Survey for snake-tick (Ixodida) association in some districts of West Bengal, India

IF 0.7 Q4 ENTOMOLOGY

Persian Journal of Acarology Pub Date : 2021-04-08 DOI:10.22073/PJA.V10I1.63111

H. Ghosh, A. Sanyal, K. Misra

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Abstract

During a study, two tick species viz. Amblyomma gervaisi and Am. helvolum were collected from snakes covering 15 species belonging to 12 genera. The period of extended survey of snake- tick association was undertaken from 2009 to 2015 covering both natural and captive habitats from six districts of West Bengal, India. It was observed that Am. gervaisi mostly prefers Naja naja, Daboia russelii and Ptyas mucosa as host, whereas Am. helvolum prefers N. kaouthia and Bungarus fasciatus. Naja kaouthia is preferred as host by both Am. gervaisi and Am. helvolum. Eryx johnii and Gongilophis conicus are found to be infested by both Am. gervaisi and Am. helvolum, whereas Python molurous is only infested by Am. helvolum. No ticks are found to associate with six snake species viz., Xenochrophis piscator, Lycodon aulicus, L. jara, Ahaetulla nasuta, Chrysopelea ornata, and Boiga trigonata. It is noted that tick loads on host snakes in natural habitats is greater than captivity, with few negligible exceptions. Statistical analysis of tick prevalence and abundance are done stating that Am. gervaisi is dominant snake infesting tick compared to Am. helvolum in West Bengal. Species population of both Am. gervaisi and Am. helvolum denote female's domination with low species specificity.

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印度西孟加拉邦部分地区蛇蜱协会调查

在一项研究中，两种蜱虫，即热氏弱视虫和Am。从蛇类中采集了12属15种的Helvolum。2009年至2015年，对印度西孟加拉邦6个地区的自然栖息地和圈养栖息地进行了蛇蜱关联的扩展调查。据观察，Am。gervaisi主要选择Naja Naja, Daboia russelii和Ptyas粘膜作为宿主，而Am。海螺属植物喜食海螺属植物和海螺属植物。Naja kaouthia是两位主持人的首选。gervaisi和Am。helvolum。结果表明，这两种昆虫均可侵染johneryx和Gongilophis conicus。gervaisi和Am。helvolum，而Python molurous只被Am。helvolum。6种蛇(Xenochrophis piscator、Lycodon aulicus、L. jara、Ahaetulla nasuta、Chrysopelea ornata、Boiga trigonata)均未发现蜱虫。值得注意的是，在自然栖息地中，蜱虫对宿主蛇的负荷比人工饲养的要大，几乎没有可以忽略不计的例外。对蜱虫流行度和丰度进行了统计分析。与蜱虫相比，gervaisi是蜱虫的优势蛇。西孟加拉邦的helvolum。两种植物的种群。gervaisi和Am。Helvolum表示雌性占优势，物种特异性较低。

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Persian Journal of Acarology Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Insect Science

CiteScore

1.60

自引率

30.80%

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审稿时长

20 weeks

期刊介绍： Persian Journal of Acarology (PJA) is a peer-reviewed international journal of the Acarological Society of Iran for publication of high quality papers on any aspect of Acarology including mite and tick behavior, biochemistry, biology, control, ecology, evolution, morphology, physiology, systematics and taxonomy. All manuscripts will be subjected to peer review before acceptance.