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2023 Volume 3 Issue 2
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The Link Between Ixodid Tick Populations and Climate Change in the Stavropol Region

Robert Gurgenovich Zakinyan , Galina Khamzatovna Badakhova , Maria Sergeevna Lopteva , Natalya Anatolyevna Koshkina , Vasiliy Petrovich Tolokonnikov , Sergey Nikolaevich Povetkin*✉
  1. Department of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Faculty of Physics and Technology, North Caucasus Federal University, Stavropol, Russia.
  2. Laboratory of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "North Caucasus Federal Scientific Agrarian Center", Mikhaylovsk, Russia.
  3. Department of Parasitology and Veterinary Examination, Anatomy, and Pathanatomy named after Professor S.N.Nikolsky, Faculty of Veterinary, Stavropol State Agrarian University, Stavropol, Russia.
  4. Laboratory of Food and Industrial Biotechnology, Faculty of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, North Caucasus Federal University, Stavropol, Russia.
Abstract

The parasitism of livestock by ixodid ticks, which transmit blood-borne parasitic diseases, is a major challenge in animal husbandry. This research focuses on how climate change affects the diversity of ixodid tick species. Data from the Kislovodsk meteorological station, including average winter temperature, wind speed, and the variability and trends of the Bodman index (which indicates climate severity), were analyzed. The distribution of ixodid ticks is closely tied to the climatic zones. In the Stavropol region, 16 species of ixodid ticks across 6 genera have been recorded. Monitoring from 1999 onwards reveals a growing number of ixodid tick species. As the region experiences warming temperatures, milder winter conditions have led to an expansion of suitable habitats for ixodid ticks and a corresponding increase in their numbers.

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Zakinyan RG, Badakhova GK, Lopteva MS, Koshkina NA, Tolokonnikov VP, Povetkin SN. The Link Between Ixodid Tick Populations and Climate Change in the Stavropol Region. Entomol Lett. 2023;3(2):38-43. https://doi.org/10.51847/4lXTZ8h0Bs
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Zakinyan, R. G., Badakhova, G. K., Lopteva, M. S., Koshkina, N. A., Tolokonnikov, V. P., & Povetkin, S. N. (2023). The Link Between Ixodid Tick Populations and Climate Change in the Stavropol Region. Entomology Letters, 3(2), 38-43. https://doi.org/10.51847/4lXTZ8h0Bs
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