Long-Term Ecological Study of Host-Seeking Adults of Hyalomma lusitanicum (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Meso-Mediterranean Climate

From January 2007 to December 2014, three representative meso-Mediterranean bioclimatic environment types were sampled monthly using blanket-dragging techniques to determine the tick abundance rate. Hyalomma lusitanicum Koch, 1844 was the most prevalent species (96.58%) followed by Dermacentor margi...

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Published in:Journal of medical entomology 2016-01, Vol.53 (1), p.221-224
Main Authors: Valcárcel, F., González, J., Sánchez, J. L. Pérez, Jaime, J. M. Tercero, Olmeda, A. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Climate
Ecology
Environment
host-seeking tick pattern
Hyalomma lusitanicum
Ixodidae
meso-Mediterranean
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Spain
Tick Control
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Summary:From January 2007 to December 2014, three representative meso-Mediterranean bioclimatic environment types were sampled monthly using blanket-dragging techniques to determine the tick abundance rate. Hyalomma lusitanicum Koch, 1844 was the most prevalent species (96.58%) followed by Dermacentor marginatus Sulzer, 1776; Rhipicephalus pusillus Gil Collado, 1936; and Rhipicephalus bursa Canestrini and Fanzago, 1878. H. lusitanicum adults begin questing activity around March, numbers rising quickly reaching their peak in May–June and then diminishing until the end of the year, with a small increase in September–October. This pattern was clear and constant throughout the years, irrespective of the microclimate or biotope tested.
ISSN:0022-2585
1938-2928
DOI:10.1093/jme/tjv152