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1 April 1979 Dermacentor albipictus ON MOOSE (Alces alces) IN ONTARIO
EDWARD M. ADDISON, F.J. JOHNSON, A. FYVIE
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Abstract

Fifty-five moose (Alces alces) collected from 1963 to 1965 in the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve of northern Ontario were examined for ectoparasites. Dermacentor albipictus was the only parasite recovered. D. albipictus was absent from 15 moose examined during June, July and August; first observed on 1 of 2 moose examined in September; and present on all 38 moose collected from October to May. Ticks were not evenly distributed on the body. Infestations varied from 32 to 13,490 ticks/moose for 14 individuals. Levels of infestation observed did not have an obvious adverse effect on the health of moose.

ADDISON, JOHNSON, and FYVIE: Dermacentor albipictus ON MOOSE (Alces alces) IN ONTARIO1
EDWARD M. ADDISON, F.J. JOHNSON, and A. FYVIE "Dermacentor albipictus ON MOOSE (Alces alces) IN ONTARIO," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 15(2), 281-284, (1 April 1979). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-15.2.281
Received: 19 June 1978; Published: 1 April 1979
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