Volume 15, Issue 1, 2021, Pages 63-65 PDF (107.13 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original research articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajesa.2021.240506 | ||
| Author | ||
| Ahmed S. Hassan* | ||
| Department of Agricultural Zoology & Nematology, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt, | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Mean Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken 1818) (Acari: Argasidae)unfed and fed females weighted 3.34 and 11.50 mg, respectively. It was more than for males (2.6 and 8.27 mg), respectively. The amount of ingested blood by females (9.31mg.) was larger than males (5.65 mg.). The excreted coxal fluid was also larger in fed females (1.15 ± 0.5) than fed males (0.13 ± 0.01). Gut fluid (G) contained the least of body water. It increased after feeding in females and males (1.110 and 1.008 mg), respectively. Haemolymph fluid (H) increased in females than males after feeding. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Ticks; blood meal; water balance; Argas persicus | ||
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