Short notes Occurrence of Argas reflexus (Fabricius, 1794) (Ixodida, Argasidae) in urban habitat of south-eastern Poland
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The pigeon tick, Argas reflexus, has been found in old buildings in the centre of Lublin (51°24'N latitude). This is the easternmost locality of this tick species in Poland.
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The new locality of Argas reflexus Fabricius, 1794 in Warsaw, Poland.
The new locality of Argas reflexus in Warsaw, Poland is recorded. The ticks occur in the lof of apartment blocks, inhabited by pigeons. When the birds were removed by cleaning services, the ticks began to look for a new host and penetrate the flats. Some of the lodgers had been bitten by tick larvae and nymphs.
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