Castor Bean Tick
Arthropods Daily · No. 1018 Castor Bean TickIxodes ricinus
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Castor Bean Tick
Castor Bean Tick (Ixodes ricinus) – species of class “Arachnids“

Ixodes ricinus, the castor bean tick, is a chiefly European species of hard-bodied tick. It may reach a length of 11 mm (0.43 in) when engorged with a blood meal, and can transmit both bacterial and viral pathogens such as the causative agents of Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis.

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Arthropods Arachnids Anystidae Castor Bean Tick Harvestmen Mesostigs True Velvet Mites Typical Spiders
Arthropods Arachnids Anystidae Castor Bean Tick Harvestmen Mesostigs True Velvet Mites Typical Spiders

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„Castor Bean Tick“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily

Castor Bean Tick

No. 1018 |

Castor Bean Tick

Ixodes ricinus, the castor bean tick, is a chiefly European species of hard-bodied tick. It may reach a length of 11 mm (0.43 in) when engorged with a blood meal, and can transmit both bacterial and viral pathogens such as the causative agents of Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis.

Castor Bean Tick

No. 708 |

Castor Bean Tick

Ixodes ricinus, the castor bean tick, is a chiefly European species of hard-bodied tick. It may reach a length of 11 mm (0.43 in) when engorged with a blood meal, and can transmit both bacterial and viral pathogens such as the causative agents of Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis.

Castor Bean Tick

No. 346 |

Castor Bean Tick

Ixodes ricinus, the castor bean tick, is a chiefly European species of hard-bodied tick. It may reach a length of 11 mm (0.43 in) when engorged with a blood meal, and can transmit both bacterial and viral pathogens such as the causative agents of Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis.