FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Meteorological and climatic variables predict the phenology of Ixodes ricinus nymph activity in France, accounting for habitat heterogeneity BT AF WONGNAK, Phrutsamon BORD, Severine JACQUOT, Maude AGOULON, Albert BEUGNET, Frederic BOURNEZ, Laure CEBE, Nicolas CHEVALIER, Adelie COSSON, Jean-Francois DAMBRINE, Naima HOCH, Thierry HUARD, Frederic KORBOULEWSKY, Nathalie LEBERT, Isabelle MADOUASSE, Aurelien MARELL, Anders MOUTAILLER, Sara PLANTARD, Olivier POLLET, Thomas POUX, Valerie RENE-MARTELLET, Magalie VAYSSIER-TAUSSAT, Muriel VERHEYDEN, Helene VOURC'H, Gwenael CHALVET-MONFRAY, Karine AS 1:1,2;2:3;3:1,2;4:4;5:5;6:6;7:7,8;8:9;9:10;10:1,2;11:4;12:11;13:9;14:1,2;15:4;16:9;17:10;18:4;19:10,12;20:1,2;21:1,2;22:10;23:7,8;24:1,2;25:1,2; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:;10:;11:;12:;13:;14:;15:;16:;17:;18:;19:;20:;21:;22:;23:;24:;25:; C1 Université de Lyon, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR EPIA, 69280, Marcy l’Etoile, France Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR EPIA, 63122, Saint-Genès-Champanelle, France Université Paris-Saclay, AgroParisTech, INRAE, UMR MIA-Paris, 75005, Paris, France INRAE, Oniris, UMR BIOEPAR, 44300, Nantes, France Global Technical Services, Boehringer-Ingelheim Animal Health, 69007, Lyon, France Nancy Laboratory for Rabies and Wildlife, The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), 54220, Malzéville, France Université de Toulouse, INRAE, UR CEFS, 31326, Castanet-Tolosan, France LTSER ZA PYRénées GARonne, 31326, Auzeville-Tolosane, France INRAE, UR EFNO, 45290, Nogent-sur-Vernisson, France ANSES, ENVA, INRAE, UMR 956 BIPAR, 94701, Maisons-Alfort, France INRAE, US 1116 AgroClim, 84914, Avignon, France INRAE, CIRAD, UMR ASTRE, 34398, Montpellier, France C2 UNIV LYON, FRANCE UNIV CLERMONT AUVERGNE, FRANCE UNIV PARIS SACLAY, FRANCE INRAE, FRANCE BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM ANIM HLTH, FRANCE ANSES, FRANCE UNIV TOULOUSE, FRANCE LTSER ZA PYRénées GARonne, 31326, Auzeville-Tolosane, France INRAE, FRANCE ANSES, FRANCE INRAE, FRANCE INRAE, FRANCE IN DOAJ IF 4.6 TC 5 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00774/88614/94309.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00774/88614/94310.docx LA English DT Article DE ;Ecological epidemiology;Ecological modelling;Entomology AB Ixodes ricinus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are the most important vector for Lyme borreliosis in Europe. As climate change might affect their distributions and activities, this study aimed to determine the effects of environmental factors, i.e., meteorological, bioclimatic, and habitat characteristics on host-seeking (questing) activity of I. ricinus nymphs, an important stage in disease transmissions, across diverse climatic types in France over 8 years. Questing activity was observed using a repeated removal sampling with a cloth-dragging technique in 11 sampling sites from 7 tick observatories from 2014 to 2021 at approximately 1-month intervals, involving 631 sampling campaigns. Three phenological patterns were observed, potentially following a climatic gradient. The mixed-effects negative binomial regression revealed that observed nymph counts were driven by different interval-average meteorological variables, including 1-month moving average temperature, previous 3-to-6-month moving average temperature, and 6-month moving average minimum relative humidity. The interaction effects indicated that the phenology in colder climates peaked differently from that of warmer climates. Also, land cover characteristics that support the highest baseline abundance were moderate forest fragmentation with transition borders with agricultural areas. Finally, our model could potentially be used to predict seasonal human-tick exposure risks in France that could contribute to mitigating Lyme borreliosis risk. PY 2022 PD MAY SO Scientific Reports SN 2045-2322 PU Nature Portfolio VL 12 IS 1 UT 000795163100034 DI 10.1038/s41598-022-11479-z ID 88614 ER EF