Ixodes persulcatus Schulze, 1930 (Figs. 70–72)

Abstract

Ixodes persulcatus, the taiga tick, is a three-host tick. Under laboratory conditions (20 °C, 12 h light/dark cycle) the life-cycle takes about 250 days (Konnai et al. in Jpn J Vet Res 55:85–92, 2008). It is a generalist tick, feeding on a variety of different animal species, ranging from reptiles to birds to mammals. The immature developmental stages prefer to feed on small and medium-sized mammals and birds, while the females parasitize large mammals, such as deer, cattle, sheep or hares