Ixodiphagus hookeri wasps (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in two sympatric tick species Ixodes ricinus and Haemaphysalis concinna (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in the Slovak Karst (Slovakia): ecological and biological considerations

Abstract Ixodiphagus endoparasitoid wasps are natural tick enemies that can reduce their abundance. In this study, we investigated the presence of Ixodiphagus hookeri in Haemaphysalis concinna and Ixodes ricinus ticks in the Slovak Karst (southern Slovakia) and analysed the ecological and physiologi...

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Main Authors: Alicja Buczek, Weronika Buczek, Katarzyna Bartosik, Joanna Kulisz, Michał Stanko
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5384374958c847e8a4d0a2f41ac67365
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