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Farmers' Bulletin 1070.
present in Dallas, Tex., and vicinity, and a rather heavy infestation
was found in Galveston, Tex., by Mr. O. G. Babcock. Specimens have
been received recently from New Orleans, and it is probable that it
occurs elsewhere in southern Louisiana. The status of the distribu-
tion of the tick in Florida is not accurately determined. It has been
found in poultry houses at Key West, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and
Palm Beach. It also has been reported to occur in the vicinity of
Tampa and Tallahassee.
Reference to the accompanying map (fig. 1) will give a clearer idea
of the area infested. It will be noted that the tick thrives where the
rainfall is comparatively light-30 inches or less per year. It also
appears that the humidity of the atmosphere has much to do with its
breeding. The tick has undoubtedly been shipped with fowls into
many parts of the
United States, and
specimens have been
taken in States as far
- removed from the
normally infested
/ areas as Iowa. It has
' .-- not established itself
generally, however,
in the more humid
, and cooler parts of
-' the country. There is
FIG. 1.-Distribution of the fowl tick in the United States. reason to believe that
The large dots indicate where the tick has been col- although it may be es-
lected by the Bureau of Entomology and the small dots
show where the tick occurs more or less commonly. tablished and develop
for a short time, in-
festations in such regions probably will die out. This is true also of
the higher mountain regions.
HOSTS.
The chicken appears to be the preferred host of the fowl tick and
suffers most heavily from its attack, although turkeys, geese, ducks,
pigeons, ostriches, and guineas are all subject to attack. In the
United States the turkey is the most seriously injured of these latter.
In some parts of the world, notably Persia, this tick is accredited
with causing serious symptoms by biting man. In this country there
are no authentic records of this habit, although ticks can be induced
to bite man experimentally. In such cases the bite appears to produce
only local itching and pain at the time of attack. The tick has been
induced to bite rabbits, rats, and mice in experimental cages, but in
nature rodents and other mammals are apparently free from attack.
A few reports have been received of annoyance caused by the tick4
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Bishopp, F. C. (Fred Corry), 1884-1970. The Fowl Tick and How Premises May Be Freed from It, pamphlet, 1921; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc85942/m1/4/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.