Publications for:

pest = Ixodes pacificus
country = U.S.A. (SW)

found 73 publications:

2022
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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Detection and isolation of Rickettsia tillamookensis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) from Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) from multiple regions of California
Journal of Medical Entomology (2022) 59 (4), 1404-1412
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2021
Examining prevalence and diversity of tick-borne pathogens in questing Ixodes pacificus ticks in California
Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2021) 87 (13 - e00319-21)
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Impacts of timber harvest on communities of small mammals, ticks, and tick-borne pathogens in a high-risk landscape in northern California
Journal of Medical Entomology (2021) 58 (3), 1171-1187
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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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A comparison of questing substrates and environmental factors that influence nymphal Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) abundance and seasonality in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California
Journal of Medical Entomology (2021) 58 (4), 1880-1890
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Crowdsourced tick image-informed updates to U.S. County records of three medically important tick species
Journal of Medical Entomology (2021) 58 (6), 2412-2424
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2020
Circulation of tick-borne spirochetes in tick and small mammal communities in Santa Barbara County, California, USA
Journal of Medical Entomology (2020) 57 (4), 1293-1300
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Rickettsia spp. in five tick species collected in central California
Journal of Medical Entomology (2020) 57 (5), 1596-1603
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Response of small mammal and tick communities to a catastrophic wildfire and implications for tick-borne pathogens
Journal of Vector Ecology (2020) 45 (2), 269-284
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2019
Drivers and patterns of microbial community assembly in a Lyme disease vector
Ecology and Evolution (2019) 9 (13), 7768-7779
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Comparative microbiome profiles of sympatric tick species from the far-western United States
Insects (2019) 10 (10 - 353)
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Tracking seasonal activity of the western blacklegged tick across California
Journal of Applied Ecology (2019) 56 (11), 2562-2573
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2018
Prevalence and geographic distribution of Borrelia miyamotoi in host-seeking Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs in Mendocino County, California
Journal of Medical Entomology (2018) 55 (3), 711-716
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Modeling climate suitability of the western blacklegged tick in California
Journal of Medical Entomology (2018) 55 (5), 1133-1142
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2017
Host-seeking phenology of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs in northwestern California in relation to calendar week, woodland type, and weather conditions
Journal of Medical Entomology (2017) 54 (1), 125-131
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Lyme disease risk in southern California: abiotic and environmental drivers of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) density and infection prevalence with Borrelia burgdorferi
Parasites and Vectors (2017) 10 (7)
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2016
Diversity of rickettsial pathogens in Columbian black-tailed deer and their associated keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) and ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)
Journal of Vector Ecology (2016) 41 (1), 41-47
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2015
Distribution and habitat of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) and prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Utah
Journal of Medical Entomology (2015) 52 (6), 1361-1367
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2012
Identification of endosymbionts in ticks by broad-range polymerase chain reaction and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
Journal of Medical Entomology (2012) 49 (4), 843-850
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2011
Influence of abiotic and environmental factors on the density and infection prevalence of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) with Borrelia burgdorferi
Journal of Medical Entomology (2011) 48 (1), 20-28
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Avian hosts of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) and the detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in larvae feeding on the Oregon junco
Journal of Medical Entomology (2011) 48 (4), 852-859
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Effects of an invasive forest pathogen on abundance of ticks and their vertebrate hosts in a California Lyme disease focus
Oecologia (2011) 166 (1), 91-100
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2009
Population structure of the lyme borreliosis spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi in the western black-legged tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California
Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2009) 75 (22), 7243-7252
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Effect of prescribed fire for tick control in California Chaparral
Journal of Medical Entomology (2009) 46 (5), 1138-1145
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Transmission cycles of Borrelia burgdorferi and B. bissettii in relation to habitat type in northwestern California
Journal of Vector Ecology (2009) 34 (1), 81-91
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2008
Prevention of tick-borne diseases
Annual Review of Entomology (2008) 53, 323-343
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Evaluation of squirrels (Rodentia: Sciuridae) as ecologically significant hosts for Anaplasma phagocytophilum in California
Journal of Medical Entomology (2008) 45 (4), 763-769
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2007
Ability of transstadially infected Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) to transmit West Nile virus to song sparrows or western fence lizards
Journal of Medical Entomology (2007) 44 (2), 320-327
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Ectoparasite diversity and exposure to vector-borne disease agents in wild rodents in central coastal California
Journal of Medical Entomology (2007) 44 (2), 328-335
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Vertebrate hosts of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) in California
Journal of Vector Ecology (2007) 32 (1), 140-149
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Host-seeking behavior of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs in relation to environmental parameters in dense woodland and woodland-grass habitats
Journal of Vector Ecology (2007) 32 (2), 342-357
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2006
Detection of a Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato relapsing-fever group spirochete from Ixodes pacificus in California
Journal of Medical Entomology (2006) 43 (1), 120-123
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An avian contribution to the presence of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) and Borrelia burgdorferi on the Sutter Buttes of California
Journal of Medical Entomology (2006) 43 (2), 368-374
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Geographical distribution patterns and habitat suitability models for presence of host-seeking ixodid ticks in dense woodlands of Mendocino County, California
Journal of Medical Entomology (2006) 43 (2), 415-427
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Sylvatic maintenance of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales) in northern California: Untangling the web of transmission
Journal of Medical Entomology (2006) 43 (4), 743-751
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2005
