Species composition, distribution and seasonal dynamics of ixodid ticks (Ixodidae Koch, 1844) in the Karlovo area, Southern Bulgaria
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2024-10-17
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Plovdiv University Press "Paisii Hilendarski"
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In the Karlovo area (Southern Bulgaria) 6 species of ixodid ticks, belonging to 3 genera, including one subgenus, were identified - Hyalomma marginatum (Koch, 1844), Hyalomma scupense (Schulze, 1919), Rhipicephalus bursa (Canestrini & Fanzago, 1878), Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille, 1806), Ixodes ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Rhipicephalus annulatus (Say, 1821). Differences in their distribution and seasonal dynamics were found.
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hard ticks, Bulgaria, Karlovo