If you are aware of any Canadian research into ticks or tick-borne illnesses that should be included below, please send me an email and include the details. Please note that while summaries of the journal articles listed below are fairly universally accessible by the public, full text access often requires a fee and/or account.

Last updated: December 31, 2025.

2025
Title
Genetic diversity and phylogeographic relationships of Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) within an established population in southern Manitoba (Canada), and the prevalence of Rickettsia montanensis and Francisella-like endosymbionts
2024
Title
Comparison of the supercooling points of questing Dermacentor variabilis adults in two populations on the Canadian prairies and implications for overwinter survival
Effect of snow cover on the off-host survival of Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) larvae
2023
Title
Effect of snow cover on the off-host survival of Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) larvae
Off-host survival of Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) adults near their northern distributional limit in Saskatchewan, Canada
2021
Title
Reproductive output and larval survival of American dog ticks (Dermacentor variabilis) from a population at the northern distributional limit
2020
Title
Supercooling Points of Adult Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) From a Population Near the Northern Distribution Limit
2016
Title
Active surveillance of Anaplasma marginale in populations of arthropod vectors (Acari: Ixodidae; Diptera: Tabanidae) during and after an outbreak of bovine anaplasmosis in southern Manitoba, Canada.
2015
Title
Ability of Unfed Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) to Survive a Second Winter as Adults in Manitoba, Canada, Near the Northern Limit of Their Range.
Assessment of prevalence and distribution of spotted fever group rickettsiae in Manitoba, Canada, in the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae).