. Diseases of domesticated birds. Poultry; Poultry; Birds. EXTEENAL PAKASITES 221 THE FOWL TICK Designations. Argas miniatus (A. Americanus). In various sections of the country the tick is designated by such popular names as tampan, blue bug or blood sucker. It has been referred to in the literature as the miana bug, from whence its specific name is derived. Hosts. Besides infesting fowls, it attacks turkeys, geese, pig- eons, ostriches and Fig. 53. Distribution of the fowl tick (Argas miniatus) in the United States. The large dots indicate localities where this tick has been collec
. Diseases of domesticated birds. Poultry; Poultry; Birds. EXTEENAL PAKASITES 221 THE FOWL TICK Designations. Argas miniatus (A. Americanus). In various sections of the country the tick is designated by such popular names as tampan, blue bug or blood sucker. It has been referred to in the literature as the miana bug, from whence its specific name is derived. Hosts. Besides infesting fowls, it attacks turkeys, geese, pig- eons, ostriches and Fig. 53. Distribution of the fowl tick (Argas miniatus) in the United States. The large dots indicate localities where this tick has been collected by the Bureau of Entomology. The small dots show the normal distribution of the species within the United States. (Bishopp, Bureau of Entomology, U. S. Dept. Agr.) Injury produced. Bishopp summarizes the ways in which harm is done as follows: (1) Through death which may occur in poultry of all ages; (2) by the lowering of the vitality of the fowl so as to make it readily susceptible to disease; (3) by greatly reducing egg production; (4) by stunting the growth of chickens; and (5) by disturbing sitting hens. He further observes that death may be caused by gross infestation which drains the fowl of blood and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ward, Archibald Robinson, b. 1875; Gallagher, Bernard A. (Bernard Alfred), b. 1880. New York, The Macmillan company
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