Entomological Review (2021) 101, 273-281

L.A. Bespyatova, S.V. Bugmyrin, S.A. Kutenkov and I.A. Nikonorova (2021)
Abundance of Ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on small mammals in forest biotopes of the middle taiga subzone of Karelia
Entomological Review 101 (2), 273-281
Abstract: The species composition and abundance of ixodid ticks on small mammals were examined in forest biotopes of the middle taiga subzone of Karelia (Gomselga Village, Kondopozhskii District, 62.07°N, 33.96°E). In 2011–2017, a total of 455 specimens of small mammals were captured in snap traps (8316 trap-days), and 889 tick specimens were collected off these mammals. The ixodid ticks recorded on 7 species of small mammals (3 species of rodents and 4 species of shrews) belonged to 2 species: Ixodes persulcatus Schulze, 1930 and I. (Exopalpiger) trianguliceps Birula, 1895, with the dominance of I. persulcatus (59%). The abundance and location of individual population groups (hemipopulations) of ixodid ticks feeding on small mammals varied depending on the biotope type. A more humid biotope, namely a deciduous forest near a stream, was more favorable for I. (E.) trianguliceps, while I. persulcatus preferred drier and more heated soils in a mixed forest on a gentle slope.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Ixodes persulcatus		Russia (Eur.)
	Ixodes trianguliceps		Russia (Eur.)