Reproduction of the winter tick, Dermacentor albipictus, under field conditions in Alberta, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Drew, M.L., Samuel, W.M.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Hosted by Utah State University Libraries 1986
• Subjects: fecundity; reproduction; Dermacentor albipictus; Ixodidae; Canada; Alberta; photoperiod; timing; association; climate; Acarina: Chelicerata; Arthropoda; Invertebrata; Animalia; Animals; Arthropods; Chelicerates; Invertebrates; Aspen; Forest Bog; Grassland; Survival; Dermacentor albipictus (Acari): Reproduction; Reproductive cycle of engorged females in different habitats; Mammalian hosts; Alces alces; Survival and dispersal from host carcass; Engorged females in various habitats after leaving mammalian host; Horizontal distribution; Bog; forest and grassland; dispersal patterns of; Engorged females from mammalian host carcass; Peat bog; Sphagnum; Forest; Female reproduction; survival and dispersal; From mammalian host carcass; Elk Island; Engorged female survival; reproduction and dispersal; From mammalian host carcass in different habitats; Arachnids
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/aspen_bib/3699; https://doi.org/10.1139/z86-105

Total egg production and timing of reproduction by engorged female winter ticks (Dermacentor albipictus) were studied in three habitat types (aspen forest, bog, and grassland) of central Alberta. Results for the aspen forest included lower survival of engorged females, a longer incubation period, fewer eggs hatched, and a lower survival of larvae. Presence of snow resulted in decreased survival of engorged females in all habitats. Onset of oviposition in the three habitats was synchronous (early June) and, possibly, stimulated by photoperiod. Incubation period appeared temperature dependent.