Tick (Acari) infestations of bats in New Mexico

Denise Bonilla Steinlein; Lance A. Durden; William L. Gannon

doi:10.1603/0022-2585-38.4.609

Tick (Acari) infestations of bats in New Mexico

Denise Bonilla Steinlein, Lance A. Durden, William L. Gannon

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A total of 278 bats belonging to 16 species was examined for ticks from various sites in New Mexico from 1994 to 1998. Seven species of bats were parasitized by ticks: larvae of Ornithodoros kelleyi Cooley & Kohls, Ornithodoros rossi Kohls, Sonenshine & Clifford (Argasidae), or both. Both species of ticks are reported from New Mexico for the first time. Infestation prevalences for parasitized bats ranged from 2 to 25% on different host species for O. kelleyi and from 7 to 25% for O. rossi. The pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus, and the big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus, were parasitized by both tick species. No distinct host specificity was noted for either tick species.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	609-611
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Medical Entomology
Volume	38
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-38.4.609
State	Published - Jan 1 2001

Keywords

Bats
New Mexico
Ornithodoros kelleyi
Ornithodoros rossi
Ticks

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