Ixodid tick infestations of wild birds and mammals on a game ranch in Central Province, Zambia

Small numbers of immature ticks of only a few species were collected from the birds and rodents. The lagomorphs carried large numbers of predominantly immature R. appendiculatus. Most of the ungulates harboured several tick species and had high infestations of R. appendiculatus. The sea­ sonal abundances of Amblyomma variegatum, B. decoloratus, R. appendiculatus and R. evertsi evertsi were determined.