TICKS (ACARI: IXODIDAE) IN KARELIA

The main dataset comprises the results of years of research on the distribution of ixodid ticks in Karelia. Information is presented about the findings of Ixodes persulcatus and I. ricinus – the main vectors of dangerous tick-borne diseases, in Russian Karelia and adjacent Finnish territories (Provinces of North Karelia and Kainuu). Sampling of questing ticks was done by flagging from vegetation in the period from 2007 to 2018. Each line in the table represents an individual transect, for which time of sampling, coordinates, presence/absence of ticks is specified. If both tick species were encountered on the same transect, info is provided in two lines, one for each species. Details on the number of ticks collected, number of flag-km covered, and the results of sampling from domestic animals and humans will be added later. This dataset is a constituent part of the database “Ixodid ticks of Karelia”, registered on April 8, 2010, # 2010620234 (proprietor IB KarRC RAS), and has been previously used to prepare articles on the distribution and abundances of ticks in Karelia and adjacent Finnish territories (Bugmyrin et al., 2011; 2013; 2014; 2016; 2019).