Table 1.

Amblyomma maculatum (AM) adults collected by flagging, 2010–2014. All sites were in southeastern Virginia. Site codes correspond to those mapped in Figure 1, and habitat types and A. maculatum density are included for each site. NS indicates that that site was not sampled in those years. General habitat types were determined by observing vegetation communities along transects. Observed successional events are qualitative changes to each site from natural or anthropogenic factors observed during the study period.

County	Site	AM 2010	AM 2011	AM 2012	AM 2013	AM 2014	Total AM	AM/ 100 m2	Habitat Type	Observed Successional Events
Chesapeake	CHS	54	104	88	17	7	270	2.66	Lowland mid-successional old field with drainage ditches	Grass/perennials to shrubs/young trees
Chesapeake	CH2	NS	NS	NS	6	18	24	4.44	Early and mid-successional old field, bordering pine-mixed hardwood forests	Grass/perennials to shrubs
Hampton	HAM	NS	2	2	0	5	9	2.16	Old field and mixed hardwood forest edge; Early successional old field	Annual mowing to maintain grass/perennials at old field
Isle of Wight	ILW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Loblolly-longleaf pine savannah; Edge of bald-cypress-tupelo swamp bordering loblolly pine-oak forest	Longleaf pine savannah maintained through prescribed burns
Newport News	NEW	NS	NS	NS	NS	0	0	0	Pine-mixed hardwood forest edge	None
Norfolk	NO1	NS	0	0	0	0	0	0	Pine-mixed hardwood forest	None
Northampton	CAP	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.57	Pine-mixed hardwood forest; Rear dune shrub community bordering parking lot; Early successional old field	Frequent mowing to maintain grass in old field
Portsmouth	PT1	3	0	0	0	0	3	0.31	Pine-mixed hardwood forest, some bordering a salt marsh	Clear cut portion of forest to rebuild wetlands
Portsmouth	PT2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Pine-mixed hardwood forest, some bordering a salt marsh	None
Suffolk	SF1	NS	NS	0	0	NS	0	0	Early successional old field bordering pine-mixed hardwood forest	Closed landfill, fields maintained through frequent mowing
Suffolk	SF2	NS	NS	NS	NS	0	0	0	Pine-mixed hardwood forest	None
Virginia Beach	VB1	9	6	27	31	18	91	8.55	Maritime live oak forest edge; Early successional old field	Biennial mowing to maintain grass/perennials at old field
Virginia Beach	VB3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.13	Pine-mixed hardwood forest; Loblolly pine-oak forest; Maritime dune grassland	None
York	YRK	0	1	13	0	0	14	2.14	Pine-mixed hardwood forest bordering river and bald cypress-tupelo swamp; Early successional old field; Mature loblolly pine-oak forest bordering managed pine forest	Biennial mowing to maintain grass/perennials at old field