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The development of a sampling method for the tick Ixodes ricinus and its use in a redwater fever area
Author(s) -
GRAY J. S.,
LOHAN G.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1982.tb00842.x
Subject(s) - biology , tick , ixodes ricinus , babesiosis , flagging , sampling (signal processing) , larva , babesia , veterinary medicine , ecology , virology , cartography , medicine , filter (signal processing) , computer science , computer vision , geography
SUMMARY Tick sampling methods based on blanket dragging and flagging were assessed with a view to carrying out a tick survey in an area of endemic babesiosis. The strip‐flag method was finally selected for its efficiency, consistency, and practicality. This method was used to sample larval tick populations on ten farms with endemic babesiosis and it was found that these farms harboured very low densities of ticks compared with a control site. Possible explanations for this finding are discussed.