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17 October 2015 Long-Term Ecological Study of Host-Seeking Adults of Hyalomma lusitanicum (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Meso-Mediterranean Climate
F. Valcárcel, J. González, J. L. Pérez Sánchez, J. M. Tercero Jaime, A. S. Olmeda
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Abstract

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.

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F. Valcárcel, J. González, J. L. Pérez Sánchez, J. M. Tercero Jaime, and A. S. Olmeda "Long-Term Ecological Study of Host-Seeking Adults of Hyalomma lusitanicum (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Meso-Mediterranean Climate," Journal of Medical Entomology 53(1), 221-224, (17 October 2015). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjv152
Received: 2 June 2015; Accepted: 12 September 2015; Published: 17 October 2015
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KEYWORDS
Climate
host-seeking tick pattern
Hyalomma lusitanicum
meso-Mediterranean
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