Distribución de la garrapata Amblyomma cajennense (Acari: Ixodidae) sobre Bos taurus y Bos indicus en Costa Rica

Resistance to acaricides in the cattle tick population was surveyed in 532 farrns throughout Costa Rica. Samples were collected from bovines (Bos taurus and Bos indicus), in three production systems: dairy, meat and double-purpose. There is an uneven distribution of Amblyomma spp. (including A. caje...

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Autores: Álvarez C, Víctor, Bonilla M, Roberto, Chacón G, Idania
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2000
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/18249
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/18249
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:amblyomma spp
amblyomma cajennense
a. maculatum
a. inomatum
a. oblongoguttatum
ticks
Costa Rica
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Sumario:Resistance to acaricides in the cattle tick population was surveyed in 532 farrns throughout Costa Rica. Samples were collected from bovines (Bos taurus and Bos indicus), in three production systems: dairy, meat and double-purpose. There is an uneven distribution of Amblyomma spp. (including A. cajennense, A. maculatum and A. oblongoguttatum) in the administrative regions in which the country is divided, as well as in ecological zones. Administratively, Amblyomma spp. was 12 times more frecuent