Cover of An Annotated Reprint of Yu. S. Balashov's 1972 Book Bloodsucking Ticks (Ixodoidea)—Vectors of Diseases of Man and Animals (IMAGE)

Entomological Society of America

Cover of An Annotated Reprint of Yu. S. Balashov's 1972 Book Bloodsucking Ticks (Ixodoidea)—Vectors of Diseases of Man and Animals

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Yuri Balashov's Bloodsucking Ticks (Ixodoidea)—Vectors of Diseases of Man and Animals is an enduring classic in the world of entomology and acarology (the study of ticks and mites). First published in 1967 in Balashov's native Russian, the book was translated and published in English in 1972 by the Entomological Society of America. In 2023, the English volume has been re-published anew, with detailed annotations that update the foundational text for today's generation of researchers.

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