Publications for:

pest = Ixodes scapularis
country = U.S.A. (mid N)

found 60 publications:

2023
Identifying suitable habitat for Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) infected with Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae), Babesia microti (Piroplasmida: Babesiidae), and Borrelia miyamotoi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) to guide surveillance efforts in the eastern United States
Journal of Medical Entomology (2023) 60 (3), 590-603
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2022
Monitoring trends in distribution and seasonality of medically important ticks in North America using online crowdsourced records from iNaturalist
Insects (2022) 13 (5 - 404)
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Reported county-level distribution of seven human pathogens detected in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the contiguous United States
Journal of Medical Entomology (2022) 59 (4), 1328-1335
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The wild life of ticks: Using passive surveillance to determine the distribution and wildlife host range of ticks and the exotic Haemaphysalis longicornis, 2010–2021
Parasites and Vectors (2022) 15 (331)
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2021
Do-it-yourself tick control: Granular gamma-cyhalothrin reduces Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs in residential backyards
Journal of Medical Entomology (2021) 58 (2), 749-755
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Reported county-level distribution of Lyme disease spirochetes, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto and Borrelia mayonii (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae), in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in the contiguous United States
Journal of Medical Entomology (2021) 58 (3), 1219-1233
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High proportion of unfed larval blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), collected from modified nest boxes for mice
Journal of Medical Entomology (2021) 58 (3), 1448-1453
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Comparing contributions of passive and active tick collection methods to determine establishment of ticks of public health concern within Illinois
Journal of Medical Entomology (2021) 58 (4), 1849-1864
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Coinfection of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs with Babesia spp. (Piroplasmida: Babesiidae) and Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) in Wisconsin
Journal of Medical Entomology (2021) 58 (4), 1891-1899
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Integrated tick management in south central Wisconsin: Impact of invasive vegetation removal and host-targeted acaricides on the density of questing Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs
Journal of Medical Entomology (2021) 58 (6), 2358-2367
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Establishment of Amblyomma americanum populations and new records of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected Ixodes scapularis in South Dakota
Journal of Vector Ecology (2021) 46 (2), 143-147
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2020
Immature Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from Peromyscus leucopus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) and Peromyscus maniculatus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) nests in northern Wisconsin
Journal of Medical Entomology (2020) 57 (1), 304-307
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LYMESIM 2.0: An updated simulation of blacklegged tick (Acari: Ixodidae) population dynamics and enzootic transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae)
Journal of Medical Entomology (2020) 57 (3), 715-727
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Impact of unexplored data sources on the historical distribution of three vector tick species in Illinois
Journal of Medical Entomology (2020) 57 (3), 872-883
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First records of established populations of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from three Nebraska counties
Journal of Medical Entomology (2020) 57 (3), 939-941
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2019
Passive animal surveillance to identify ticks in Wisconsin, 2011–2017
Insects (2019) 10 (9 - 289)
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2018
Contact irritancy and toxicity of permethrin-treated clothing for Ixodes scapularis, Amblyomma americanum, and Dermacentor variabilis ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)
Journal of Medical Entomology (2018) 55 (5), 1217-1224
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2017
Comparison of vector efficiency of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) from the northeast and upper midwest of the United States for the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia mayonii
Journal of Medical Entomology (2017) 54 (1), 239-242
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Range expansion and increasing Borrelia burgdorferi infection of the tick Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Iowa, 1990–2013
Journal of Medical Entomology (2017) 54 (6), 1727-1734
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2016
Habitat suitability model for the distribution of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Minnesota
Journal of Medical Entomology (2016) 53 (3), 598-606
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First evidence of an established population of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in South Dakota
Journal of Medical Entomology (2016) 53 (4), 965-966
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Modeling the geographic distribution of Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the contiguous United States
Journal of Medical Entomology (2016) 53 (5), 1176-1191
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2015
Acarine hypopi (Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae) on Ixodes scapularis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in central North America
Journal of Medical Entomology (2015) 52 (5), 837-841
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2014
Occurrence and county-level distribution of ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea) in Nebraska using passive surveillance
Journal of Medical Entomology (2014) 51 (2), 352-359
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Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs collected in managed red pine forests in Wisconsin
Journal of Medical Entomology (2014) 51 (3), 694-701
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Survey of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) and tick-borne pathogens in North Dakota
Journal of Medical Entomology (2014) 51 (5), 1087-1090
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Comparison of survival patterns of northern and southern genotypes of the North American tick Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) under northern and southern conditions
Parasites and Vectors (2014) 7 (394)
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Genetic variation in the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA gene of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)
Parasites and Vectors (2014) 7 (530)
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Comparison of phenology and pathogen prevalence, including infection with the Ehrlichia muris-like (EML) agent, of Ixodes scapularis removed from soldiers in the midwestern and the northeastern United States over a 15 year period (1997-2012)
