[Absolute count of hungry adult Ixodes persulcatus ticks (Ixodidae) by the sample area method].

The paper presents results of approbation of the use of experimental areas (100 m2 in size) for characteristics of the populational density of adult hungry Ixodes persulcatus. Data of a single catch (during the seasonal peak of abundance) of the ticks in these areas are used. The obtained results are suitable for characteristics of the abundance and spread of ticks inside the population. Correlations between indices of a relative and absolute estimation are given. It was concluded that the number of ticks over a vast territory can be in most cases estimated by means of 50 to 100 areas. The method of absolute estimation of ticks can be widely used for field ecological and epizootological investigations.