Table 3 Overview of ticks collected at the different collection sites
Collection sites | Number of I. ricinus ticks collecteda | Non-I. ricinus | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
City | Name | Description | Total | Larvae | Nymphs | Adult males | Adult females | |
Basel | Friedhof Hörnli | Cemetery | 246 | 1 | 230 | 6 | 9 | – |
Basel | Margrethenpark | Urban park | 83 | – | 66 | 10 | 7 | – |
Bern | Allmend | Urban park | 123 | – | 9 | 53 | 61 | – |
Bern | Gaswerkareal | Urban park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Bern | Monbijoupark | Urban park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Chur | Schwimmbad obere Au | Open air swimming pool | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Chur | Spielplatz Böschengut | Urban park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Geneva | Bois de la Bâtie | Urban forest | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Geneva | Bois des frères | Suburban forest | 135 | 1 | 98 | 18 | 18 | – |
Geneva | Parc des Croppettes | Urban park | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
Lausanne | Parc de la Gottéttaz | Urban forest | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Lausanne | Parc de l’Hermitage | Urban park | 103 | 1 | 42 | 32 | 28 | – |
Lugano | Gentilino Pambio | Urban forest | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Lugano | Parco San Michele | Urban park | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
Lugano | Parco Del Tassino | Urban park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Lugano | Via degli Abeti | Urban forest | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Luzern | Allmend | Urban park | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – |
Luzern | Friedhof Friedental | Cemetery | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Luzern | Tribschenhorn | Urban park, lake side | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Murten | Lindensaal | Urban park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Murten | Stadtgraben | Urban park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Neuchâtel | Jardin du Prince | Urban forest | 49 | 1 | 44 | – | 4 | 1 I. hexagonus female |
Neuchâtel | Les Cadolles | Suburban forest | 115 | – | 115 | – | – | – |
Sion | Place de la Planta | Urban park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Sion | Place du Scex | Urban park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Sion | Vissigen | River side | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
St. Gallen | Bildweiher | Urban park | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
St. Gallen | Turnhalle Hodlerstrasse | Urban park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Winterthur | Heiligberg | Urban park | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
Winterthur | Lindengut | Urban park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Winterthur | Rychenbergpark | Urban park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Zürich | Chüeweid, site B-1 | Urban park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Zürich | Chüeweid, site B-2 | Urban park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Zürich | Chüeweid, site B-3 | Urban park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Zürich | Friedhof Sihlfeld, sector C | Cemetery | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Zürich | Friedhof Sihlfeld, sector E | Cemetery | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
Zürich | Limmatufer | River side | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Zürich | Rieterpark | Urban park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Zürich | Schärrenwiese, site C-1 | Urban park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Zürich | Schärrenwiese, site C-2 | Urban park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Zürich | Schärrenwiese, site C-3 | Urban park | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Zürich | Staudenweg | Suburban forest | 5 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
Zürich | Waldrand Waid, Chäferberg | Suburban forest | 47 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 2 | – |
Zürich | Waidberg Wald | Suburban forest | 143 | 60 | 74 | 7 | 2 | – |
Zürich | Witikon | Suburban forest | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | – | – |