Natural history of Amblyomma maculatum in Virginia

Nadolny, Robyn M.; Gaff, Holly

doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2017.09.003

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“…Immature A . maculatum ticks are particularly difficult to collect using the flagging method we employed [ 41 , 42 ]. Nymphs and larva of I .…”

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“…This likely led to us not finding the larval and nymphal stages of D. variabilis and A. maculatum as the larvae, and to some extent also the nymphs of these ticks live closer to the ground near the base of vegetation often in dense clusters, which are less likely to be captured by flagging method [40]. Immature A. maculatum ticks are particularly difficult to collect using the flagging method we employed [41,42]. Nymphs and larva of Our purpose was to understand the diversity and phenology of questing ticks that pose a higher risk to humans and companion animals; however, future studies aiming to document tick phenology and diversity in this area will benefit by using CO 2 traps and collecting hostattached ticks to get a fuller picture.…”

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Diversity and seasonality of host-seeking ticks in a periurban environment in the Central Midwest (USA)

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Between March 2014 and February 2017, host-seeking ticks were collected during the late spring and summer months seasonally, and as well as continually through all seasons from several sites in a periurban environment in Pittsburg, Kansas, located in the Central Midwestern United States. All three post-emergent life-stages of Amblyomma americanum, and the adults of three other ticks viz. Dermacentor variabilis, A. maculatum, and Ixodes scapularis were collected using the flagging method, and were taxonomically identified using morphological and molecular methods. A total of 15946 ticks were collected from these sites. A vast majority of the ticks collected over the three-year study period was A. americanum (79.01%). The three other species collected included D. variabilis (13.10%), A. maculatum (7.15%), and Ixodes scapularis (0.73%). More female ticks of each species were collected throughout the study period from all sites, and a unimodal activity period was noted for all four species. The diversity, composition, and phenology of these medically significant tick species are discussed.

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“…Immature A . maculatum ticks are particularly difficult to collect using the flagging method we employed [ 41 , 42 ]. Nymphs and larva of I .…”

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Diversity and seasonality of host-seeking ticks in a periurban environment in the Central Midwest (USA)

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“…For Gulf Coast ticks, this would explain the recent establishment of breeding populations in coastal regions of the mid-Atlantic states. However, it does not explain breeding populations that have been found in northern Virginia, western North Carolina and even western Tennessee and Kentucky [ 24 , 28 ] where environmental conditions are cooler and not as humid. Similarly, it does not explain establishment of breeding populations in the more arid pasture environments of Oklahoma, Kansas, and xeric environments of southern Arizona, for the same reasons noted above.…”

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Range Expansion of Tick Disease Vectors in North America: Implications for Spread of Tick-Borne Disease

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2018

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Ticks are the major vectors of most disease-causing agents to humans, companion animals and wildlife. Moreover, ticks transmit a greater variety of pathogenic agents than any other blood-feeding arthropod. Ticks have been expanding their geographic ranges in recent decades largely due to climate change. Furthermore, tick populations in many areas of their past and even newly established localities have increased in abundance. These dynamic changes present new and increasing severe public health threats to humans, livestock and companion animals in areas where they were previously unknown or were considered to be of minor importance. Here in this review, the geographic status of four representative tick species are discussed in relation to these public health concerns, namely, the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, the Gulf Coast Tick, Amblyomma maculatum and the black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis. Both biotic and abiotic factors that may influence future range expansion and successful colony formation in new habitats are discussed.

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“…The presence of both these species in questing tick collections in NJ emphasizes the need for careful identification to distinguish these two species [52]. Of note, despite the ongoing northward expansion of A. maculatum into Delaware and Maryland [13], and its utilization of similar types of habitat and seasonal timing as D. variabilis [64], we did not detect A. maculatum during our sampling in NJ. It is possible A. maculatum has not yet made it across the Delaware Bay, or alternatively, populations are still low enough that they could not be detected using our sampling approach.…”

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Leveraging the Expertise of the New Jersey Mosquito Control Community to Jump Start Standardized Tick Surveillance

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et al. 2019

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Despite the rising incidence of tick-borne diseases (TBD) in the northeastern United States (US), information and expertise needed to assess risk, inform the public and respond proactively is highly variable across states. Standardized and well-designed tick surveillance by trained personnel can facilitate the development of useful risk maps and help target resources, but requires nontrivial start-up costs. To address this challenge, we tested whether existing personnel in New Jersey’s 21 county mosquito control agencies could be trained and interested to participate in a one-day collection of American dog ticks (Dermacentor variabilis), a presumably widespread species never before surveyed in this state. A workshop was held offering training in basic tick biology, identification, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for surveillance, followed by a one-day simultaneous collection of D. variabilis across the state (the “NJ Tick Blitz”). In total, 498 D. variabilis were collected from 21 counties and follow-up participant surveys demonstrated an increase in knowledge and interest in ticks: 41.7% of respondents reported collecting ticks outside the Tick Blitz. We hope that the success of this initiative may provide a template for researchers and officials in other states with tick-borne disease concerns to obtain baseline tick surveillance data by training and partnering with existing personnel.

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Natural history of Amblyomma maculatum in Virginia

Cited by 35 publications

References 46 publications

Diversity and seasonality of host-seeking ticks in a periurban environment in the Central Midwest (USA)

Diversity and seasonality of host-seeking ticks in a periurban environment in the Central Midwest (USA)

Range Expansion of Tick Disease Vectors in North America: Implications for Spread of Tick-Borne Disease

Leveraging the Expertise of the New Jersey Mosquito Control Community to Jump Start Standardized Tick Surveillance

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