A Simplified Carbon Dioxide Collection Technique for the Recovery of Live Ticks Acarina)

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In the past few years several investigators have explored the use of CO2 for the collection of ticks. Garcia (1965, Amer. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 14: 1090–93) proposed one of the simplest techniques. His system consisted of putting a block of dry ice on a 1-yd2 (0.836-m2) piece of flannel; the dry ice was placed on a wire mesh platform to prevent the ticks from coming into direct contact with the ice. After 1–2 hr, the flannel was recovered and the ticks removed. Wilson, Kinzer, Sauer & Hair (1972, J. Med. Ent. 9: 245–52) developed an excellent Co2 trap for population studies, but the system is somewhat limited when a large number of samples is needed over a short period of time. Miles (1968, J. Med. Ent. 5: 491–95) also developed a relatively elaborate trap to recover Ornithodoros sp. from rodent burrows.

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