title: Parasitism of mustelids by ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae), Maine and New Hampshire, U.S.A.
abstract: Ticks collected from mustelids from four counties in Maine and one in New Hampshire were identified after harvest. Of the 18 fishers Martes pennanti Erxleben, two mink Neovison vison Schreber, and one long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata Lichtenstein, 589 ticks were collected and identified. They were identified as, in order of abundance, Ixodes gregsoni Lindquist, Wu, and Redner (158 larvae, 189 nymphs, four adults), Ixodes cookei Packard (99 larvae, 77 nymphs, six adults), Ixodes scapularis Say (53 adults), Dermacentor variabilis Say (two nymphs), and Ixodes angustus Neumann (one nymph). Seasonally, all but the D. variabilis were collected in winter. This study reports the first record of adult I. scapularis from a M. pennanti in the northeastern United States.
authors.affiliation: Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Vector-borne Disease Laboratory, 75 John Roberts Road Suite 9B, South Portland, ME 04106, USA. Electronic address: lubelc@mmc.org.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lubelczyk
authors.affiliation: Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Vector-borne Disease Laboratory, 75 John Roberts Road Suite 9B, South Portland, ME 04106, USA.
authors.forename: Eleanor H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Lacombe
authors.affiliation: Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Vector-borne Disease Laboratory, 75 John Roberts Road Suite 9B, South Portland, ME 04106, USA.
authors.forename: Susan P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Elias
authors.affiliation: United States National Tick Collection, Georgia Southern University, P.O. Box 8056, Statesboro, GA 30460, USA.
authors.forename: Lorenza
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Beati
authors.affiliation: Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Vector-borne Disease Laboratory, 75 John Roberts Road Suite 9B, South Portland, ME 04106, USA.
authors.forename: Peter W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Rand
authors.affiliation: Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Vector-borne Disease Laboratory, 75 John Roberts Road Suite 9B, South Portland, ME 04106, USA.
authors.forename: Robert P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003870:Dermacentor / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D018884:Ixodes / Q000145:classification*; D007814:Larva; D008281:Maine / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D045969:Mustelidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D009513:New Hampshire / Q000453:epidemiology; D009758:Nymph; D012621:Seasons; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Ixodes; Martes pennanti; Mustelids; Ticks