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A Unique Academic–Government Collaboration Yields First Report of Detailed Habitat Description for Haemaphysalis longicornis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Madison County, KY

Formally Refereed
Authors: J Vogt, B Allen, D Paulsen, R T. Trout Fryxell
Year: 2021
Type: Scientific Journal
Station: Southern Research Station
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab061
Source: Journal of Medical Entomology

Abstract

Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann, Asian longhorned tick, was collected in Madison County, Kentucky, United States as part of an ongoing collaborative-tick surveillance project. This is the first collection of this invasive tick that includes ancillary data on habitat and landscape features derived from the USDA Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis program.

Keywords

Haemaphysalis longicornis, Asian longhorned tick, distribution, habitat description, zoonosis

Citation

Vogt, J T; Allen, B D; Paulsen, D; Trout Fryxell, R T. 2021. A Unique Academic Government Collaboration Yields First Report of Detailed Habitat Description for Haemaphysalis longicornis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Madison County, KY . Journal of Medical Entomology. 67: 1310-. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab061.
Citations
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/62342