The report of Amblyomma testudinarium collected in the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute premises, Tsukuba

Abstract

The flagging method was conducted for tick survey in the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI) in Tsukuba, Japan in May and June of 2022. Haemaphysalis flava, H. longicornis, Ixodes turdus, and Amblyomma testudinarium were collected. The wildlife host fauna in the area lacks large-sized animals such as sika deer and wild boar. Haemaphysalis flava, H. longicornis, and I. turdus may have been carried by infesting small and medium-sized wildlife and wild birds. However, A. testudinarium is commonly distributed in areas distributed by wild boars. Furthermore, cases of tick-bite in human are frequently caused by A. testudinarium. The staff who moved back from the fieldwork and the small and medium-sized wildlife which frequently visit the FFPRI from the wild boar distributed areas are necessary to be considered as the possible cause of A. testudinarium introduction.