Table 2.

Tick species identified, season of collection, number, gender and feeding status of ticks

Tick species and season of collection	Number of male ticks (%)	Number of female ticks (%) [% of ticks engorged]	Total
Ixodes ventalloi a,b,d	12 (19)	50 (81) [88]	62
Ixodes ricinus a,b,d	13 (65)	7 (35) [100]	20
Ixodes spp.a,b,d	0 (0)	5 (100) [100]	5
Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu latob,c	14 (50)	14 (50) [42,8]	28
Rhipicephalus pusillus b,c	17 (100)	0 (0) [0]	17
TOTAL	56 (42)	76 (58) [81,5]	132

^aWinter; ^bSpring; ^cSummer; ^dAutumn. No male tick was engorged