Ticks have been long known to transmit Lyme disease. However, there are more than 800 species of tick—and only two of these carry disease to humans at all! Tha

Ticks have been long known to transmit Lyme disease. However, there are more than 800 species of tick—and only two of these carry disease to humans at all! Tha

First published in 1968, this is a 1972 translation of the groundbreaking book A Translation of Bloodsucking Ticks (Ixodoidea)—Vectors of Diseases of Man and

Introduces the world of blood-sucking animals, examining how and why they suck blood, and discussing historical and modern medical uses for such creatures as le

Blood-sucking insects are the vectors of many of the most debilitating parasites of man and his domesticated animals. In addition they are of considerable direc