Londt, J.G.H.Bigalke, R.D.Cameron, Colin McKenzieGilchrist, Frances M.C.Morren, A.J.Verster, Anna J.M.Verwoerd, Daniel WynandWalker, Jane B.De Kock, V.E.2016-07-062016-07-0620161976Londt, JGH 1976, 'Fertilization capacity of Boophilus decoloratus (Koch, 1844) (Acarina : Ixodidae)’, The Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 143-145.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53780The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP scanjet 5590; 300dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to final presentyation PDF-Format.Thirty individual Boophilus decoloratus (Koch, 1844) males were studied daily, some during the whole observation period of 37 days. Newly moulted males spent a mean of 3, 8 days (range 3- 6) on the host before mating. Males mated w1th between 1- 8 females (mean 4, 6), spending 2,6 days (range 1- 10) with each and 0,5 days (range 0-4) in between females. The time spent by adult males on the host was from 9-37 days. The ability for males to produce viable offspring remained fairly constant with each successive female fertilized. Development took place in eggs produced by unfertilized female ticks but only a very small percentage (mean 0, 008 %) of these eggs hatched.en©1976 ARC-Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). ©2016 University of Pretoria. Department of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle