Table 2.
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus), Amblyomma and Hyalomma tick species collected from pasture during dry and wet seasons in Longido, Gairo, Mvomero and Monduli districts, Tanzania
| Location (district) | Season | R. appendiculatus | R. pulchellus | R. (B.) decoloratus | R. (B.) microplus | R. evertsi | R. praetextatus | A. variegatum | A. lepidum | H. albiparmatum | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longido | Dry | 8 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Wet | 134 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 152 | |
| Gairo | Dry | 28 | 0 | 69 | 39 | 33 | 0 | 42 | 18 | 52 | 281 |
| Wet | 64 | 0 | 97 | 51 | 95 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 25 | 370 | |
| Monduli | Dry | 14 | 48 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 171 |
| Wet | 116 | 71 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 307 | |
| Mvomero | Dry | 24 | 0 | 74 | 55 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 219 |
| Wet | 112 | 0 | 122 | 110 | 54 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 416 | |
| Total no. ticks (%) | 500 (24.7) | 172 (8.5) | 428 (21.2) | 263 (13) | 244 (12.1) | 51 (2.5) | 262 (13) | 20 (1) | 81 (4) | 2021 (100) |