Open AccessMathematical modeling of ixodiс ticks and their hosts of the Non-Black Earth Zone
Author(s) -
Nikanorova
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
theory and practice of parasitic disease control
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.31016/978-5-9902341-5-4.2020.21.286-290
Subject(s) - humidity , population , ecology , environmental science , biology , atmospheric sciences , habitat , atmospheric pressure , range (aeronautics) , meteorology , geography , materials science , demography , sociology , geology , composite material
The article discusses the impact of exogenous factors on the population of ixodic ticks and small mammals. It is known that parasitic arthropods, mouse-like rodents are very susceptible to changes in climatic factors of a certain habitat. For the development of their population, it is necessary to study many factors: a certain air temperature, humidity or rainfall, daylight hours, cloud cover, and atmospheric pressure. The survival of small mammals, and therefore the number of ticks in the future, depends on exogenous factors. Mathematical modeling in parasitology opens up great opportunities for predicting outbreaks of vector-borne infections and infestations without serious material costs. As a result, calculation models of small mammals for the Kaluga Region and data on the most influence of the average atmospheric pressure, air temperature, and humidity on the arthropod population were obtained. The higher the ambient temperature is within the normal range for a certain territory, the more favorable the conditions for propagation are. Rainfall has the opposite effect. The analysis of the obtained model by ixodic ticks shows the strongest effect on the arthropod population of average atmospheric pressure. The advantage of the applied modeling allows taking into account the impact on the observed object of a combination of all factors and their interaction effects.