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Studies on ticks of veterinary importance in Nigeria—IV. Microscopic observations on embryonic development of eggs of some ticks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

O. O. Dipeolu
O. O. Dipeolu
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Abstract

The structure and size of the eggs and layers of eggshells of some ticks of veterinary importance in Nigeria were studied. The ticks included Amblyomma variegatum, Boophilus decoloratus, B. geigyii, Hyalomma impressum, H. impeltatum, H. truncatum and H. rufipes. The embryonic development of the eggs from the day of oviposition to hatching was also studied.

The freshly laid egg was found to possess 10 protuberances, and the biggest of them are the anterior and posterior ones. The eggs of A. variegatum were found to be the longest, and those of H. truncatum the shortest. The eggshell of all the species is two-layered on one lateral side and three-layered on the other; the middle layer originating from the anterior and posterior protuberances. Several phases of embryonic development are described. The major difference between the embryonic development of the eggs of A. variegatum and that of the others is that there are always phases during which the egg becomes canoe-shaped and later folds back to the normal egg shape. Eggs of B. decoloratus occasionally developed this way as well as those of some Hyalomma species when incubated at 37°C. The period of accomplishment of each phase of development was shortened by high temperatures. Observations on the occlusion periods of various types of eggs showed that the very small eggs would not hatch into larvae. The relevance of these observations to field tick control is highlighted, while the necessity of following up these studies with electron microscopic views of some aspects of the results is stressed.

Keywords

Structure and size of eggseggshelldevelopmental phase of tick eggsembryonic development
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Research Articles
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 3 , Issue 2-3 , September 1982 , pp. 219 - 226
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Copyright © ICIPE 1982

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