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- Title
Bird Feeders and the Spatial Distribution of Ticks on a Residential Lawn in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
- Authors
Kowalczyk, John P.; Smith, Tamara L.
- Abstract
In order to assess the effect of bird feeders on the distribution of ticks on a residential lawn, ticks collected beneath bird feeders were compared to similar control areas on a residential property in Worcester County, MA. Host-seeking ticks were sampled from August 8, 2005 to July 25, 2007 by dragging with white flannel cloth. All ticks were counted and removed from the cloth. Sampling was conducted 38 times. A total of 12 ticks (larvae and nymphs) was collected. Significantly more ticks were collected from under the bird feeders (n = 10) than the control areas (n = 2).
- Subjects
WORCESTER County (Mass.); MASSACHUSETTS; TICKS; BIRD feeders; LARVAE; LAWNS
- Publication
Northeastern Naturalist, 2008, Vol 15, Issue 3, p469
- ISSN
1092-6194
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1656/1092-6194-15.3.469