Gardiner W P, Gray J S
Vet Parasitol. 1986 Jan;19(1-2):133-44. doi: 10.1016/0304-4017(86)90041-5.
A previously developed technique for predicting field development rates of the tick, Ixodes ricinus, has been modified and used in an attempt to test interpretations of field data and to gain further insight into the population dynamics of I. ricinus. The results of this study have provided encouraging evidence of the validity of the predictive technique, identified certain areas in the biology of I. ricinus which require further investigation and, in general, supported the suggestion that in Ireland a continuous interchange of ticks between spring and autumn populations occurs. This technique requires further refinement but it appears to have considerable potential for predicting the behaviour of tick populations in different localities and under the influence of different weather conditions.
一种先前开发的用于预测蓖麻硬蜱田间发育率的技术已被改进，并用于尝试检验对田间数据的解释，以及进一步深入了解蓖麻硬蜱的种群动态。这项研究的结果为预测技术的有效性提供了令人鼓舞的证据，确定了蓖麻硬蜱生物学中某些需要进一步研究的领域，并且总体上支持了这样一种观点，即在爱尔兰，春季和秋季种群之间的蜱虫存在持续交换。该技术需要进一步完善，但它似乎在预测不同地点和不同天气条件影响下蜱虫种群的行为方面具有相当大的潜力。
