The accumulation and utilization of food reserves by the adult female cattle tick, Boophilus microplus (Canestrini)

1973 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 403 ◽  
Author(s):  
LM Cherry
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Boophilus Microplus ◽  
Cattle Tick ◽  
Weight Percentage ◽  
Female Figures ◽  
Food Reserves ◽  
Female Cattle ◽  
Percentage Water Content

Changes in water content and cuticle weight during adult parasitic life of B. microplus, and the manner in which water and dry matter are utilized for egg production, suggest that capacity for cuticle growth, and thus for distension, determines water content in relation to body weight, and this in turn fecundity of the female. Figures for Australian B. microplus are compared with those for this species in Japan, where higher average engorged weight, cuticle weight, percentage water content, and numbers of eggs laid have been reported.

scholarly journals The Production of Cuticle Wax by Engorged Females of the Cattle Tick, Boophilus Microplus (Canestrini)

1969 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 705-709
Author(s):  
LOIS M. CHERRY
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Metabolic Activity ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Physiological Function ◽  
Egg Laying ◽  
Boophilus Microplus ◽  
Cattle Tick ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Female Cattle

Weight of cuticle wax produced by the engorged female cattle tick, Boophihis microplus (Canestrini), and loss of body weight during egg production, have been measured at intervals between dropping from the host and completion of egg laying. 2. Wax increased in weight from 20 to 63 µg. per tick between 6 and 222 hr. after dropping. This increase took place in two stages, with the steepest increase between 6 and 54 hr. and a smaller increase between 78 and 150 hr. 3. Body weight fell by 71% between 6 and 222 hr. The rate of loss was highest during early egg production, reaching its peak on the fourth day after dropping. 4. The most rapid increase in weight of cuticle wax took place before the onset of oviposition. During peak egg production the increase was slight. During the decline of egg production cuticle wax increased slowly in weight. 5. The possible physiological function of the increased wax secretion, and its relation to general metabolic activity, are discussed.

Domestic dogs as hosts of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus

1964 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 854 ◽  
Author(s):  
HMD Hoyte
Keyword(s):  
Adult Female ◽  
Egg Production ◽  
Boophilus Microplus ◽  
Domestic Dogs ◽  
Cattle Tick

Larval B. microplus were placed on 36 domestic dogs, about half of which were adults and half were puppies. Ticks matured on the adults only. The yield of adult female ticks was very low and variable (average for all dogs, 0.01%); more time was needed to mature than on cattle, and size and egg production were reduced. Most of the resulting larvae matured successfully when placed on cattle. No ticks matured on the small number of young foxes and dingoes which were tested. It is suggested that the unconsidered presence of dogs represents some risk to the success of campaigns to eradicate this tick.

Exploring the midgut proteome of partially fed female cattle tick (Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus)

2010 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kritaya Kongsuwan ◽  
Peter Josh ◽  
Ying Zhu ◽  
Roger Pearson ◽  
Joanne Gough ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boophilus Microplus ◽  
Cattle Tick ◽  
Female Cattle

scholarly journals The Absorption and Metabolism of [14c]Ddt in Ddt-Resistant and Susceptible Strains of the Cattle Tick Boophilus Microplus

1970 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 219 ◽  
Author(s):  
HJ Sohnitzerling ◽  
WJ Roulston ◽  
CA Sohuntneb
Keyword(s):  
Resistant Strain ◽  
Boophilus Microplus ◽  
Susceptible Strain ◽  
Cattle Tick ◽  
Cattle Ticks ◽  
Female Cattle

Engorged female cattle ticks of a DDT -resistant strain absorbed [l4C]DDT at a rate similar to females of a DDT -susceptible strain, but larvae of the resistant strain absorbed it at a faster rate than susceptible larvae

scholarly journals Proteomics Approach to the Study of Cattle Tick Adaptation to White Tailed Deer

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Popara ◽  
Margarita Villar ◽  
Lourdes Mateos-Hernández ◽  
Isabel G. Fernández de Mera ◽  
José de la Fuente
Keyword(s):  
Animal Health ◽  
Boophilus Microplus ◽  
Host Factors ◽  
Cattle Tick ◽  
Host Proteins ◽  
Tick Feeding ◽  
Blood Digestion ◽  
Cattle Ticks ◽  
Proteomics Approach ◽  
Single Host

Cattle ticks,Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, are a serious threat to animal health and production. Some ticks feed on a single host species while others such asR. microplusinfest multiple hosts. White tailed deer (WTD) play a role in the maintenance and expansion of cattle tick populations. However, cattle ticks fed on WTD show lower weight and reproductive performance when compared to ticks fed on cattle, suggesting the existence of host factors that affect tick feeding and reproduction. To elucidate these factors, a proteomics approach was used to characterize tick and host proteins inR. microplusticks fed on cattle and WTD. The results showed thatR. microplusticks fed on cattle have overrepresented tick proteins involved in blood digestion and reproduction when compared to ticks fed on WTD, while host proteins were differentially represented in ticks fed on cattle or WTD. Although a direct connection cannot be made between differentially represented tick and host proteins, these results suggested that differentially represented host proteins together with other host factors could be associated with higherR. microplustick feeding and reproduction observed in ticks fed on cattle.

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