Stanko M
Institute of Zoology, Dept for Ecology of Agricultural Landscape Slovak Akademy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovakia.
Wiad Parazytol. 1995;41(3):329-36.
Ecology of Ixodes ricinus collected on black-striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) was studied in the lowland ecosystems. During the study period (1986-1991), 1483 specimens of A. agrarius were examined in southern Slovakia and 1319 larvae and nymphs were collected from hosts. The seasonal pattern--bimodal (peak in spring and autumn)--was distinct for larvae. Both prevalence and abundance of tick infestation of A. agrarius by nymphs were low. Prevailing material of nymphs was collected from May (pooled data from all years) on mature hosts. There were significantly higher infestation in mature males than in females as well as significantly higher tick infestation of mature hosts than immature ones. Higher abundance of tick infestation of A. agrarius in fields is probably influenced by great spatial mobility of hosts and by import of ticks from landscape verdure.
在低地生态系统中研究了从黑线姬鼠（Apodemus agrarius）身上采集的蓖麻硬蜱（Ixodes ricinus）的生态学。在研究期间（1986 - 1991年），在斯洛伐克南部检查了1483只黑线姬鼠标本，并从宿主身上采集到1319只幼虫和若虫。幼虫的季节模式呈双峰型（春季和秋季出现高峰）。若虫对黑线姬鼠的蜱感染率和感染强度均较低。若虫的主要采集时间是从5月开始（所有年份的汇总数据），采集对象为成熟宿主。成熟雄性的蜱感染率显著高于雌性，成熟宿主的蜱感染率也显著高于未成熟宿主。田野中黑线姬鼠较高的蜱感染强度可能受宿主的高空间流动性以及来自景观植被的蜱的迁入影响。
