servation would appear to indicate that the immtxire stages over- 

 winter . 



In southern and eastern Europe, adults appear on hosts in the 

 naddle of April, are n.st numerous from M^to J^y and by the 

 middle of September again become scarce (Enigk 1^4/;. 



In equatorial climes with rainy and dry seasons, ticks are 

 frequently reported as most noticeable at th^^°™^^?^^^i °^,^,^ 

 the rains and^his has been assumed to be an indication that they 



are then most numerous. 



ThniiPh two or three generations a year seem likely almost 

 vherevSrthe kenSel tick ranges, no definite reports concerning 

 this based on observations in nature are available. 



overwintering of the tick in temperate climes is probably 

 + •^^1,. T^rtnors For example, MacCreary (1%5) states tnat 

 Sera is no e°id;nce of ove?wlitering outdoors In Delaware. 

 Ihirtick does not survive long at temperatures under 5°C. 

 (Enigk and Grittner 1953). 



In NAMP.U3 (Cairo) laboratories, as a piece of research cor- 



-- Sb STpSatS;s^srdrsi?f aid ??r:r^ 



ScS" t^ L^ Sae? conS^lled conditions. Tvo years v.ll be 

 required to obtain significant data on this subject. 



Parasites , The most con^nly reported P^'''^^^^ °L*J"„SSaius 

 tick »1^ the cE alcld, Hunterellus ho olceri Howard, 1907 (- Ixodiphagus 



.HabroloEls sp. (OJal=iaoidea Eneyrtidae) has ^^e^^-P^^-^J^r 



"fSftSwn SSirJ l;nl; rnirtas report, addressed to the 

 (Risbec 1944-;. An mquxxy ^^ ^^,„t+„h .-„ the following statement 



If IT f tVr.r^Cs':SdoS:Si 'reJerrto^Habr^U S^^ 

 RLSc,\9?l,Te'!-Inst. franc. ^'fl'Jl^X'l^^^'i^^Z. 



This is Hunte rellus hookeri How.; I saw the types m ^^^^J" J^ 



JfrriereTOT^-^^^P-i--^ --3-1-h:-^-nr dL 

 species probably was h20|ri,3u ^ transferring his spa. 



c"ft rHunteregu; ,"Irg^tiU thinks his species can be se^ 

 arated from hookeri " 



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