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Section Symposium

Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

Into the Wild: Investigating Wildlife-Arthropod Vector Interactions and Implications for One Health

Identifying host intrinsic and extrinsic variables affecting tick infestation on passerine birds (Order: Passeriformes)

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
10:02 AM – 10:07 AM MST
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, 130, PCC
Oral Presentation
The geographical ranges for ticks and tick-borne diseases are actively expanding with migratory passerines considered as one of the drivers. Wild birds also play an important role in maintaining and transmitting ticks and associated pathogens within endemic regions. However, it is uncertain how the roles would vary among individuals of different species of avian hosts at different times of the year. We conducted year-round active surveillance of tick infestation on passerines at banding stations in three counties in Ohio with a gradient of tick abundance in the environment. Our goal for this study is to identify individual characteristics and life history traits that affect tick infestation prevalence and intensity. This study will contribute to the body of literature on bird-tick interaction and will help elucidate the roles of birds in the ecology and epidemiology of tick-borne diseases.