Glass Gregory E, Ganser Claudia, Wisely Samantha M, Kessler William H
Department of Geography and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Department of Wildlife and Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Insects. 2019 Aug 1;10(8):235. doi: 10.3390/insects10080235.
A statewide survey of questing ixodid ticks in mainland Florida was developed consistent with U.S. CDC standards to maximize the amount of epidemiologic and environmental data gathered. Survey sites were stratified by climatic zones and proportional to recognized land cover categories. A total of 560 transects on 41 sites within the state were sampled repeatedly by flagging between 2015 and 2018. Four tick species were collected; and . All species were more commonly found in northern and central regions of the state than in southern and western regions. Adult were active from autumn through spring and complementary to adult and . Standardized survey methods help reduce sampling biases and better characterize risk from the species surveyed. However, differences in the attractiveness of collection methods for different tick species makes cross-species comparisons a continuing challenge.
根据美国疾病控制与预防中心的标准开展了一项对佛罗里达州大陆地区 questing 硬蜱的全州范围调查，以最大限度地收集流行病学和环境数据。调查地点按气候带分层，并与公认的土地覆盖类别成比例。2015 年至 2018 年期间，通过拖旗法对该州 41 个地点的总共 560 条样带进行了重复采样。收集到了四种蜱虫； 和 。所有物种在该州北部和中部地区比在南部和西部地区更常见。成年 从秋季到春季活跃，与成年 和 互补。标准化的调查方法有助于减少采样偏差，并更好地描述所调查物种带来的风险。然而，不同蜱虫物种的采集方法的吸引力差异使得跨物种比较仍然是一项挑战。
