Fauna, activity dynamics, and infectious potential of ixodes ticks (ixodidae) in the Kursk region

The article presents research data on the study of the fauna of ixodid ticks and their activity in the territory of the Kursk region. In the Kursk region in 2020-2024, 2 species of ixodes mites were recorded: Dermacentor reticulatus (Fabricius, 1794) and Ixodes ricinus (Linnaeus, 1758). The most common ixodid tick species in the Kursk region is D. reticulatus (57 %), while I. ricinus ranks second in the total proportion of collections (43 %). The proportion of ticks that carry borreliosis, anaplasma, and ehrlichia does not exceed 20 %. Borreliosis is the most common disease, and the percentage of infected ticks ranges from 8,5 % to 13,7 %.

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