Table 1 Classification of collected ticks by species, life stage, sampling method, and feeding status
Questing ticks | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Species | Life stage | Sampling method | ||||||
Larva | Nymph | Adult females | Adult males | Total | Dragging | CO2 traps | Found on body/bite | |
Amblyomma americanum | 243 | 1581 | 604 | 467 | 2895 | 606 | 2187 | 96 |
Dermacentor variabilis | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 243 | 1581 | 612 | 473 | 2909 | 619 | 2188 | 96 |
Host-attached ticks | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Species | Life stage | Feeding status | ||||||
Larva | Nymph | Adult females | Adult males | Total | Fully fed | Partially fed | Unfed | |
Amblyomma americanum | 1 | 1 | 261 | 206 | 469 | 18 | 93 | 358 |
Amblyomma maculatum | 0 | 0 | 90 | 105 | 195 | 4 | 24 | 167 |
Dermacentor variabilis | 1 | 10 | 394 | 380 | 785 | 49 | 168 | 568 |
Haemaphysalis longicornis | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
Rhipicephalus sanguineus | 0 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 44 | 0 | 30 | 14 |
Total | 2 | 30 | 771 | 700 | 1503 | 71 | 322 | 1110 |