Table 4 Species of chiggers collected from domestic rodents, northern China
Chigger species | Mammal species, no. chiggers (chigger index) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Rattus norvegicus | Mus musculus | R. rattus | Total |
|  | (n = 359) | (n = 222) | (n = 2) | (n = 586) |
Leptotrombidium intermedium | 601 (1.67) | 216 (0.97) | 0 | 817 (1.39) |
L. scutellare | 426 (1.19) | 182 (0.82) | 0 | 608 (1.04) |
L. palpale | 1078 (3.00) | 197 (0.89) | 0 | 1275 (2.18) |
L. taishanicum | 30 (0.08) | 4 (0.02) | 0 | 34 (0.06) |
L. linhuaikongense | 62 (0.17) | 0 | 0 | 62 (0.11) |
L. laxoscutum | 42 (0.12) | 4 (0.02) | 0 | 46 (0.08) |
Gahrliepia octosetosa | 3 (0.01) | 0 | 0 | 3 (0.01) |
Walchia pacifica | 106 (0.30) | 6 (0.03) | 0 | 112 (0.19) |
Odontacarus majesticus | 177 (0.49) | 0 | 0 | 177 (0.30) |
Total | 2525 (7.03) | 609 (2.74) | 0 | 3134 (5.35) |