Survey of tick fauna in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan (2013–2014)

From 2013 to 2014, ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) were collected by flagging at seven sites of two areas, Noto and Kaga, in Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. As a result of the survey, the following four ixodid species were collected: Haemaphysalis flava, Haemaphysalis longicornis, Ixodes ovatus, and Ixodes turdus. This is the first record of I. turdus from Ishikawa Prefecture. Haemaphysalis flava was the dominant species in Noto area. On the other hand, Haemaphysalis longicornis was predominant in Kaga area.