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ArticlePloS one2021

Diversity and seasonality of host-seeking ticks in a periurban environment in the Central Midwest (USA).

Ali Hroobi, Gunavanthi D Boorgula, David Gordon, Jianfa Bai, Doug Goodin, Gary Anderson, Savannah Wilson, Alex Staggs, Ram K Raghavan

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Ali HroobiDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Gunavanthi D BoorgulaDepartment of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America.
David GordonDepartment of Biology, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, United States of America.
Jianfa BaiDepartment of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America.
Doug GoodinDepartment of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America.
Gary AndersonMedgene Labs, Paola, Kansas, United States of America.
Savannah WilsonDepartment of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America.
Alex StaggsDepartment of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America.
Ram K RaghavanCenter for Vector-Borne and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-2657-3398

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Between March 2014 and February 2017, host-seeking ticks were collected during the late spring and summer months seasonally, and as well as continually through all seasons from several sites in a periurban environment in Pittsburg, Kansas, located in the Central Midwestern United States. All three post-emergent life-stages of Amblyomma americanum, and the adults of three other ticks viz. Dermacentor variabilis, A. maculatum, and Ixodes scapularis were collected using the flagging method, and were taxonomically identified using morphological and molecular methods. A total of 15946 ticks were collected from these sites. A vast majority of the ticks collected over the three-year study period was A. americanum (79.01%). The three other species collected included D. variabilis (13.10%), A. maculatum (7.15%), and Ixodes scapularis (0.73%). More female ticks of each species were collected throughout the study period from all sites, and a unimodal activity period was noted for all four species. The diversity, composition, and phenology of these medically significant tick species are discussed.

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BiodiversityTick InfestationsAnimalsFemaleKansasSeasonsTicks

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PMID33891636
PMCPMC8064531

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