Are you ready for the tick season? Spring dynamic of tick diversity and density in urban and suburban areas.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Occurrence of tick-borne diseases (TBD) is often seasonal and associated with seasonal activity of appropriate tick vectors. As seasonal activity of ticks differs, the risk of contracting particular TBD should change between and within seasons. It is of key importance to monitor seasonal dynamic of tick vectors, especially in human-associated habitats. The aim of the current study was to compare activity and density of Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus during spring season in urban and suburban habitats.

Methods

Systematic tick collection by dragging was performed every 1-2 weeks between mid-March and mid-June 2021 at 15 sites: 6 in Warsaw (urban areas) and 9 in suburban areas.

Results

During 178 field collections of ticks, including 131 collection

SUBMITTER: Wezyk D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12009520 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature