ABSTRACT

In this study, we report the pattern of early season questing of unfed larval Amblyomma americanum from twelve years of monitoring in northern Missouri. In ten of these years, we collected unfed larvae before June. Early questing larvae likely impact the complexity of the nymphal pool by increasing its size and seasonal questing period and may alter human exposure to pathogens as they could co-feed with adults.

中文翻译：

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美国密苏里州北部 12 年监测未喂养幼虫美洲 Amblyomma 的早期探索模式

摘要

在这项研究中，我们报告了在密苏里州北部进行的 12 年监测中对未喂养幼虫Amblyomma americanum的早期调查模式。在其中十年中，我们在 6 月之前收集了未喂食的幼虫。早期探索幼虫可能会通过增加其大小和季节性探索期来影响若虫池的复杂性，并且可能会改变人类对病原体的暴露，因为它们可以与成虫共同喂养。