Table 1.
Tick species and life stages collected from February 2018 to January 2019 in southwestern Virginia (SW VA) and southeastern Virginia (SE VA), United States. Hours of collection in southwestern Virginia = 144, hours in southeastern Virginia = 57
| Species | Life stage | Months Collected in SW VA | Months Collected in SE VA | Total # in SW VA (Ticks/hr) | Total # in SE VA (Ticks/hr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ixodes scapularis | Adult | Jan—Mar, Oct—Dec | January—May, October—December | 134 (0.9) | 49 (0.9) |
| Ixodes scapularis | Nymph | Apr—Oct | May—August | 306 (2.1) | 13 (0.2) |
| Ixodes scapularis | Larvae | June—Oct | June—November | 1,496 (10.4) | 54 (1.0) |
| Ixodes brunneus | Larvae | Jan | --- | 2 (0.01) | 0 |
| Ixodes affinis | Adult | – | April—August, October | 0 | 134 (2.4) |
| Ambylomma americanum | Adult | Feb—July | April—August | 87 (0.6) | 270 (4.8) |
| Ambylomma americanum | Nymph | Apr—Oct | April—October | 1,419 (9.8) | 637 (11.2) |
| Ambylomma americanum | Larvae | May—Nov | May, July—November | 15,875 (110.2) | 14,818 (261.6) |
| Dermacentor variabilis | Adult | April—Aug | April—July | 50 (0.4) | 25 (0.4) |
| Dermacentor variabilis | Larvae | Aug | – | 9 (0.06) | 0 |
| Dermacentor albipictus | Larvae | Oct—Nov | – | 49 (0.3) | 0 |
| Haemaphysalis leporispalustris | Nymph | June | March, May, October | 1 (0.01) | 4 (0.07) |
| Haemaphysalis leporispalustris | Larvae | Sept—Nov | – | 5 (0.03) | 0 |
| Haemaphysalis longicornis | Larvae | Oct | – | 1 (0.01) | 0 |
| Total | 19,434 | 16,936 |