Spatial and temporal activity patterns of Amblyomma americanum
Our results show that LST actively move through the environment and pose a risk for host contact at distances of tens of meters. Ticks are detectable for several weeks, but only a fraction of them are detectable at any time. Larger numbers of ticks are detected as their population size increases, but even at very low numbers, LST are recovered with CO<sub>2</sub> baiting. These spatial and temporal aspects of LST behavior should be considered when building predictive risk models of LST-host contact.
Authors
- Jeb P. Owen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2042-0526)
- Daniel S. Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1277-7469)
- Lindsay A. Starkey
- Mason V. Reichard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5771-6769)
- Karen C. Poh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1608-6879)
Institutions
- Oklahoma State University (US)
- Washington State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06661-x
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 24.21
Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Oklahoma State University
- Agricultural Research Service