Journal of Medical Entomology (1993) 30, 824-826

Jerome Goddard (1993)
Ecological studies of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in central Mississippi: Lateral movement of adult ticks
Journal of Medical Entomology 30 (4), 824-826
Abstract: Lateral movement by adult Ixodes scapularis Say was measured by two mark-release-recapture studies in which ticks were collected by flagging, marked with tiny drops of model paint, released at predetermined spots within the study site, and subsequently recaptured during weekly sampling by flagging. In the first mark-release-recapture experiment, 10/23 ticks were recaptured; all but 3 (2 collected at 3 m and 1 at 1 m) were collected at the release point. In the second experiment, 43/82 ticks were recaptured and all but 1 (which was collected 1 m from the release point) were collected within 0.5 m of their release point. Results of this study indicate that lateral movement by questing adult I. scapularis is minimal.
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Database assignments for author(s): Jerome Goddard

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
population dynamics/ epidemiology
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Ixodes scapularis		U.S.A. (mid S)