Parasites and Vectors (2014) 7 (553)
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2013
What is the risk for exposure to vector-borne pathogens in United States National Parks?
Journal of Medical Entomology (2013) 50 (2), 221-230
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Hunter-killed deer surveillance to assess changes in the prevalence and distribution of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Wisconsin
Journal of Medical Entomology (2013) 50 (3), 632-639
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Flagging versus dragging as sampling methods for nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)
Journal of Vector Ecology (2013) 38 (1), 163-167
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2012
Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) distribution surveys in the Chicago Metropolitan Region
Journal of Medical Entomology (2012) 49 (4), 955-959
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2011
Regional variation in immature Ixodes scapularis parasitism on North American songbirds: Implications for transmission of the Lyme pathogen, Borrelia burgdorferi
Journal of Medical Entomology (2011) 48 (2), 422-428
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2008
Prevention of tick-borne diseases
Annual Review of Entomology (2008) 53, 323-343
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Infection and co-infection rates of Anaplasma phagocytophilum variants, Babesia spp., Borrelia burgdorferi, and the rickettsial endosymbiont in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) from sites in Indiana, Maine, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin
Journal of Medical Entomology (2008) 45 (2), 289-297
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2006
County-level surveillance of white-tailed deer infestation by Ixodes scapularis and Dermacentor albipictus (Acari: Ixodidae) along the Illinois River
Journal of Medical Entomology (2006) 43 (5), 810-819
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2005
Presence of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) in Southern Kettle Moraine State Forest, Wisconsin, and characterization of strain W97F51
Journal of Medical Entomology (2005) 42 (3), 457-472
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2002
The prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) and the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (Rickettsiaceae: Ehrlichieae) in Ixodes scapularis (Acari:Ixodidae) collected during 1998 and 1999 from Minnesota
Journal of Medical Entomology (2002) 39 (1), 218-220
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2001
Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae): Abundance and rate of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in four state parks in Wisconsin
Journal of Medical Entomology (2001) 38 (1), 33-38
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2000
Phenotypic variation in Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) and isolates from Missouri, USA
International Journal of Acarology (2000) 26 (2), 167-172
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Populations of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) are modulated by drought at a Lyme disease focus in Illinois
Journal of Medical Entomology (2000) 37 (3), 408-415
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New records of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Minnesota
Journal of Vector Ecology (2000) 25 (2), 155-157
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1999
Seasonal activity and host associations of Ixodes scapularis (Acari : Ixodidae) in southeastern Missouri
Journal of Medical Entomology (1999) 36 (6), 720-726
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Geographic survey of vector ticks (Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus) for infection with the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi
Journal of Vector Ecology (1999) 24 (1), 91-98
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1998
The question of fluctuating asymmetry in the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis (Acari : Ixodidae)
Experimental and Applied Acarology (1998) 22 (1), 51-60
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1997
Some factors affecting infestation of white-tailed deer by blacklegged ticks and winter ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in southeastern Missouri
Journal of Medical Entomology (1997) 34 (3), 372-375
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1996
Borrelia burgdorferi-infected Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and Peromyscus leucopus in northeastern Wisconsin
Journal of Medical Entomology (1996) 33 (1), 165-168
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Survival of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) exposed to cold
Journal of Medical Entomology (1996) 33 (1), 6-10
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Population genetics of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) based on mitochondrial 16S and 12S genes
Journal of Medical Entomology (1996) 33 (1), 78-89
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Ixodes (Ixodes) scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae): Redescription of all active stages, distribution, hosts, geographical variation, and medical and veterinary importance
Journal of Medical Entomology (1996) 33 (3), 297-318
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Lyme disease spirochetes in ticks collected from birds in midwestern United States
Journal of Medical Entomology (1996) 33 (3), 379-384
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Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae): Status and changes in prevalence and distribution in Wisconsin between 1981 and 1994 measured by deer surveillance
Journal of Medical Entomology (1996) 33 (6), 933-938
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1995
Multivariate morphometric discrimination of nymphal and adult forms of the blacklegged tick (Acari: Ixodidae), a principal vector of the agent of Lyme disease in eastern North America
Journal of Medical Entomology (1995) 32 (6), 827-842
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Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) at the edge of its range in southern Wisconsin
Journal of Medical Entomology (1995) 32 (6), 876-881
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1993
Role of the eastern chipmunk as a host for immature Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in Northwestern Illinois
Journal of Medical Entomology (1993) 30 (1), 87-93
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Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) infestation on medium-sized mammals and blue jays in northwestern Illinois
Journal of Medical Entomology (1993) 30 (5), 950-952
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1992
Spatial analysis of the distribution of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) on white-tailed deer in Ogle County, Illinois
Journal of Medical Entomology (1992) 29 (2), 259-266
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Rates of Borrelia burgdorferi infection in Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in southwestern Wisconsin
Journal of Medical Entomology (1992) 29 (2), 314-317
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Changes in population density and distribution of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in Wisconsin during the 1980s
Journal of Medical Entomology (1992) 29 (5), 723-728
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