
MONITORING OF IXODIC TICKSIN THE CENTRAL REGION OF ARMENIA
Author(s) -
Rukhkyan,
Oganesyan
Publication year - 2019
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.31016/978-5-9902340-8-6.2019.20.518-522
Subject(s) - livestock , steppe , habitat , biotope , ecology , urbanization , rangeland , geography , biology , tick
Throughout 2015–2017 the peculiarities of activity, the timing of parasitization, the dynamics of numbers, as well as the life cycles of various background species of ticks were studied in various biotopes, in the Kotayk marz (region), in the central region of Armenia at altitudes of 1500 - 2000 a.s.l. It is noted that under conditions of intensive urbanization of the territory, in the absence of organized pastures, the species composition of ixodic ticks, parasitizing on farm animals, undergoes significant changes. With a relatively low intensity of infection of livestock, the species composition of ixodic ticks increased due to species, which are characterized by mountain-steppe and high-mountain habitats. This is explained by the fact that in order to find the best forage base, the cattle in the summer season is driven away to adjacent pastures, where the animal re-infection with ticks occurs.It is noted that the types of ticks that were not previously recorded in this area were found on livestock mainly in the offseason, during their overexposure in the stall mode. From year to year, synanthropization of these species is observed. The data obtained can be used when planning anti-tick measures in the region.