Table 1 Ixodes ricinus collections in Sénart Forest (France) summarised by month from spring 2008 to spring 2014, and the corresponding meteorological data
From: Environmental factors influencing tick densities over seven years in a French suburban forest
Year | Month | Number of collections | Ppn (mm) | Tmean (°C) | Number of nymphs | Number of adult females | Number of adult males | Total number of ticks | Tick number/collector/hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | May | 3 | 51.2 | 16.8 | 263 | 65 | 88 | 416 | 24 |
2008 | Jun | 1 | 19 | 17.9 | 115 | 38 | 49 | 202 | 10 |
2009 | Apr | 4 | 44.4 | 12.7 | 1669 | 249 | 270 | 2188 | 50.25 |
2009 | Jun | 2 | 54.8 | 17.3 | 137 | 31 | 34 | 202 | 9.75 |
2010 | May | 1 | 37.4 | 13.1 | 425 | 116 | 98 | 639 | 26.25 |
2010 | Jun | 1 | 81.6 | 18.5 | 433 | 78 | 66 | 577 | 15.75 |
2011 | Mar | 1 | 13.4 | 9.2 | 153 | 33 | 22 | 208 | 6 |
2011 | Apr | 1 | 5.8 | 14.3 | 410 | 17 | 28 | 455 | 17.5 |
2011 | May | 2 | 4.2 | 16.2 | 302 | 71 | 81 | 454 | 13.5 |
2012 | Mar | 2 | 16.6 | 10.3 | 158 | 28 | 23 | 209 | 15 |
2012 | Apr | 1 | 65.6 | 9.5 | 66 | 38 | 31 | 135 | 6 |
2012 | May | 1 | 54.6 | 15.4 | 85 | 24 | 31 | 140 | 8 |
2012 | Jun | 2 | 41.4 | 16.9 | 195 | 121 | 159 | 475 | 22 |
2013 | Apr | 2 | 26.8 | 10.2 | 99 | 40 | 23 | 162 | 15 |
2013 | May | 1 | 77.6 | 12.1 | 100 | 11 | 9 | 120 | 12.5 |
2013 | Jun | 3 | 97.2 | 17 | 910 | 61 | 59 | 1,030 | 37.25 |
2014 | Mar | 2 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 290 | 15 | 8 | 313 | 21.5 |
2014 | Apr | 1 | 48.6 | 12.4 | 93 | 14 | 22 | 129 | 7 |
2014 | May | 1 | 88.8 | 14 | 66 | 20 | 18 | 104 | 5.25 |
2014 | Jun | 2 | 63.6 | 17.8 | 325 | 63 | 48 | 436 | 15.5 |