Reduced Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and the Tick Parasitoid Ixodiphagus hookeri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) with Reduction of White-Tailed Deer

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 642-652

  Stafford III, Kirby C ^a   Denicola, Anthony J ^a,b   Kilpatrick, Howard J ^a,c  

^a Box 1106 ^*  (United States)

^b White Buffalo Inc   (United States)

^c Wildlife Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Deer reduction; Ixodes scapularis; Ixodiphagus hookeri; Parasitoid; Tick

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; ENCYRTIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; IXODES; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDAE; IXODIPHAGUS HOOKERI; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0242661005     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.5.642     Document Type: Article

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