| Literature DB >> 8158624 |
Abstract
Based on winter flagging experiments on Long Island, NY, adult Ixodes scapularis Say have an apparent threshold of questing activity at 4 degrees C. This threshold should be incorporated into public education efforts because the public may be at risk of contracting Lyme disease any time during the winter when temperatures exceed 4 degrees C.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID： 8158624 DOI： 10.1093/jmedent/31.1.178
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Entomol ISSN： 0022-2585 Impact factor: 2.278