RECRUITMENT OF WINTER TICKS (DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS) IN CONTRASTING FOREST HABITATS, ONTARIO, CANADA

Recruitment of winter tick larvae (Dermacentor albipictus) was studied in a forest opening and a closed canopy deciduous forest to evaluate their potential as sources of tick infestation to moose (Alces alces). Engorged female ticks were set out in early May at each site and monitored to measure the...

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Main Authors: E. M. Addison, R. F. McLaughlin, P. A. Addison, J. D. Smith
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Lakehead University 2016
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:022673f355bf41f5849cab05d5dd3cae 2023-05-15T13:13:24+02:00 RECRUITMENT OF WINTER TICKS (DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS) IN CONTRASTING FOREST HABITATS, ONTARIO, CANADA E. M. Addison R. F. McLaughlin P. A. Addison J. D. Smith 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/022673f355bf41f5849cab05d5dd3cae EN eng Lakehead University https://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/157/200 https://doaj.org/toc/0835-5851 0835-5851 https://doaj.org/article/022673f355bf41f5849cab05d5dd3cae Alces, Vol 52, Pp 29-40 (2016) dermacentor albipictus winter tick moose recruitment weather habitat alces Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2016 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T21:25:21Z Recruitment of winter tick larvae (Dermacentor albipictus) was studied in a forest opening and a closed canopy deciduous forest to evaluate their potential as sources of tick infestation to moose (Alces alces). Engorged female ticks were set out in early May at each site and monitored to measure the proportions of females producing larvae and the number of larvae recruited per g of surviving female. Recruitment was higher in the forest during the hotter, drier summer of 1983, primarily due to fewer engorged females producing larvae in the opening, and was much higher (>2 x) in the opening during the cooler, damper summer of 1984. Recruitment in the field was 20–40% of that under laboratory conditions. Desiccation of eggs and/or larvae was the probable cause for the annual variation in recruitment in the opening. Most larvae were recruited earlier in the opening than in the forest site. Neither weight nor date of detachment of engorged female ticks influenced when larvae first ascended vegetation. Weather, especially temperature, and site structure and composition affect abundance of the free-living stages of the winter tick and larvae available for transmission to moose. Open sites should support more winter tick larvae than densely forested sites except in years of particularly hot and dry weather. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Canada
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topic dermacentor albipictus
winter tick
moose
recruitment
weather
habitat
alces
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Ecology
QH540-549.5
spellingShingle dermacentor albipictus
winter tick
moose
recruitment
weather
habitat
alces
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Ecology
QH540-549.5
E. M. Addison
R. F. McLaughlin
P. A. Addison
J. D. Smith
RECRUITMENT OF WINTER TICKS (DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS) IN CONTRASTING FOREST HABITATS, ONTARIO, CANADA
topic_facet dermacentor albipictus
winter tick
moose
recruitment
weather
habitat
alces
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Ecology
QH540-549.5
description Recruitment of winter tick larvae (Dermacentor albipictus) was studied in a forest opening and a closed canopy deciduous forest to evaluate their potential as sources of tick infestation to moose (Alces alces). Engorged female ticks were set out in early May at each site and monitored to measure the proportions of females producing larvae and the number of larvae recruited per g of surviving female. Recruitment was higher in the forest during the hotter, drier summer of 1983, primarily due to fewer engorged females producing larvae in the opening, and was much higher (>2 x) in the opening during the cooler, damper summer of 1984. Recruitment in the field was 20–40% of that under laboratory conditions. Desiccation of eggs and/or larvae was the probable cause for the annual variation in recruitment in the opening. Most larvae were recruited earlier in the opening than in the forest site. Neither weight nor date of detachment of engorged female ticks influenced when larvae first ascended vegetation. Weather, especially temperature, and site structure and composition affect abundance of the free-living stages of the winter tick and larvae available for transmission to moose. Open sites should support more winter tick larvae than densely forested sites except in years of particularly hot and dry weather.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author E. M. Addison
R. F. McLaughlin
P. A. Addison
J. D. Smith
author_facet E. M. Addison
R. F. McLaughlin
P. A. Addison
J. D. Smith
author_sort E. M. Addison
title RECRUITMENT OF WINTER TICKS (DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS) IN CONTRASTING FOREST HABITATS, ONTARIO, CANADA
title_short RECRUITMENT OF WINTER TICKS (DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS) IN CONTRASTING FOREST HABITATS, ONTARIO, CANADA
title_full RECRUITMENT OF WINTER TICKS (DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS) IN CONTRASTING FOREST HABITATS, ONTARIO, CANADA
title_fullStr RECRUITMENT OF WINTER TICKS (DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS) IN CONTRASTING FOREST HABITATS, ONTARIO, CANADA
title_full_unstemmed RECRUITMENT OF WINTER TICKS (DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS) IN CONTRASTING FOREST HABITATS, ONTARIO, CANADA
title_sort recruitment of winter ticks (dermacentor albipictus) in contrasting forest habitats, ontario, canada
publisher Lakehead University
publishDate 2016
url https://doaj.org/article/022673f355bf41f5849cab05d5dd3cae
geographic Canada
geographic_facet Canada
genre Alces alces
genre_facet Alces alces
op_source Alces, Vol 52, Pp 29-40 (2016)
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