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- Title
Evidence for an increased distribution range of Dermacentor reticulatus in south-west Poland.
- Authors
Kiewra, Dorota; Czulowska, Aleksandra
- Abstract
The expansion of Dermacentor reticulatus to new geographical areas has been observed in several countries in Europe, including Poland and it's neighbors. In 2011 and 2012, a total of 148 host-seeking D. reticulatus ticks were collected after flagging the vegetation in Lower Silesia, south-western Poland. Tick monitoring was conducted in mixed and deciduous forest, on meadows, in river valleys and ecotones between forested and grassy areas. The ornate dog ticks were found in 10 out of 33 sites located in five districts: Legnica, Wroclaw, Środa Śląska, Lubin and Boleslawiec County. All sites where D. reticulatus ticks were found are located to the south-west of the Odra River. The greatest distance between these disconnected localities was approximately 90 km. It seems that at present the southern boundary of the range is Wroclaw district. This study indicates that D. reticulatus can be ranked as a typical element of the fauna in Lower Silesia in southwestern Poland.
- Subjects
POLAND; PLANT mites; DERMACENTOR; TICKS; PREDATORY insects; PARASITIFORMES
- Publication
Experimental & Applied Acarology, 2013, Vol 59, Issue 4, p501
- ISSN
0168-8162
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10493-012-9612-3