title: Seasonal dynamics of Hyalomma (hyalommina) arabica (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Al-Sarawat mountains of Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia.
abstract: The seasonal dynamics of adults of Hyalomma (Hyalommina) arabica Pegram, Hoogstraal & Wassef on goats and sheep, and of the immatures on an Acomys mouse, were studied in the Al-Sarawat mountain range of Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia, from December 1984 through November 1987. Adults and immatures of H. arabica were found on hosts in the fall, winter, and spring (September-May) with a peak in numbers in winter (December-February). During the summer, adults were rarely found on hosts. Populations of males on goats were highest in January and April but on sheep only in January. Adults of H. arabica were found more often on goats than on sheep, but the immature stages were found only on Acomys mice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: al-Asgah
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: al-Khalifa
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Diab
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D006041:Goats; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D012621:Seasons; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013987:Ticks / Q000502:physiology*