Table 2.
Abundance (mean number/100 m2 range) of questing ticks in two habitats during highest spring activity period (May)
| Region/localization | Dermacentor reticulatus | Ixodes ricinus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | Total | Female | Male | Total | |
| Mazowsze region | ||||||
| Warsaw | ||||||
| Siekierki | ||||||
| Openb | 5.88 | 3.65 | 9.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kabacki forest | ||||||
| Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.30 | 0.90 | 1.20 |
| Bielański forest | ||||||
| Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.90 | 1.30 | 2.20 |
| Wołomin district | ||||||
| Stoski | ||||||
| Openb | 5.5 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 0.13a | 0.03a | 0.15a |
| Kury | ||||||
| Openb | 1.94 | 1.06 | 3.00 | 0.64a | 0.17a | 0.81a |
| Dąbrowica | ||||||
| Openb | 2.92 | 1.61 | 4.53 | 0.17a | 0.11a | 0.28a |
| Warmińsko-Mazurskie region | ||||||
| Mrągowo district | ||||||
| Urwitałt | ||||||
| Openb | 1.63 | 0.96 | 2.60 | 0.04 | 0.16 | 0.20 |
| Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.80 |
| Stawek | ||||||
| Openb | 0.63 | 0.19 | 0.82 | 0.0a | 0.04a | 0.08a |
| Dziubiele | ||||||
| Openb | 1.28 | 0.78 | 2.06 | 0.75a | 0.15a | 0.90a |
aMay 2013
b Open fallow land