Survival and Development of the Different Life Stages of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Held within Four Habitats on Long Point, Ontario, Canada

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 189-199

  Lindsay, L Robbin ^a   Barker, Ian K ^a,b   Surgeoner, Gordon A ^a   McEwen, Scott A ^a,b   Gillespie, Terry J ^a   Addison, Edward M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development; Habitat; Ixodes scapularis; Life history; Survival

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ACER; ARTHROPODA; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDAE; POPULUS; QUERCUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IXODES; LARVA; MOLTING; NYMPH; SEASON; SURVIVAL; TREE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; IXODES; LARVA; MOLTING; NYMPH; ONTARIO; OVIPOSITION; SEASONS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREES;

EID: 0032061441     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/35.3.189     Document Type: Article

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