Questing by Tick Larvae (Acari: Ixodidae): A Review of the Influences That Affect Off-Host Survival

Questing is a host-seeking behavior in which ticks ascend plants, extend their front legs, and wait poised for a chance to attach to a passing host. Hard ticks are ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates and because some species vector disease, they are among the most medically important of arthrop...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of the Entomological Society of America 2020-11, Vol.113 (6), p.425-438
Hauptverfasser:	Leal, Brenda, Zamora, Emily, Fuentes, Austin, Thomas, Donald B., Dearth, Robert K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	climate change Ixodidae off-host ticks questing REVIEW tick larvae
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