Remote sensing (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) classification of risk versus minimal risk habitats for human exposure to Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs in Mendocino County, California
Journal of Medical Entomology (2005) 42 (1), 75-81
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Western gray squirrel (Rodentia: Sciuridae): A primary reservoir host of Borrelia burgdorferi in Californian oak woodlands?
Journal of Medical Entomology (2005) 42 (3), 388-396
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Clinical, epidemiologic, and environmental surveillance for ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis in an endemic area of northern California
Journal of Vector Ecology (2005) 30 (1), 4-10
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2004
Habitat-related variation in infestation of lizards and rodents with Ixodes ticks in dense woodlands in Mendocino County, California
Experimental and Applied Acarology (2004) 33 (3), 215-233
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Human behaviors elevating exposure to Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs and their associated bacterial zoonotic agents in a hardwood forest
Journal of Medical Entomology (2004) 41 (2), 239-248
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Life stage-related differences in density of questing ticks and infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato within a single cohort of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae)
Journal of Medical Entomology (2004) 41 (4), 768-773
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Ecology of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi in the western United States
Journal of Vector Ecology (2004) 29 (1), 41-50
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The roles of birds, lizards, and rodents as hosts for the western black-legged tick Ixodes pacificus
Journal of Vector Ecology (2004) 29 (2), 295-308
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Acarologic risk of exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi spirochaetes: long-term evaluations in north-western California, with implications for Lyme borreliosis risk-assessment models
Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2004) 18 (1), 38-49
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2003
Environmentally related variability in risk of exposure to Lyme disease spirochetes in Northern California: effect of climatic conditions and habitat type
Environmental Entomology (2003) 32 (5), 1010-1018
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Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from a coastal region of California
Journal of Medical Entomology (2003) 40 (4), 534-539
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The western black-legged tick, Ixodes paciftcus , in the Sutter Buttes
Journal of Vector Ecology (2003) 28 (2), 171-174
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2002
Relative importance of lizards and mammals as hosts for ixodid ticks in northern California
Experimental and Applied Acarology (2002) 26 (1-2), 127-143
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Seasonal activity patterns of Ixodes pacificus nymphs in relation to climatic conditions
Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2002) 16 (3), 235-244
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2001
Life cycle of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae): Timing of developmental processes under field and laboratory conditions
Journal of Medical Entomology (2001) 38 (5), 684-693
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Prevalence and abundance of Ixodes pacificus immatures (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting western fence lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) in northern California: temporal trends and environmental correlates
Journal of Parasitology (2001) 87 (6), 1301-1307
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Nymphs of the western black-legged tick (Ixodes pacificus) collected from tree trunks in woodland-grass habitat
Journal of Vector Ecology (2001) 26 (2), 165-171
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2000
Spatial and temporal variation in the density of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs
Environmental Entomology (2000) 29 (2), 272-280
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Efficiency of drag sampling for estimating population sizes of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs in leaf litter
Journal of Medical Entomology (2000) 37 (3), 484-487
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Ecology of Borrelia burgdorferi in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae), rodents, and birds in the Sierra Nevada foothills, Placer County, California
Journal of Medical Entomology (2000) 37 (6), 909-918
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1999
Abundance of ticks (Acari : Ixodidae) infesting the western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis, in relation to environmental factors
Experimental and Applied Acarology (1999) 23 (9), 731-740
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Association of Ixodes pacificus (Acari : Ixodidae) with the spatial and temporal distribution of equine granulocytic ehrlichiosis in California
Journal of Medical Entomology (1999) 36 (5), 551-561
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Experimental and field evaluations of two acaracides for control of I. pacificus (Acari : Ixodidae) in northern California
Journal of Medical Entomology (1999) 36 (6), 660-665
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Ixodid ticks (Acari, Ixodidae) found in San Diego County, California
Journal of Vector Ecology (1999) 24 (1), 61-69
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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
Infestation of the southern alligator lizard (Squamata : Anguidae) by Ixodes pacificus (Acari : Ixodidae) and its susceptibility to Borrelia burgdorferi
Journal of Medical Entomology (1998) 35 (6), 1044-1049
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1997
Role of small mammals in the ecology of Borrelia burgdorferi in a peri-urban park in north coastal California
Experimental and Applied Acarology (1997) 21 (8), 569-584
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Population genetic structure of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) using allozymes
Journal of Medical Entomology (1997) 34 (4), 441-450
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1996
Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) as a vector of Ehrlichia equi (Rickettsiales: Ehrlichieae)
Journal of Medical Entomology (1996) 33 (1), 1-5
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Evaluation of permethrin-impregnated cotton balls as potential nesting material to control ectoparasites of woodrats in California
Journal of Medical Entomology (1996) 33 (3), 355-360
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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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1993
Standard system for infecting ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) with the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi
Journal of Medical Entomology (1993) 30 (1), 199-203
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Conspecificity of the ticks Ixodes scapularis and I. dammini (Acari: Ixodidae)
Journal of Medical Entomology (1993) 30 (1), 54-63
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Efficiency of transovarial transmission of the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, in the Western blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae)
Journal of Medical Entomology (1993) 30 (1), 80-86
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Temporal and spatial distribution of Ixodes pacificus and Dermacentor occidentalis (Acari: Ixodidae) and prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Contra Costa County, California
Journal of Medical Entomology (1993) 30 (3), 549-554
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Mark and recapture of adult Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) to determine the effect of repeated removal sampling on tick abundance
Journal of Medical Entomology (1993) 30 (6), 1071-1073
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1992
Occurrence of Ixodes pacificus (Parasitiformes: Ixodidae) in Arizona
Journal of Medical Entomology (1992) 29 (6), 1060-1062
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