Pattern Of Early Questing In Unfed Larval Amblyomma Americanum From Twelve Years Of Monitoring In Northern Missouri, Usa

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.