Peculiarities of taiga tick Ixodes persulcatus Sch. (Parasitiformes: Ixodidae) development in natural biotopes in Leningrad Province

L.A. Grigoryeva

Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, 2015, 319(2): 269–281 · https://doi.org/10.31610/trudyzin/2015.319.2.269

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Abstract

The peculiarities of taiga tick development were analyses on basis of long-term observations of generations of 30 females during life of ticks at the all stages, in active and inactive conditions, in periods of wintering and metamorphosis. The life cycle of Ixodes persulcatus in the conditions of Leningrad Province (north-west of Russia) lasts 3 years, only one stage is developed per year. Absolute age of taiga tick is equal to 3 years. Calendar age of larvae and nymphs could reach 11–12 months, calendar age of imago is not more than 11 months in favorable biotic and abiotic factors.

Key words

Ixodes persulcatus, long-term making of ticks, life cycle, absolute and calendar age

Submitted February 15, 2015 · Accepted March 25, 2015 · Published June 25, 2015

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