Some Studies on Txodide Canine Ticks And Their Role in Ticks An Transmitting Blood Parasites In Giza Governorate

gyptiun Qogs of various breeds, ag~s and sexes have been investigot=d for tick infestation at Giza Governorate and its suburbs w i t.h i.n the period from 8eptcmoer 1977 to Qugust 1~78 where 54960 ticks were collectel fro~ 311 stray dogs. The technique iocuring the Jifferent stnges of ticks was JescribeJ where the lE-1Si ty anc; rate of Lnf e a t a t Lon were wella& their predilection sents on the body of th~ host were studies. The morphological identification ofthe collected acarines and their develupmental sta~es in fresh end from perimenent specimens rev€f.!.leJ thatJogs in Giza Governorate could not be attacked except by the single hard tick spe c Le s liliipj.ce,rhalus sc.ggui-neus sa;lguineus. This has been obtained through the L(eys of Hoogstraal-(lS56) Hoogstraal and Kai~er (1958) and Hassan (1958). The percentage of the infested Qogswith thGt species was 49.3%. Indeed, the incidence of na’Lc s , females nymphs and larvae was 25.1,15.6 and8.7% r-e ape c t i.ve Ly an l tile me an number of the d Lf’f’e r’errtstages per animal W[:.s 3S.;}, 21.6,16.0 (c 74.7 for males, females, larvae &, nymphs respectively_