Schulze Terry L, Jordan Robert A, Schulze Christopher J, Hung Robert W
Division of Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health, New Jersey, Department of Health and Senior Services, PO Box 369, Trenton, NJ 08625, USA.
J Med Entomol. 2009 Sep;46(5):1025-9. doi: 10.1603/033.046.0508.
Populations of Ixodes scapularis Say nymphs were surveyed at a Lyme disease- endemic area for 8 consecutive yr (1998-2005) to characterize annual changes in abundance. Precipitation and temperature were also monitored over the period 1998-2004 to determine their potential value as predictors of tick abundance. Although both parameters showed annual variation, no statistical differences in the annual abundance of I. scapularis nymphs were observed over the 8-yr period. Our results suggest that precipitation and temperature were not predictive of the abundance of I. scapularis nymphs.
在一个莱姆病流行地区，连续8年（1998 - 2005年）对肩突硬蜱若虫种群进行了调查，以描述其数量的年度变化。在1998 - 2004年期间还监测了降水量和温度，以确定它们作为蜱虫数量预测指标的潜在价值。尽管这两个参数都呈现出年度变化，但在这8年期间，未观察到肩突硬蜱若虫年度数量的统计学差异。我们的结果表明，降水量和温度并不能预测肩突硬蜱若虫的数量。
