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Experimental infestation of llamas (Lama glama) with Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)

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Two llamas (Lama glama) were infested with approximately 20,000 Boophilus microplus larvae each and maintained under controlled conditions to collect the detached adult ticks. A total of 72 engorged and semi-engorged females were recovered with a mean weight of 163.0 ± 70.6 mg. Sixty-three (87.5%) of these ticks oviposited and 60 (95.2%) of the egg masses produced larvae. Six of the heaviest females laid 18,838 eggs from which 16,545 (87.8%) hatched. These results show that llamas are able to maintain a population of B. microplus under experimental conditions. Further studies are required to determine the role of llamas as alternative hosts for B. microplus under field conditions.

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  1. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Salta, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, C.C. 228, CP 4400, Salta, Argentina

    D.H. Aguirre

  2. Campo Experimental de Altura Abra Pampa, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, C.C. 9, CP 4640, Abra Pampa (Jujuy), Argentina

    M.M. Cafrune

  3. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, C.C. 22, CP 2300, Rafaela (Santa Fe), Argentina

    A.A. Guglielmone

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Aguirre, D., Cafrune, M. & Guglielmone, A. Experimental infestation of llamas (Lama glama) with Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae). Exp Appl Acarol 24, 661–664 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026563026922

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