TY - JOUR JF - Acarologia T1 - A simple, new improved method for preparing ticks for examination by scanning electron microscopy VL - 33 IS - 4 SP - 321 EP - 323 PY - 1992 SN - 0044-586X SN - 2107-7207 PB - Les Amis d'Acarologia AU - Delacruz, J. AU - Estrada-Pena, A. UR - https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=2377 DA - 1992-09-30 KW - Scanning electron microscopy KW - ticks KW - new technique KW - ultrasonic cleaner AB - A new method for preparing ticks for scanning electron microscopy has been developed, involving the use of an ultrasonic cleaner. This technique can be used for the preparation of specimens with great amount of detritus on their body (some parasites of bats, as Antricola and Parantricola) or with some fragile setae, that are easily broken with the standard procedures. ER -