Effects of introduced sika deer (Cervus nippon) and population control activity on the distribution of Haemaphysalis ticks in an island environment

• Published in: International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife Vol. 11; pp. 302 - 307
• Main Authors: Doi, Kandai, Nishida, Katsunori, Kato, Takuya, Hayama, Shin-ichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: Cervus nippon; females; Haemaphysalis flava; Haemaphysalis longicornis; Haemaphysalis megaspinosa; Haemaphysalis tick; hosts; hunters; Introduced sika deer; Island environment; islands; Ixodes; larvae; mammals; risk; ticks; Turdus; wildlife damage management; Introduced sika deer; Haemaphysalis tick; Haemaphysalis megaspinosa; Island environment; Cervus nippon

The effects of introduced mammal species on the ecology of parasites are often under investigated. The sika deeer, Cervus nippon, is host species of many hard ticks. We collected 8348 ticks on an island where sika deer were introduced. The most representative species was Haemaphysalis megaspinosa (n...