title: Duration of attachment by mites and ticks on the iguanid lizards Sceloporus graciosus and Uta stansburiana.
abstract: Duration of attachment was determined for the mites Neotrombicula californica and Geckobiella texana and the tick Ixodes pacificus on the iguanid lizards Sceloporus graciosus and Uta stansburiana from southern California. Neotrombicula californica infestations lasted approximately 1 wk. Attachment of Ixodes pacificus larvae and nymphs lasted approximately 8 days on S. graciosus and 16 days on U. stansburiana. Geckobiella texana remained attached to S. graciosus for 5 days and to U. stansburiana for 28 days.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Whittier College, California 90608.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bursey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008925:Mites / Q000502:physiology*; D009758:Nymph / Q000502:physiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013987:Ticks / Q000502:physiology*; D014323:Trombiculiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D014324:Trombiculidae / Q000502:physiology