Survival of off-host Dermacentor albipictus (Acari: Ixodidae) adult females and larvae underwater
The winter tick ( Dermacentor albipictus (Packard, 1869); Acari: Ixodidae) significantly affects the health and productivity of North American moose ( Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758); Artiodactyla: Cervidae). Survival of off-host stages of Ixodid ticks depends on microclimate driven in part by extrinsi...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/cjz-2022-0003 2024-03-03T08:36:22+00:00 Survival of off-host Dermacentor albipictus (Acari: Ixodidae) adult females and larvae underwater Sullivan, C.F. Parker, B.L. Skinner, M. 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2022-0003 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjz-2022-0003 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjz-2022-0003 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 100, issue 7, page 474-479 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2022 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2022-0003 2024-02-07T10:53:37Z The winter tick ( Dermacentor albipictus (Packard, 1869); Acari: Ixodidae) significantly affects the health and productivity of North American moose ( Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758); Artiodactyla: Cervidae). Survival of off-host stages of Ixodid ticks depends on microclimate driven in part by extrinsic factors resulting from weather, such as temperature, humidity, drought, and floods. The impact of some of these abiotic factors is unclear for D. albipictus. The effect of water submergence on biological parameters of engorged, adult, females, and unfed larvae was assessed in the laboratory. Survival of adult females after submergence for 3 days was 88% with significant effects on their ability to oviposit. After 5 weeks, 63% of larvae (1-month-old) survived submergence in water, whereas survival of larvae (3-month-old) was reduced to 23% after 7 days. The off-host stages of D. albipictus have variable tolerance to periods of submergence that may influence the number of larvae available on the landscape for recruitment to moose in autumn. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Canadian Science Publishing Canadian Journal of Zoology 100 7 474 479 |
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The winter tick ( Dermacentor albipictus (Packard, 1869); Acari: Ixodidae) significantly affects the health and productivity of North American moose ( Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758); Artiodactyla: Cervidae). Survival of off-host stages of Ixodid ticks depends on microclimate driven in part by extrinsic factors resulting from weather, such as temperature, humidity, drought, and floods. The impact of some of these abiotic factors is unclear for D. albipictus. The effect of water submergence on biological parameters of engorged, adult, females, and unfed larvae was assessed in the laboratory. Survival of adult females after submergence for 3 days was 88% with significant effects on their ability to oviposit. After 5 weeks, 63% of larvae (1-month-old) survived submergence in water, whereas survival of larvae (3-month-old) was reduced to 23% after 7 days. The off-host stages of D. albipictus have variable tolerance to periods of submergence that may influence the number of larvae available on the landscape for recruitment to moose in autumn. |
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Survival of off-host Dermacentor albipictus (Acari: Ixodidae) adult females and larvae underwater |
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Survival of off-host Dermacentor albipictus (Acari: Ixodidae) adult females and larvae underwater |
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Survival of off-host Dermacentor albipictus (Acari: Ixodidae) adult females and larvae underwater |
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Survival of off-host Dermacentor albipictus (Acari: Ixodidae) adult females and larvae underwater |
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Survival of off-host Dermacentor albipictus (Acari: Ixodidae) adult females and larvae underwater |
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survival of off-host dermacentor albipictus (acari: ixodidae) adult females and larvae underwater |
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