Table 3 Ratio of the average tick counts per cow infested with a particular species in the rainy season to the dry season collections
Tick genus | Tick species | Peak Rainy season tick collection | Peak Dry season tick collection | Average tick counts per cow infested with a particular species in Rainy season. | Average tick counts per cow infested with a particular species in Dry season. | Ratio of average tick counts per cow in the two seasons | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhipicephalus | R. appendiculatus | 2422 | 4244 | 5.5 | 11.22 | 1.8 | Average tick counts per cow infested with R. appendiculatus are 2.03 times more in the dry season compared to the rainy season. |
| Â | R. evertsi | 1163 | 222 | 4.5 | 2.74 | 5.2 | Average tick counts per cow infested with R. evertsi are 1.64 times more in the rainy season compared to the dry season. |
| Â | R. decoloratus | 193 | 55 | 2.14 | 1.57 | 3.5 | Average tick counts per cow infested with R. decoloratus are 1.36 times more in the rainy season compared to the dry season. |
| Â | R. microplus | 37 | 10 | 3.08 | 1.66 | 3.7 | Average tick counts per cow infested with R. microplus are 1.85 times higher in the rainy season compared to the dry season. |
Amblyomma | A. lepidum | 1997 | 1054 | 5.39 | 3.96 | 1.9 | Average tick counts per cow infested with A. lepidum are 1.36 times higher in the rainy season compared to the dry season. |
| Â | A. variegatum | 1264 | 4423 | 4.18 | 7.94 | 3.5 | Average tick counts per cow infested with A. variegatum are 1.89 times higher in the dry season compared to the dry season. |
Hyalomma | H. rufipes | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0.88 | 8 | Average tick counts per cow infested with H. rufipes are 1.13 times higher in the rain season compared to the dry season. |