Range expansion and reproduction of the ectoparasitic deer ked (<em>Lipoptena cervi</em>) in its novel host, the Arctic reindeer (<em>Rangifer tarandus tarandus</em>), in Finland
Kynkäänniemi, Sanna-Mari; Kortet, Raine; Laaksonen, Sauli (2020-07-23)
Kynkäänniemi, S., Kortet, R. & Laaksonen, S. Range expansion and reproduction of the ectoparasitic deer ked (Lipoptena cervi) in its novel host, the Arctic reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus), in Finland. Parasitol Res 119, 3113–3117 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-020-06817-x
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Abstract
The deer ked (Lipoptena cervi) is a harmful ectoparasite that emerged in the reindeer herding area of Finland in 2006. To understand the current range and the intensity of infestations on its novel reindeer host, we studied deer ked pupae collected from reindeer and moose bedding sites and conducted a questionnaire survey among the managers of 18 reindeer herding cooperatives in the southern part of the reindeer herding area. Our study confirmed that the deer ked can survive and successfully reproduce on reindeer through winter and that flying deer keds had been observed in reindeer wintering areas during several autumns in twelve cooperatives. The pupae originating from reindeer were smaller and showed lower hatching rates than the pupae from moose. The present results indicate that the range of the deer ked infestations on reindeer in Finland expanded during the recent 5 years, now reaching 14 cooperatives and bordering an area south of approximately 66° N 25° E in the west and 65° N 29° E east.
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