Revue Suisse de Zoologie, Société Suisse de Zoologie, 1985/92/3/685-692
Abstract
Contribution to the presence of the tick Ixodes ricinus L. in Switzerland. — Free living ticks of the species Ixodes ricinus were collected in 76 different biotops in Western Switzerland. The frequency and the density of /. ricinus diminishes with increasing altitude, respectively with decreasing annual average temperature.
