title: [The cattle tick Boophilus microplus (Canestrini, 1888) (Acarina, Ixodidae)].
abstract: The external morphology and life cycle of Boophilus microplus--a cattle tick--were given. The control of ticks as well as host resistance to ticks were also mentioned.
authors.affiliation: Katedra Zoologii i Ekologii AR im. Hugona Kołłataja, Kraków.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fudalewicz-Niemczyk
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000469:parasitology*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D013987:Ticks / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development
vernacular_title: Kleszcz bydlecy Boophilus microplus (Canestrini, 1888) (Acarina, Ixodidae).