Precipitation and Temperature as Predictors of the Local Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Nymphs

Populations of Ixodes scapularis Say nymphs were surveyed at a Lyme disease—endemic area for 8 consecutive yr (1998–2005) to characterize annual changes in abundance. Precipitation and temperature were also monitored over the period 1998–2004 to determine their potential value as predictors of tick...

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Published in:Journal of medical entomology 2009-09, Vol.46 (5), p.1025-1029
Main Authors: Schulze, Terry L., Jordan, Robert A., Schulze, Christopher J., Hung, Robert W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abundance
Acari
air temperature
Animals
Annual variations
Arachnida
arthropod pests
Biological and medical sciences
Borrelia
Disease transmission
disease vectors
equations
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Invertebrates
Ixodes
Ixodes scapularis
Ixodidae
Lyme disease
mathematical models
Medically important nuisances and vectors, pests of stored products and materials: population survey and control
New Jersey
Nymph
nymphs
POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY
Population Dynamics
Precipitation
Precipitation (Meteorology)
prediction
Rain
Statistics
Temperature
Temperature effects
temporal variation
Vectors. Intermediate hosts
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Summary:Populations of Ixodes scapularis Say nymphs were surveyed at a Lyme disease—endemic area for 8 consecutive yr (1998–2005) to characterize annual changes in abundance. Precipitation and temperature were also monitored over the period 1998–2004 to determine their potential value as predictors of tick abundance. Although both parameters showed annual variation, no statistical differences in the annual abundance of I. scapularis nymphs were observed over the 8-yr period. Our results suggest that precipitation and temperature were not predictive of the abundance of I. scapularis nymphs.
ISSN:0022-2585
1938-2928
DOI:10.1603/033.046.0508