Table 3 Results of experiment II in which a calf was infested with crosses of adult ticks of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus strains from Australia (AUS), Argentina (ARG) and Mozambique (MOZ).
Cross+ (male × female) | Engorged female weight (mg)* | Feeding period (days)* # | No. engorged females that oviposited (%) | Egg mass weight (mg)* | EPE* | % egg hatching* | F1fertility@ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MOZ × MOZ | 252.3 ± 81.1 a | 7.6 ± 0.6 a, f | 21 (96.1) | 123.2. ± 60.0 a, c | 47.1 ± 15.5 a, c, d, e | 85.5 ± 30.4 a | Yes |
ARG × ARG | 257.4 ± 65.6 a | 6.5 ± 0.8 b | 19 (95.0) | 131.9 ± 29.6 a | 51.2 ± 5.7 a, c | 85.3 ± 28.3 a | Yes |
AUS × AUS | 116.1 ± 36.3 b | 7.4 ± 1.5 a, b, d | 14 (100) | 39.9 ± 17.9 b | 33.4 ± 7.4 b | 20.9 ± 28.0 b | Yes |
MOZ × ARG | 230.5 ± 58.2 a | 8.1 ± 0.7 c, d, f | 11 (91.7) | 122.5 ± 36.2 a, c | 50.2 ± 7.5 c, d | 85.0 ± 31.7 a | Yes |
MOZ × AUS | 100.4 ± 32.4 b | 8.8 ± 1.6 c | 15 (83.3) | 43.3 ± 18.3 b | 39.9 ± 6.9 e | 0.0 ± 0.0 | ** |
ARG × MOZ | 236.9 ± 58.9 a | 9.2 ± 1.8 c, e | 18 (100) | 122.6 ± 38.2 a, c | 51.0 ± 5.4 c | 84.7 ± 33.3 a | Yes |
ARG × AUS | 117.8 ± 31.4 b | 8.4 ± 1.1 c, d | 10 (90.9) | 55.6 ± 19.1 b | 45.7 ± 6.6 d | 0.0 ± 0.0 | ** |
AUS × MOZ | 226.2. ± 51.3 a | 8.0 ± 1.3 c, f | 24 (100) | 103.9 ± 12.4 c | 46.5 ± 12.4 c, d | 53.6 ± 40.4 c | No |
AUS × ARG | 233.0 ± 56.6 a | 7.0 ± 1.6 a, b | 15 (83.3) | 114.4 ± 30.0 a.c | 47.5 ± 30.0 c, d | 15.6 ± 21.5 b | No |
___ × MOZ | 96.0 ± 71.0 b, c | 15.9 ± 3.2 g | 11 (57.9) | 61.4 ± 32.7 b | 40.8 ± 13.9 b, d, e | 0.0 ± 0.0 | ** |
___ × ARG | 66.2 ± 44.0 c, d | 14.5 ± 3.3 g, h | 8 (61.5) | 21.1 ± 17.5 d | 22.4 ± 9.9 f | 0.0 ± 0.0 | ** |
___ × AUS | 52.9 ± 19.1 d | 12.6 ± 1.2 h | 7 (70) | 8.3 ± 3.4 d | 13.0 ± 4.7 g | 0.0 ± 0.0 | ** |