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1 September 2015 Sylvatic Infestation of Oklahoma Reptiles with Immature Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)
Stephen D. Garvin, Bruce H. Noden, Jack W. Dillwith, Stanley F. Fox, Mark E. Payton, Robert W. Barker
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Abstract

Reptiles were collected in nine counties in Oklahoma from September 2002 to May 2004 and examined for Ixodes scapularis (Say) larvae and nymphs to determine seasonal incidence and prevalence of these ticks. In total, 209 reptile specimens consisting of nine species of lizards and seven species of snakes were collected. Plestiodon fasciatus (L.) was the most numerous species collected (55%) followed by Sceloporus undulatus (Latreille) (17%) and Scincella lateralis (Say) (11%). Less than 10 individuals were collected for all remaining reptile species. The infestation prevalence of I. scapularis on all reptile specimens collected was 14% for larvae and 25% for nymphs. Larvae were found on lizards from April until September and peaked in May, while nymphs were found from March until September and peaked in April. I. scapularis larvae (84%) and nymphs (73%) preferentially attached to the axillae/front leg of P. fasciatus. Two chigger species, Eutrombicula splendens (Ewing) and Eutrombicula cinnabaris (Ewing), were found on 2% of the reptiles collected. No ectoparasites, including ticks, were obtained from the seven species of snakes collected.

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Stephen D. Garvin, Bruce H. Noden, Jack W. Dillwith, Stanley F. Fox, Mark E. Payton, and Robert W. Barker "Sylvatic Infestation of Oklahoma Reptiles with Immature Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)," Journal of Medical Entomology 52(5), 873-878, (1 September 2015). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjv100
Received: 22 October 2014; Accepted: 22 June 2015; Published: 1 September 2015
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KEYWORDS
ectoparasitism
Ixodes scapularis
lizard
sylvatic infestation
tick
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