Genetic Diversity of Species Detected in Natural Populations of Ticks in Northern Poland.

In Europe, tick is the vector of Lyme disease spirochetes and their relatives ( genus) and . However, a newly described tick with similar biological features and separated from may act as a vector for different species. To date, eleven species were detected in the natural populations of .

Characterization of (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) Isolates in Terms of Efficacy against Cereal Ground Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae): Morphometry and Principal Component Analysis.

One of the most dangerous pests of cereals is and, in Poland, it is becoming a serious pest. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) seem to be a very promising, biological control agent for this pest. Native EPN populations are well adapted to local environmental conditions.

Red Foxes () Are Exposed to High Diversity of Sensu Lato Species Infecting Fox-Derived Ticks in West-Central Poland.

The role of red fox, , and its associated ticks in maintaining sensu lato (s.l.) was studied.

Diversity of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species in Ixodes ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) associated with cave-dwelling bats from Poland and Romania.

Bats comprise one quarter of the world's mammal species. In Europe, three nidicolous Ixodes tick species, I. vespertilionis, I.

Differential associations of Borrelia species with European badgers (Meles meles) and raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in western Poland.

European badgers and raccoon dogs and their associated ticks and lice were assayed for the presence of Lyme borreliosis and relapsing fever-group spirochete DNA in western Poland. Analyses of blood, ear-biopsy and liver samples revealed that 25% of 28 raccoon dogs and 12% of 34 badgers were PCR positive for borreliae. Borrelia garinii was the dominant species in raccoon dogs (62.