Ixodes scapularis

Complement, a major component of innate immunity, presents a rapid and robust defense of the intravascular space. While… (More)

Ixodes scapularis is arguably the most medically important tick species in the United States. This tick transmits 5 of the 14… (More)

A 3-yr community-based study was conducted on residential properties on Mason's Island, Mystic, CT, to determine the efficacy of… (More)

The abundance of Ixodes scapularis Say (Ixodes dammini Spielman, Clifford, Piesman & Corwin), the vector tick of the Lyme disease… (More)

Questing Ixodes scapularis Say and Amblyomma americanum (L.) nymphs were collected in the field by drag sampling to determine… (More)

We report the first successful area-wide reduction of Ixodes scapularis by using minimal amounts of permethrin self-applied by… (More)

Plant-derived acaricides, extracted from various botanical species, and commercially available phytochemicals were evaluated for… (More)

The cold hardiness of Ixodes scapularis Say unengorged larvae, engorged larvae, unengorged nymphs, engorged nymphs, and… (More)

Distribution of the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis Say, is poorly defined in Ontario. An endemic population is known on Long… (More)

Survival of unfed larvae and nymphs of Ixodes scapularis Say (formerly named I. dammini Spielman, Clifford, Piesman & Corwin) was… (More)