Questing by Tick Larvae (Acari: Ixodidae): A Review of the Influences That Affect Off-Host Survival
2020/05/13 by Brenda Leal, Emily Zamora, Austin K. Fuentes +5 · 28 citations
Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Vector-borne infectious diseases #Viral Infections and Vectors #Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/aesa/saaa013
Abstract
Questing is a host-seeking behavior in which ticks ascend plants, extend their front legs, and wait poised for a chance to attach to a passing host. Hard ticks are ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates and because some species vector disease, they are among the most medically important of arthropod pests. All ixodid ticks require blood to survive and reproduce with the number of blood-hosts needed to complete their life cycle varying among species. The vast majority are three-host ticks requiring a different host for each developmental stage: larva, nymph, and adult. A few, including some of the most economically important species, are one-host ticks, that quest only in the larval stage. Questing is a rate-limiting behavior critical to tick survival and disease transmission. For the off-host larval stage, survival is highly dependent on ecological and physiological factors. Yet, off-host larval ecophysiology is often overlooked for the more obvious adult and nymphal tick-host interactions. This review summarizes the literature on ixodid larval questing with emphasis on how specific biotic and abiotic factors affect off-host survival.
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