B. Degeilh et al., DISTRIBUTION OF IXODES-RICINUS (LINNE, 17 58) (ACARINA, IXODIDAE) IN THE FOREST ASSOCIATIONS OF THE MASSIF-ARMORICAIN, Acarologia, 35(4), 1994, pp. 327-334
The distribution of exophile tick Ixodes ricinus (Acarina : Ixodidae)
was studied all over Brittany and related geologic surrounding region
(''Massif Armoricain''), West part of France, in relation to mapped ve
getal units. Eighty sites were investigated. I. ricinus was found in 7
7, 5 % of the studied sites whatever the type of vegetation be. The on
ly difference concerns the oceanic shore from St-Male to Lorient where
the positive rate was 35 % : it seems that the maritime environment h
as an inhibitory effect for this species.