Figure 1.

Map of areas where small mammals were sampled for ectoparasites. Shaded counties depict areas where rodents were trapped. Brown circles indicate areas where no chiggers were found on rodents, and red diamonds indicate sites where chiggers were found on some rodents. Some parks span beyond one county (indicated below by asterisks) and trapping extended into the nearby counties. * SMSP—Stone Mountain State Park (Alleghany and Wilkes counties), CBP—Clawson-Burnley Park, LJSP—Lake James State Park, LNSP—Lake Norman State Park, * SMGL—South Mountains Game Lands (Rutherford and Cleveland), CMGL—Cold Mountain Game Lands, * GRGL—Green River Game Lands (Polk and Henderson), CNF—Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest.