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Dermacentor reticulatus, also known as the ornate cow tick, ornate dog tick, meadow tick, and marsh tick, [2] is a species of tick from the family Ixodidae. It is the type species for the genus Dermacentor. [1] D. reticulatus is an ornate tick. [3] The female varies in size from 3.8–4.2 mm (unfed) to 10 mm when engorged after feeding. [4] The unfed male is 4.2–4.8 mm long. [4] D. reticulatus is found in Europe and Western Asia, [5] generally in wooded areas. [3]
D. reticulatus has a three-host development cycle. [6] The adult female remains on a host for 9–15 days, [7] and can lay 3000–4500 eggs, [7] although the total number of eggs depends on the size of the female. [3] The larva hatches from the egg in 14–21 days. [8]
D. reticulatus is a vector of various disease organisms, including Babesia canis, Francisella tularensis, Coxiella burnetti, Theileria equi, and several Rickettsia species, [9] such as Rickettsia slovaca. [10]
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Dermacentor reticulatus, also known as the ornate cow tick, ornate dog tick, meadow tick, and marsh tick, [2] is a species of tick from the family Ixodidae. It is the type species for the genus Dermacentor. [1] D. reticulatus is an ornate tick. [3] The female varies in size from 3.8–4.2 mm (unfed) to 10 mm when engorged after feeding. [4] The unfed male is 4.2–4.8 mm long. [4] D. reticulatus is found in Europe and Western Asia, [5] generally in wooded areas. [3]
D. reticulatus has a three-host development cycle. [6] The adult female remains on a host for 9–15 days, [7] and can lay 3000–4500 eggs, [7] although the total number of eggs depends on the size of the female. [3] The larva hatches from the egg in 14–21 days. [8]
D. reticulatus is a vector of various disease organisms, including Babesia canis, Francisella tularensis, Coxiella burnetti, Theileria equi, and several Rickettsia species, [9] such as Rickettsia slovaca. [10]