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Table 1 Number and B. burgdorferi infection status (Bb+) of questing and feeding ticks in three regions of southwestern Quebec, 2007-2008

From: Does high biodiversity reduce the risk of Lyme disease invasion?

Region

No. of sites

No. of visits

Larvae

Nymphs

Adults

Total (Bb+)

QLa

FL (Bb+)

QN (Bb+)

FN (Bb+)

QA (Bb+)

FA (Bb+)

Estrie

16

17

0

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (0)

Montérégie

53

83

251

681 (22)

136 (1)

171 (17)

36 (2)

1 (0)

1276 (42)

Montréal

2

2

0

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Total

71

102

251

681 (22)

136 (1)

173 (17)

36 (2)

1 (0)

1278 (42)

  1. a Questing larvae were not tested for B. burgdorferi infection.