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Table 4 Ticks collected from domestic cats in the USA by species, stage, and month of collection (corrected version)

From: Correction to: Show us your ticks: a survey of ticks infesting dogs and cats across the USA

Species

Stage

Total

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Amblyomma americanum

F

93

0

0

2

6

45

33

6

0

1

0

0

0

M

32

0

0

1

2

15

11

0

1

1

0

1

0

N

92

0

0

2

9

27

20

5

22

6

1

0

0

L

126

0

0

0

0

0

7

27

41

39

12

0

0

Dermacentor variabilis

F

48

0

0

1

1

20

13

7

1

1

0

4

0

M

41

0

0

0

4

13

7

8

1

0

0

8

0

N

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

L

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ixodes scapularis

F

225

8

0

4

2

12

4

1

0

3

110

53

28

M

41

2

0

0

0

1

2

0

0

0

28

5

3

N

19

0

0

0

1

7

8

1

0

2

0

0

0

L

2

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other

F

20

0

2

0

0

1

5

8

2

1

0

1

0

M

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

N

115

22

0

0

0

0

9

3

29

18

13

4

17

L

32

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

32

0

0

0

Total

 

891

33

2

10

25

141

121

69

98

104

163

76

48

  1. Other submitted ticks included O. megnini, R. sanguineus sensu lato, A. maculatum, D. albipictus, I. affinis, I. angustus, I. cookei, I. pacificus, H. longicornis, and D. andersoni
  2. F female, M male, N nymph, L larva