Off-host survival and reproductive success of adult female winter ticks, Dermacentor albipictus in seven habitat types of Central Alberta

• Main Authors: O. I. Aalangdong, W. M. Samuel, A. W. Shostak
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: [e-mail] 2001
• Subjects: Parkland; Alces alces
• Online Access: http://ajol.info/index.php/jgsa/article/view/17773

Winter tick is an important pest of moose which affects the physical and physiological well-being of moose. All moose in Alberta become infested with winter ticks every year and suffer morbidity and mortality from the infestation. The ticks are acquired in autumn in the habitats of EINP during searc...