Table 1.
Sample sizes from current survey and other, recent studies in Florida using different collecting methods. Numbers of adult and nymphal ticks are shown. Nymphs were primarily reported as A. americanum.
| Study Climate Zones [36] | Method | A. americanum | A. maculatum | D. variabilis | I. scapularis | R sanguineus | Immatures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current 1–6 | Flag | 501 | 8 | 50 | 234 | 0 | 1240 |
| Merrill [27] 4 | Flag/Boar | 0/0 | 15/979 | 0/12 | 13/8 | 0/0 | 2958/1 |
| Hertz [26] 1–5 | Wild animals | 3114 | 317 | 125 | 592 | 0 | Not done |
| Burroughs [25] 1–6 | Domestics | 51 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 1243 | ‘Rare’ |
| Cilek [24] 1 | Flag | 102 | 27 | 1 | 653 | 0 | ‘Rare’ |
| Greiner [23] 5 | Boar | 3 | 287 | 2423 | 52 | 0 | 0 |