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RATE OF TICK-BORNE PATHOGEN PREVALENCE AND A RISK OF MAN MIX - INFECTION IN A RECREATIONAL ZONES OF ST. PETERSBURG MEGAPOLIS

A. N. Alekseev , H. V. Dubinina , M. Daniel and S. D. Zharkov | Poster | 1999

In the recreational zone of St. Petersburg the regular collections of Ixodes persulcatus Schulze ticks were made during 1995-1998 within a tick activity season (April-July). Ticks were collected by flagging and their infection rates were estimated using darkfield microscopy for spirochetes, IFA meth...

ENHANCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MODIFIED ATMOSPHERES TO CONTROL INSECT PESTS IN MUSEUMS AND SIMILAR SENSITIVE AREAS

D. A. Reierson , M. K. Rust , J. M. Kennedy , V. Daniel and S. Maekawa | Full Paper | 1996

Anoxia resulting from contained atmospheres of ~ 0 .1 % oxygen (1,000 ppm) was lethal to all stadia of a variety of insect pests commonly encountered in museums and other sensitive areas. Low % 02 in a closed system was achieved and maintained by displacement with gaseous nitrogen. The effect of ano...