Presence of Ixodiphagus hookeri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in Two Connecticut Populations of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 183-188

  Stafford III, Kirby C ^a   Denicola, Anthony J ^a,b   Magnarelli, Louis A ^a  

^a Box 1106 ^*  (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Ixodes scapularis; Ixodiphagus hookeri; Lyme disease; Ticks; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CERVIDAE; ENCYRTIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDAE; IXODIPHAGUS; IXODIPHAGUS HOOKERI; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PEROMYSCUS; SPIROCHAETALES; VESPIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DEER; FEMALE; INFESTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; IXODES; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; SEASON; UNITED STATES; WASP;

ANIMALS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; CONNECTICUT; DEER; FEMALE; IXODES; MALE; MICE; SEASONS; TICK INFESTATIONS; WASPS;

EID: 0029678136     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.1.183     Document Type: Article

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