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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Records of ticks (acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing birds (aves) in Rhode Island, USA
International Journal of Acarology, Volume 26, No. 2, Year 2000
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Incidental to studies on Lyme disease in Rhode Island, a total of 531 birds represented by 68 species, was collected and examined for the presence of ticks and other ectoparasites. Of these birds, a total of 230, comprising 36 species, harbored ticks in the pre-adult stage. In all 1,174 ticks were collected. Tick burden ranged from 1 to 76 specimens per bird. Ixodes scapularis Say was the species most commonly encountered (n=1,005). Other species included Haemaphysalis leporispalustris (Packard) (n=69), Ixodes muris Bishopp and Smith (n=57), Ixodes dentatus Marx (n=23), Dermacentor variabilis (Say) (n=2), and Ixodes cookei Packard (n=1). Of the 36 species of birds harboring ticks, only 3 species, the Common Yellowthroat Geothylypsis trichas (L.), Veery Catharus fuscescens (Stephens) and Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus (Lathum), served as hosts to 90% of the ticks collected. However, the small number of birds collected for several of the species represented precludes statistical comparison of many species. Dermacentor variabilis nymphs on an American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla L.) and a Mourning Dove [Zenaida macroura (L.)] as well as an I. cookei larva on a Gray Catbird [Dumetella carolinensis (L.)] constitute new host records. This study surveys for the first time avian hosts for ticks within Rhode Island, and demonstrates that birds play an important role in the life cycle of ticks. © 2000 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Hyland, Kerwin E.
United States, Kingston
The University of Rhode Island
Bernier, Jenifer
United States, Kingston
The University of Rhode Island
Markowski, Daniel
United States, Kingston
The University of Rhode Island
United States, Eatontown
Monmouth County Mosquito Extermination Commission
MacLachlan, Andrew
United States, Kingston
The University of Rhode Island
United States, Charlestown
U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service
Amr, Zuhair Sami
United States, Kingston
The University of Rhode Island
Jordan, Irbid
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Pitocchelli, Jay
United States, Kingston
The University of Rhode Island
United States, Manchester
Saint Anselm College
Myers, James
United States, Kingston
The University of Rhode Island
United States, Jamestown
Ri Division of Fish and Wildlife
Hu, Renjie
United States, Kingston
The University of Rhode Island
United States, Sacramento
California Department of Health Services
Statistics
Citations: 14
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/01647950008684185
ISSN:
01647954
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study