Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 1994 |
Authors: | J. E. Joy, Briscoe N. J. |
Journal: | Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association |
Volume: | 10 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pagination: | 108 - 111 |
Date Published: | 1994 |
Keywords: | Acari, Dermacentor, fleas, ixodidae, lyme disease, mammal, maryland, tennessee |
Abstract: | Seven species of parasitic arthropods (one sucking louse, one bot, 2 fleas, one tick, and 2 mites) were recovered from 81 white-footed mice, Peromyscus leucopus, live-trapped on the grounds of the McClintic Wildlife Station, Mason County, WV, from March through November 1990. The most commonly collected arthropods were the fleas Orchopeas leucopus (89 specimens) and Epitedia wenmanni (23), and the tick Dermacentor variabilis (38). Sex ratios for both flea species were female biased; 1.8:1.0 for O. leucopus and 1.6:1.0 for E. wenmanni. |