Results charts - 2008

2008 results - showing tick species, tick numbers and life cycle stages .....

Another representation of the numbers  .....

Another representation, omitting the 147 sheep ticks (127 females & 20 males) that were collected from a flock of sheep just brought in off the moor in October for the winter that contribute to the October "spike" above .....

..... and the numbers .....

The results reflect the project getting off the ground during the planning stage and obtaining of sponsor items during late June and July. There are increasing numbers of ticks as more people collect them.

The large number in October is from the 25th when a flock of sheep came in off the moor!

In other words, the numbers depend on how many people collect ticks and how many they collect! A more reflective picture should emerge from my fortnightly collection in Yarner Wood.

This bodes well for next year.

Initial comments:

• Male sheep ticks were rare until September

• Nymphs and larvae not seen yet for Sep and Oct (except for one hex. larva in Sep)

• The results are merely a reflection of sampling/collecting and may be 'skewed' at present.

..... its a beginning!

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