Table 2 Tick species prevalence rates, mean intensity and relative abundance per peak month of the season of collection
Tick species | Number of cattle infested with tick species | Prevalence (%) | Mean intensity | Abundance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Rainy season | Dry season | Rainy season | Dry season | Rainy season | Dry season | Rainy season | Dry season |
R. appendiculatus | 440 | 378 | 56.7 | 49.8 | 5.6 | 11.2 | 3.2 | 5.6 |
R. evertsi | 258 | 81 | 33.3 | 10.7 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 |
R. decoloratus | 90 | 35 | 11.6 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
R. simus | 62 | 10 | 8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.01 |
R. microplus | 12 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
R. pravus | 25 | 24 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
R. pulchellus | 20 | 15 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
R. geiygyi | 11 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.02 | 0.0026 |
R. muhsamae | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.02 | 0.0013 |
R. praetextatus | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 |
 A. lepidum | 370 | 266 | 47.7 | 35.0 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
 A. variegatum | 302 | 557 | 38.9 | 73.4 | 4.2 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 5.8 |
 A. gemma | 29 | 26 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.06 |
 H. truncatum | 51 | 15 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.02 |
 H. rufipes | 1 | 9 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0012 | 0.01 |