Horizontal migrations of the tick Ixodes pavlovskyi toward a pedestrian walkway in an urban biotope (Tomsk, Western Siberia)

The 4-year-long field experiment with ticks collected in the wild and immediately marked and released was performed in April-July 2012-2015 in a city park of Tomsk (Western Siberia). A total of 1712 males and females of the tick Ixodes pavlovskyi, vector of many dangerous diseases, were examined. The analysis of the data obtained had demonstrated that I. pavlovskyi was able to migrate towards the walkway, probably being attracted by periodical stimulation from passing humans and their pets.