First records of Dermacentor albipictus larvae collected by flagging in Yukon, Canada

TitleFirst records of Dermacentor albipictus larvae collected by flagging in Yukon, Canada
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2020
JournalParasit Vectors
Volume13
Issue1
Start Page565
Date Published11/2020
AuthorsChenery ES, Harms NJ, Mandrak NE, Molnar PK
KeywordsCanada, Dermacentor albipictus, Flagging method, Larval tick, Winter tick, Yukon
Abstract

Larvae of D. albipictus were collected throughout Ibex Valley, at approximate densities ranging from 0.04 to 4236 larvae/100 m2. Larvae were present primarily on grassy vegetation on south-facing slopes in the Ibex Valley region and in Braeburn. Highest average larval numbers suggest peak questing activity was towards the end of September and beginning of October, as elsewhere in North America.

URLhttps://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-020-04425-3