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  • Title: Effect of host resistance on the feeding and reproductive performance of Haemaphysalis punctata and Ixodes ricinus ticks.
    Author: Alani AJ, Herbert IV.
    Journal: Res Vet Sci; 1987 Mar; 42(2):238-43. PubMed ID: 3589171.
    Abstract:
    A study was made to assess the influence of host response on Haemaphysalis punctata and Ixodes ricinus biology by comparing the effects of feeding ticks on previously uninfested hosts with those fed on previously sensitised hosts. Adult H punctata were fed on sheep; larvae and nymphs of H punctata and I ricinus were fed on rabbits. The engorgement weights of all instars studied that fed on sensitised hosts fell very gradually with successive infestations. These weight reductions were greater at high than at low levels of infestation. In previously sensitised hosts, the engorgement period of all instars was prolonged: the percentage of instars which completed engorgement and engorgement weights were reduced. The host's clinical and immune response markedly affected the fecundity of adult female ticks and the viability and hatchability of the laid eggs. Eighty per cent of female H punctata successfully laid eggs following the first infestation and the hatchability of eggs was 85 per cent. The numbers successfully laying eggs decreased to 60 per cent during the fifth and sixth infestations and was less than 20 per cent following the seventh infestation; the hatchability decreased similarly. There was no marked effect on the development of immature instars when fed on sensitised rabbits.
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