The Ecology and Behavior of the Lone Star Tick (Acarina: Ixodidae): III. The effect of season on molting time and post-molt behavior of engorged nymphs and adults1
- 25 April 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Medical Entomology
- Vol. 10 (2) , 202-205
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/10.2.202
Abstract
Observations on caged ticks exposed under field conditions showed the average maximum molting time of engorged nymphs to be ca 33 days during most summer months. Cooler temperatures either retarded or prevented molting. Adults from nymphs molting prior to mid-July were active for a very limited time that summer, but mid-to-late-season molting produced quiescent adults. Bottomwoods habitats apparently provided the best environment for overwintering adults and a greater percentage of ticks were active in this habitat type than other habitats studied.Keywords
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