Aspects of the development of Ixodes anatis under different environmental conditions in the laboratory and in the field

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dc.citation.issue1
dc.citation.volume14
dc.contributor.authorBansal N
dc.contributor.authorPomroy WE
dc.contributor.authorHeath ACG
dc.contributor.authorCastro I
dc.coverage.spatialEngland
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-05T20:34:45Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-25T06:46:12Z
dc.date.available2021-01-28
dc.date.available2023-12-05T20:34:45Z
dc.date.available2024-07-25T06:46:12Z
dc.date.issued2021-12
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Numerous laboratory and fewer field-based studies have found that ixodid ticks develop more quickly and survive better at temperatures between 18 °C and 26 °C and relative humidity (RH) between 75 and 94%. Ixodes anatis Chilton, 1904, is an endophilic, nidicolous species endemic to North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) (NIBK) and the tokoeka (Apteryx australis), and little is known about the environmental conditions required for its development. The aims of this study were to determine and compare the conditions of temperature and RH that ensure the best survival of the kiwi tick and the shortest interstadial periods, in laboratory conditions and outdoors inside artificial kiwi burrows. METHODS: Free-walking engorged ticks were collected off wild kiwi hosts and placed in the laboratory under various fixed temperature and humidity regimes. In addition, sets of the collected ticks at different developmental stages were placed in artificial kiwi burrows. In both settings, we recorded the times taken for the ticks to moult to the next stage. RESULTS: Larvae and nymphs both showed optimum development at between 10 °C and 20 °C, which is lower than the optimum temperature for development in many other species of ixodid ticks. However, larvae moulted quicker and survived better when saturation deficits were < 1-2 mmHg (RH > 94%); in comparison, the optimum saturation deficits for nymph development were 1-10 mmHg. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that the kiwi tick has adapted to the stable, but relatively cool and humid conditions in kiwi burrows, reflecting the evolutionary consequences of its association with the kiwi.
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dc.edition.editionDecember 2021
dc.format.pagination85-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33509249
dc.identifier.citationBansal N, Pomroy WE, Heath ACG, Castro I. (2021). Aspects of the development of Ixodes anatis under different environmental conditions in the laboratory and in the field.. Parasit Vectors. 14. 1. (pp. 85-).
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13071-021-04601-z
dc.identifier.eissn1756-3305
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn1756-3305
dc.identifier.numberARTN 85
dc.identifier.pii10.1186/s13071-021-04601-z
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70832
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd
dc.publisher.urihttps://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-021-04601-z
dc.relation.isPartOfParasit Vectors
dc.rights(c) 2021 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectEndophilic
dc.subjectIxodes anatis
dc.subjectKiwi tick
dc.subjectLife-cycle
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectCold Temperature
dc.subjectHost-Parasite Interactions
dc.subjectHumidity
dc.subjectIxodes
dc.subjectLaboratories
dc.subjectLife Cycle Stages
dc.subjectMolting
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectNymph
dc.subjectPalaeognathae
dc.subjectSeasons
dc.subjectTemperature
dc.titleAspects of the development of Ixodes anatis under different environmental conditions in the laboratory and in the field
dc.typeJournal article
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