Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases Asian Longhorned Tick Resources
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Item La garrapata asiática de cuernos largos: Cómo proteger su ganado y granjaVillarreal, Daniela (Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2021-08-23)i. La garrapata asiática de cuernos largos es una garrapata invasora en los Estados Unidos. Esta garrapata tiene un rápido crecimiento de la población y puede causar infestaciones que dañan al ganado y la salud de la granja. Esta breve hoja de datos proporciona información sobre la garrapata asiática de cuernos largos que puede ayudar a los agricultores a proteger la salud y la seguridad de sus granjas. Gracias a las siguientes personas or su experiencia y ayuda en el dessarrollo de esta hoja informativa: Jessica McArt, DVM PhD; Elisha Frye, DVM; Jody Gangloff-Kauffmann, PhD; y Robert Lynch, DVM.Item The Asian Longhorned Tick: How to Protect Your Livestock and FarmVillarreal, Daniela (Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2021-08-23)i. The Asian longhorned tick is an invasive tick to the United States. This tick has quick population growth and can cause infestations that damage livestock and the health of farm owners and workers. This brief fact sheet provides information on the Asian longhorned tick that can help farmers protect the health and safety of their farms. Thank you to the following individuals for their expertise and assistance in developing this fact sheet: Jessica McArt, DVM PhD; Elisha Frye, DVM; Jody Gangloff-Kauffmann, PhD; and Robert Lynch, DVM.Item Interaction between Asian long-horned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) and a human hostSherpa, Phurchhoki; Louis Calder Center, Fordham University (Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2019-08-29)After observing Asian long-horned tick's (Haemaphysalis longicornis) peculiar behavior of avoiding contacts with humans, I was curious to see if the ticks would latch on (to feed) if I forcefully placed them on my hand. As you see in the video, the moment I open my palm (where I held the ticks captive), H. longicornis frantically run around and jump off the closest edge they can find. Such display of extreme dislike for human hosts is very unique and an interesting behavior.Item Use of permethrin to trap Asian long-horned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis)Sherpa, Phurchhoki; Louis Calder Center, Fordham University (Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2019-08-29)I explored permethrin treated cloth as one of the possible solutions for containing/trapping Asian long-horned ticks (H. longicornis) that were attracted to CO2 (used dry ice). I treated a small piece of corduroy cloth with permethrin and let it dry. In the field, the treated cloth was placed on top, at the center, of a bigger untreated cloth. And, the CO2 reservoir was placed on the treated cloth. As visible in the video, H. longicornis that walked on permethrin treated cloth, in pursuit to reach the CO2 reservoir, appeared affected- they became lethargic and seemed disorientated. The ticks did not die on the spot and were able to walk off the cloth.Item Use of tanglefoot, brush on sticky coating, to trap Asian long-horned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis)Sherpa, Phurchhoki; Louis Calder Center, Fordham University (Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2019-08-29)I explored sticky trap (tanglefoot: brush on coating) as one of the solutions to keep Asian long-horned ticks trapped around CO2 reservoir. Before implementing the idea in the field, I conducted an observation in the lab. As you can see, from the video, H. longicornis crawl on the sticky trap in pursuit of CO2 reservoir (dry ice placed on the other side of the trap). They get stuck on the sticky coating. Then, the ticks frantically wiggle their legs and are able to walk free. After they have experienced the trap once, the ticks didn't seem to go back on the sticky surface; they avoided it and crawled away.Item Can vegetable oil moat trap Asian long-horned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis)?Sherpa, Phurchhoki; Louis Calder Center, Fordham University (Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2019-08-29)As one of the possible solutions for keeping Asian long-horned ticks (H. longicornis) trapped around CO2 reservoirs, I conducted lab observations using vegetable oil. It appears that once H. longicornis is in oil, they lose leg traction and cannot swim through or out of oil easily. However, the problem was getting the ticks to walk or fall in the oil, on their own. They seem to sense the presence of oil and avoid it or crawl around it.Item Does Asian long-horned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) drown in water?Sherpa, Phurchhoki; Louis Calder Center, Fordham University (Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2019-08-29)I explored water moat as one of the solutions for trapping Asian long-horned ticks (Haemaphysalis longicornis) that were attracted to CO2 reservoirs. Before employing the idea in the field, I conducted an observation in the lab, to find out if water was enough to keep the ticks contained in place. As you can see, from the video, water doesn't appear to affect H. longicornis; the ticks can swim through and out of water moats.Item Questing Asian long-horned tick (Haemaphysali longicornis), adultSherpa, Phurchhoki; Louis Calder Center, Fordham University (Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2019-08-29)The video shows a questing adult, female, Asian long-horned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis).Item Reaction of deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) and Asian long-horned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) to human presenceSherpa, Phurchhoki; Louis Calder Center, Fordham University (Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2019-08-29)The video shows the difference in reactions of deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) and Asian long-horned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) when they are approached by a human host. I observed (shown in the video) that deer ticks crawl (almost “run”) towards the human host; whereas, Asian long-horned ticks avoid humans and crawl away.Item Haller's organ of an Asian long-horned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis).Sherpa, Phurchhoki; Louis Calder Center, Fordham University (Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, 2019-08-27)It is a micrograph of a Haller's organ on Asian long-horned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis).