Biodiversity and seasonal distribution of ticks on green areas of Belgrade
Apstrakt
Ticks are obligate haematophagous ectoparasites which
have multiple adverse effects on the host organism. A particular problem is
that they spread diseases to humans, domestic and wild animals, which can
be reservoirs, vectors and/or transient hosts for the tick-borne pathogens.
In the period of March‒November 2010‒2012, ticks were collected at
various localities in the Belgrade area by flagging vegetation (in the context
of ticks control funded by the Secretariat for Environmental Protection).
Tick species and sex/gender were identified by morphometric
characteristics.
Ixodes ricinus (51.01%) was absolute dominance, followed by
Rhipicephalus sanguineus (39.74%), Dermacentor marginatus (8.24%) and
Dermacentor reticulatus (1.01%). Overall, the female-male ratio during the
course of our study was 61.02%: 38.98% in favor of females, with a higher
percentage of females established in all three years of research. Of the all
species we established a larger number of females. Fo...r the two most
commonly found species Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Ixodes ricinus, this
ratio was 69.50%: 30.50% and 63.42% : 36.58%, respectively in favor of
females. Population dynamics of the established species of ticks during the
all years of examination was next: in March were found: I.ricinus,
R.sanguineus and D.marginatus. In April, we observed the occurrence of
the D. recticulatus, and species that reached maximum numbers were
D.marginatus. I.ricinus reached maximum abundance in May. In June, the
population peak is observed for R. sanguineus which is the most common
types in July and August. In September, we saw an increase in the
population of I.ricinus and D.marginatus, while in October we observed the
emergence of the R.sanguineus.
There are differences in the type of vegetation at the investigated
localities. While Zvezadara and Miljakovac Forest represent typical wooded
localities, Ada Ciganlija, Topčider and Košutnjak are a mixture of
parklands and small wooded complexes and city parks are represented
primary grassy area. Logically, the abundance of ticks was significantly
greater at the wooded localities. In the parklands, and especially at city
parks, the anthropogenic factors affect the abundance of ticks, both directly (by grass cutting) and indirectly (trough alteration of microclimatic
conditions).
Ključne reči:
ticks / Belgrade / green areaIzvor:
Second International Symposium of Veterinary Medicine (ISVM2016), 2016, 24-29Izdavač:
- Belgrade : Scientific Institute of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia
- Novi Sad : Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad"
Institucija/grupa
Naučni institut za veterinarstvo SrbijeTY - CONF AU - Pavlović, Ivan PY - 2016 UR - https://reponivs.nivs.rs/handle/123456789/663 AB - Ticks are obligate haematophagous ectoparasites which have multiple adverse effects on the host organism. A particular problem is that they spread diseases to humans, domestic and wild animals, which can be reservoirs, vectors and/or transient hosts for the tick-borne pathogens. In the period of March‒November 2010‒2012, ticks were collected at various localities in the Belgrade area by flagging vegetation (in the context of ticks control funded by the Secretariat for Environmental Protection). Tick species and sex/gender were identified by morphometric characteristics. Ixodes ricinus (51.01%) was absolute dominance, followed by Rhipicephalus sanguineus (39.74%), Dermacentor marginatus (8.24%) and Dermacentor reticulatus (1.01%). Overall, the female-male ratio during the course of our study was 61.02%: 38.98% in favor of females, with a higher percentage of females established in all three years of research. Of the all species we established a larger number of females. For the two most commonly found species Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Ixodes ricinus, this ratio was 69.50%: 30.50% and 63.42% : 36.58%, respectively in favor of females. Population dynamics of the established species of ticks during the all years of examination was next: in March were found: I.ricinus, R.sanguineus and D.marginatus. In April, we observed the occurrence of the D. recticulatus, and species that reached maximum numbers were D.marginatus. I.ricinus reached maximum abundance in May. In June, the population peak is observed for R. sanguineus which is the most common types in July and August. In September, we saw an increase in the population of I.ricinus and D.marginatus, while in October we observed the emergence of the R.sanguineus. There are differences in the type of vegetation at the investigated localities. While Zvezadara and Miljakovac Forest represent typical wooded localities, Ada Ciganlija, Topčider and Košutnjak are a mixture of parklands and small wooded complexes and city parks are represented primary grassy area. Logically, the abundance of ticks was significantly greater at the wooded localities. In the parklands, and especially at city parks, the anthropogenic factors affect the abundance of ticks, both directly (by grass cutting) and indirectly (trough alteration of microclimatic conditions). PB - Belgrade : Scientific Institute of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia PB - Novi Sad : Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad" C3 - Second International Symposium of Veterinary Medicine (ISVM2016) T1 - Biodiversity and seasonal distribution of ticks on green areas of Belgrade EP - 29 SP - 24 ER -
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Pavlović, I.. (2016). Biodiversity and seasonal distribution of ticks on green areas of Belgrade. in Second International Symposium of Veterinary Medicine (ISVM2016) Belgrade : Scientific Institute of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia., 24-29.
Pavlović I. Biodiversity and seasonal distribution of ticks on green areas of Belgrade. in Second International Symposium of Veterinary Medicine (ISVM2016). 2016;:24-29..
Pavlović, Ivan, "Biodiversity and seasonal distribution of ticks on green areas of Belgrade" in Second International Symposium of Veterinary Medicine (ISVM2016) (2016):24-29.