The Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann), native to East Asia, was first reported in the United States in 2017 and is now established in at least 17 states. Haemaphysalis longicornis feeds on birds in its range outside of the United States, and migratory birds disperse this tick and tick-borne pathogens. However, early studies in the United States did not find H. longicornis on migrating passerine birds. The transport of the parthenogenetic H. longicornis on birds has the potential to greatly expand its range. We report the first discovery of H. longicornis on migratory passerine birds in the Americas.
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27 September 2022
First Detection of the Invasive Asian Longhorned Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) on Migratory Passerines in the Americas
Medha Pandey,
Nicholas P. Piedmonte,
Vanessa C. Vinci,
Richard C. Falco,
Thomas J. Daniels,
J. Alan Clark
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Journal of Medical Entomology
Vol. 59 • No. 6
November 2022
Vol. 59 • No. 6
November 2022
Asian longhorned tick
Haemaphysalis longicornis
invasive species
migratory bird
range expansion