Estimating population size and drag sampling efficiency for the blacklegged tick (Acari: Ixodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 357-363

  Daniels, Thomas J ^a,b   Falco, Richard C ^a,b   Fish, Durland ^c  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ixodes scapularis; Lyme disease; Population size; Sampling efficiency; Tick density

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000432920     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/37.3.357     Document Type: Article

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