Ticks exist on all continents and carry more zoonotic pathogens than any other type of
vector. Ticks spend most of their lives in the external environment away from the host and …

Haemaphysalis longicornis is the only tick in New Zealand that infests livestock. Throughout
its range H. longicornis is exposed to and exhibits tolerance to a wide range of …

We have killed wild animals for obtaining food and decimated forests for many reasons.
Nowadays, we are burning fossil fuels as never before and even exploring petroleum in …

Determining patterns of host use, and the frequency at which these patterns change, are of
key importance if we are to understand tick population dynamics, the evolution of tick …

Questing is a host-seeking behavior in which ticks ascend plants, extend their front legs, and
wait poised for a chance to attach to a passing host. Hard ticks are ectoparasites of terrestrial …

Despite its isolation and extreme climate, Antarctica is home to diverse fauna and
associated microorganisms. It has been proposed that the most iconic Antarctic animal, the …

The ubiquity of ticks and their importance in the transmission of pathogens involved in
human and livestock diseases are reflected by the growing number of studies focusing on …

Abstract Ticks (Ixodida: Argasidae, Ixodidae) are the main arthropod vectors of disease in
Central Europe, including Germany. One species, Ixodes ricinus, dominates the tick fauna …

In this review, we describe water balance requirements of blood-feeding arthropods,
particularly contrasting dehydration tolerance during the unfed, off-host state and the …

Nidicolous ticks are defined as those that live in or near shelters used by their vertebrate
hosts—for example, in sandy ground, crevices, burrows, nests, caves, and in some cases …