Ixodiphagus hookeri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) and Tick-Borne Pathogens in Ticks with Sympatric Occurrence (and Different Activities) in the Slovak Karst National Park (Slovakia), Central Europe

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dc.contributor.authorBlažeková, Veronika
dc.contributor.authorStanko, Michal
dc.contributor.authorSprong, Hein
dc.contributor.authorKohl, Robert
dc.contributor.authorZubriková, Dana
dc.contributor.authorVargová, Lucia
dc.contributor.authorBona, Martin
dc.contributor.authorMiklisová, Dana
dc.contributor.authorVíchová, Bronislava
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-27T14:33:53Z
dc.date.available2024-05-27T14:33:53Z
dc.date.issued2024-05-07
dc.description.abstractTicks are involved in the transmission a plethora of pathogens. To effectively control ticks and mitigate the risks associated with tick-borne diseases, it is important to implement tick control measures. These may include the use of acaricides as well as the development and implementation of an alternative, environmentally friendly tick management program that include practices such as habitat modification or establishing biological control. Ixodiphagus hookeri Howard is a tick-specific parasitoid wasp that predates on several species of ixodid ticks and could contribute to the control of the tick population. This work aimed to detect the presence of parasitoid wasps in ticks (Ixodidae) using genetic approaches. Several tick species of the genera Ixodes, Haemaphysalis, and Dermacentor, with a sympatric occurrence in the Slovak Karst National Park in southeastern Slovakia, were screened for the presence of wasps of the genus Ixodiphagus. The DNA of the parasitoids was detected in four tick species from three genera. This work presents the first molecular detection of parasitoids in two Dermacentor tick species, as well as the first molecular identification of Ixodiphagus wasps in Ixodes ricinus and Haemaphysalis concinna ticks from the Karst area. In the given area, it was observed that I. ricinus and H. concinna ticks are hyper-parasitized by wasps. Moreover, it was observed that wasps here can parasitize several tick species, some of which are of less significance for human and animal health (as they transmit fewer pathogens).en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/pathogens13050385
dc.identifier.issn2076-0817
dc.identifier.journalPathogens 2024;13(5):385en_US
dc.identifier.pmid38787237
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10029/627612
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.countrySwitzerland
dc.source.issue5
dc.source.journaltitlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.source.volume13
dc.subjectDermacentor spp.en_US
dc.subjectHaemaphysalis spp.en_US
dc.subjectIxodes ricinusen_US
dc.subjectIxodiphagus hookerien_US
dc.subjectSlovak Karsten_US
dc.subjectbacteriaen_US
dc.subjectpathogensen_US
dc.subjectsymbiontsen_US
dc.subjectticken_US
dc.subjectwaspen_US
dc.titleIxodiphagus hookeri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) and Tick-Borne Pathogens in Ticks with Sympatric Occurrence (and Different Activities) in the Slovak Karst National Park (Slovakia), Central Europeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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