Table 1.
Summary of the animals examined for the Surveillance of Wisconsin Animals for Ticks (SWAT) program (2011–2017) and the most commonly collected ixodid ticks.
| Host | Common Name for Host | # Of Animals * | I. scapularis | D. variabilis | H. leporispalustris | I. cookei | I. texanus | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | N | L | A | N | L | A | N | L | A | N | L | A | N | L | |||
| Mammals | |||||||||||||||||
| Canis familiaris | Dog | 1204 | 1619 | 13 | - | 2317 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Canis latrans | Coyote | 6 | 4 | 5 | - | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Didelphis virginiana | Opossum | 9 | - | - | - | 112 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Eptesicus fuscus | Big brown bat | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Equus ferus | Horse | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erethizon dorsatum | Porcupine | 10 | 7 | - | - | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Felis domesticus | Cat | 350 | 449 | 68 | 3 | 216 | 15 | 4 | - | - | 18 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| Glaucomys volans | Southern Flying Squirrel | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marmota monax | Woodchuck | 21 | 7 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 54 | 85 | - | 3 | - | - |
| Martes pennanti | Fisher | 1 | - | - | 2 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Mephitis mephitis | Striped Skunk | 3 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Mustela ermine | Short-tailed Weasel | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Mustela putorius furo | Ferret | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| Neovison vison | Mink | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 39 | - | - | - | - |
| Odocoileus virginianus, Cervus canadensis | Elk/White-tailed Deer | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ondatra zibethicus | Muskrat | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peromyscus spp. | Deer Mice | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Procyon lotor | Raccoon | 253 | 20 | 55 | 1 | 230 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 88 | 34 | 2 | 1001 | 1569 | 7 |
| Sciurus carolinensis | Grey Squirrel | 5 | 1 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spermophilus tridecemlineatus | Thirteen lined Squirrel | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sylvilagus floridanus | Eastern Cottontail | 364 | 2 | 4 | - | 6 | 5 | - | 1125 | 14 | 63 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Tamias striatus | Eastern Chipmunk | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Red Squirrel | 3 | - | 10 | 29 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urocyon cinereoargenteus | Gray Fox | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vulpes vulpes | Red Fox | 4 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Birds | |||||||||||||||||
| Bonasa umbellus | Ruffed Grouse | 1 | - | 17 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buteo jamaicensis | Red-tailed Hawk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Catharus guttatus | Hermit Thrush | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Corvus corax | Raven | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Grus canadensis | Sandhill Crane | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meleagris gallopavo | Wild turkey | 1 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pheucticus ludovicianus | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Seiurus aurocapilla | Ovenbird | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Spinus tristis | American Goldfinch | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Turdus migratorius | American Robin | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zenaida macroura | Mourning dove | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Not identified | Unknown Animal | 52 | 85 | - | - | 147 | - | - | 6 | - | - | 16 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Totals | 2325 | 2217 | 190 | 58 | 3179 | 27 | 6 | 1134 | 17 | 81 | 228 | 223 | 10 | 1010 | 1570 | 8 | |
A = Adults, N = Nymphs, L = Larvae; * Number of animals with at least one tick.