Abstract:
This study was conducted to explore the arthropod pests of livestock in District Peshawar during the year 2017. An extensive survey was carried out in different localities such as Malakander animal farm, Nasir pur animals mandi, local farms at different area of Peshawar i.e. Palosi, Regi and Peshawar city and more than 400 specimens were collected and examined. A total of 10 Arthropod pest species were reported in the present study from different domestic animals (cattle, sheep, goats). These pests mainly belong to two classes of phylum arthropoda i.e. Arachnida. Arachnid pest collected in this survey belong to sub class Acari comprise of two families Ixodidae (hard ticks) and Argasidae (soft ticks). Five genera Amblyomma, Dermacentor, Ixodes, Hyalomma and Rhipicephalus were reported in family Ixodidae while Argasidae family represented by single genus Otobius. Nine hard tick species including Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus, Dermacentor andersoni Stiles, Dermacentor variabilis Say, Hyalomma rufipes Koch, Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Canestrini, Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille and Rhipicephalus simus Zumpt were identified in afore-mentioned genera of Ixodidae. Genus Otobius represented by single species Otobius megnini Duges in the family Argasidae. Keys to the identification families, genera and species have been constructed for district Peshawar. Host, distribution, synonymy and description have also been provided.
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85-96
DOI:
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Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Year: 2018