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Distribution and Population Density of Rodents and Chigger Mites in Gokseong-gun of Jeollanam-do, Korea

전남 곡성군에서 포획한 들쥐 분포 및 털진드기의 개체군 밀도

  • Song, Hyeonje (Department of Clinical Pathology, Gwangju Health University)
  • 송현제 (광주보건대학교 임상병리과)
  • Received : 2016.05.26
  • Accepted : 2016.07.25
  • Published : 2016.09.30
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Abstract

The distribution and population density of rodents and chigger mites were investigated between April 2013 and November 2013 in the Gokseong-gun of Jeollanam-do, Korea. A total of 79 rodents were collected using Sherman collapsible traps, and among them, 73 were Apodemus agrarius (92.4%), 4 were Crocidura lasiura (5.0%), and 2 were Microtus fortis (2.5%). Sixty-eight out of the 79 rodents were parasitized by chiggers, showing an infestation rate of 86.0% and a chigger index of 74.5; the chigger index of A. agrarius was 75.4. From the trapped field rodents, 5,063 chigger mites were collected and identified with 6 species of 2 genera. Leptotrombidium scutellare was the dominant species with 3,535 chiggers (69.8%), followed by L. pallidum with 777 chiggers (15.3%). This results showed that the distribution of chigger mites differ in dominant species according to seasons. L. pallidum was the predominant chigger collected in April (34.3%), May (70.0%), and June (55.1%); whereas L. scutellare was the predominant chigger collected in September (75.5%), October (71.8%), and November (74.2%).

2013년 4월부터 11월까지 전라남도 곡성군 지역을 대상으로 들쥐를 포획하고 기생하는 털진드기의 분포를 조사하였다. 597개의 trap에서 79마리를 포획하여 포획률은 13.2%였고, 종류별로는 등줄쥐가 92.4%를 차지하여 절대 우점종이었다. 79마리의 들쥐중 68마리에 털진드기가 기생하고 있어 86.0%의 기생률을 보였고, 74.5개체의 chigger index를 보였다. 5,063개체의 채집한 털진드기는 2속 6종으로 동정되었고, 활순털진드기가 3,535개체(69.8%)로 절대적인 우점종이었다. 계절별로 봄철에는 대잎털진드기, 가을철에는 활순털진드기가 높은 밀도로 채집되어 진드기종의 분포가 채집시기에 따라 차이가 있었다.

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