Seasonality of tick species collected from wild boars and deer and by flagging in 2021 in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan: Reasons for tick-bite cases predominantly caused by Amblyomma testudinarium Koch in the region

• Published in: Journal of the Acarological Society of Japan Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 85 - 97
• Main Authors: Shimada, Mizuho, Doi, Kandai, Yamauchi, Takeo, Kawabata, Hiroki, Ando, Shuji, Abe, Tatsumi, Kobayashi, Yumie, Hirose, Yoshie, Kikuchi, Hiroko, Murohisa, Toshimitsu, Shimano, Satoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kagoshima The Acarological Society of Japan 25.11.2024; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Amblyomma testudinarium; Ashikaga City; deer; Dominant species; flagging method; Haemaphysalis longicornis; Hogs; Insect bites; Sus scrofa; wild boar; Japan

A survey of tick species collected from wild boars (Sus scrofa) and sika deer (Cervus nippon), captured for vermin control and by flagging, was conducted in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, in 2021 to reveal the reasons of tick-bite cases predominantly caused by Amblyomma testudinarium in t...