Table 3 Species composition and total number of ticks collected from goats in the Mnisi Community Area of Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, in March 2014

Athol

10

16

117

1

182

152

526

994

Clare (H1)

10

11

9

3

51

6

12

92

Clare (H2)

10

13

9

40

13

1

76

Cortenburg

10

5

1

55

3

64

Gottenburg-C

10

29

1

62

1

10

103

Hlavekisa

10

1

42

3

21

67

Hluvukani (H1)

10

1

3

254

2

58

318

Hluvukani (H2)

10

17

30

39

61

54

201

Ludlow

10

2

5

2

130

9

97

245

Phungue

10

19

4

49

1

73

Share

9

25

14

2

59

26

4

130

Seville

10

14

4

5

53

9

0

85

Thorndale

10

2

77

8

87

Timbavati

10

2

2

2

42

5

6

59

Utha (H1)

10

60

1

2

37

100

Utha (H2)

10

1

5

1

78

5

71

161

Welverdiend

10

1

22

6

29

Total

169

219

202

21

1272

292

878

2884