ZUP Baden-Württemberg
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Module 2: Detailed studies
Tick activity

Tick activity

To observe and record the activity of ticks in the field, we installed field plots in a wooded area in Karlsruhe and near Stuttgart based on the method of Dautel et al. (2008). In addition, we collected ticks from the vegetation in regular intervals by flagging. This year-round estimate of tick activity provides us with knowledge about the relative level of activity in our tick habitats at all times of the year.

 

Tick activity plots

 

Ref: Dautel H, Dippel C, Kämmer D, Werkhausen A, Kahl O (2008) Winter activity of Ixodes ricinus in a Berlin forest. International Journal of Medical Microbiology 298 [Suppl. 1]: 50-54.