Ambient air temperature as a predictor of activity of adult Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae).
Based on winter flagging experiments on Long Island, NY, adult Ixodes scapularis Say have an apparent threshold of questing activity at 4 degrees C. This threshold should be incorporated into public education efforts because the public may be at risk of contracting Lyme disease any time during the winter when temperatures exceed 4 degrees C.
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Lyme Disease Research Project, Seatuck Foundation, Shelter Island, NY 11964.
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D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology; D013696:Temperature; D013987:Ticks / Q000502:physiology*