Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Surveillance and detection of Haemaphysalis longicornis(Acari: Ixodidae) in protected areas from Georgia, USA |
| Authors: |
Fausett, Eleanor, Kirstein, Oscar D, Bellman, Stephanie, Long, Audrey, Roeske, Isabella, Cheng, Chun, Piantadosi, Anne, Anderson, Tavis K, Vazquez-Prokopec, Gonzalo M |
| Source: |
Journal of Medical Entomology; July 2024, Vol. 61 Issue: 4 p1071-1076, 6p |
| Abstract: |
The invasion of the Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornisNeumann, into the United States poses a significant ecological, veterinarian, and public health threat. We conducted a comprehensive tick survey using standard tick flagging protocol for collection over 3 field seasons, March–August, and 56 surveyed sites to identify the presence of H. longicornisin the native ecosystem and prove its establishment according to USDA criteria. Of the total 56 state parks and wildlife management areas (WMA) surveyed, only one was found to be invaded by H. longicornis; detection of H. longicornisoccurred at Buck Shoals Wildlife Management area in White County, GA. This site is maintained by the state of Georgia, has no agricultural animals present, and hosts a large white-tailed deer population. After the initial detection of H. longicornisin 2022, an additional field season occurred in 2023, where H. longicorniswas confirmed as established based on USDA criteria. The increase in H. longicornispopulations from 2021 to 2023 at Buck Shoals WMA points to the rapid spread of this tick within the environment. Our findings provide evidence of the rapid establishment of H. longicornisin the southern edge of suitability for this tick and within the native ecosystem beyond farmlands and private land. |
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