Nine species of ectoparasites (4 Acari, 2 Mallophaga, 1 Anoplura, 1 Diptera, and 1 Siphonaptera) were recovered from 126 white-tailed deer collected in northern, central, and southern Mississippi. Intensity and prevalence of adults of Ixodes scapularis and larvae, nymphs, and adults of Amblyomma americanum varied significantly over collection periods, but not between host sexes. Lipoptena mazamae occurred on deer from only one study area. Although individual deer were heavily parasitized by Tricholipeurus parallelus and T. lipeuroides, their prevalence was limited. Hoplopsyllus sp., Solenopotes sp., Amblyomma maculatum, and Dermacentor albipictus had prevalences of <10% and were not tested for area, host sex, and seasonal effects. The potential pathogenicity of these ectoparasite species are related to white-tailed deer in Mississippi.
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1 April 1987
EFFECTS OF SEASON AND AREA ON ECTOPARASITES OF WHITE-TAILED DEER (ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS) IN MISSISSIPPI
Stephen Demarais,
Harry A. Jacobson,
David C. Guynn

Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 23 • No. 2
April 1987
Vol. 23 • No. 2
April 1987
area effects
ectoparasites
Odocoileus virginianus
season effects
white-tailed deer