Effects of Selected Meteorological Factors on Diurnal Questing ofIxodes scapularisandAmblyomma americanum(Acari: Ixodidae)
- 1 March 2001
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Medical Entomology
- Vol. 38 (2) , 318-324
- https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-38.2.318
Abstract
The diurnal questing behavior of adult Ixodes scapularis Say and Amblyomma americanum (L.) were monitored in the field to determine whether ticks wouKeywords
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