Long-term ecological study of host-seeking adults of Hyalomma lusitanicum (Acari Ixodidae) in a meso-Mediterranean climate
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. © The Authors 2015.
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| Format: | journal article biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12792/4603 |
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