02020naa a2200313 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200140006010000200007424500970009426000090019152010810020065000100128165300220129165300230131365300170133665300290135365300190138265300260140165300320142765300220145965300190148165300240150065300180152470000170154270000170155970000210157677301090159720015852017-07-24       2014    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a0103-846X1 aRAMOS, V. do N.  aComplementary data on four methods for sampling free-living ticks in the Brazilian Pantanal.  c2014  aIn this study, four methods for sampling free-living ticks that are used in ecological and human tick-bite risk studies were evaluated. Cloth dragging, carbon dioxide traps and visual searches and inspection of plant litter on the ground were used in field and forest areas within the Brazilian Pantanal. Among the three tick species collected, Amblyomma sculptum predominated, followed by Amblyomma parvum and Amblyomma ovale. Dragging, a cheap and simple technique, yielded the highest numbers of ticks, particularly nymphs. The visual search detected a high number of adult ticks and provided information on tick questing height. Even though laborious, plant litter examination showed that large numbers of ticks may use this stratum. Carbon dioxide (CO2) traps are expensive and difficult to handle, but they are highly efficient for adult ticks, especially A. parvum. These data indicate that one method alone is incapable of providing a representative sample of the tick fauna in a particular area and that multiple techniques should be used for tick population studies.  atraps  aArmadilhas de CO2  aArraste de flanela  aBusca visual  aCarrapatos em vida livre  aCloth dragging  aCollecting techniques  aInspeção de serrapilheira  aLitter inspection  aOff-host ticks  aTécnicas de coleta  aVisual search1 aOSAVA, C. F.1 aPIOVEZAN, U.1 aSZABÓ, M. P. J.  tRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, Jaboticabalgv. 23, n. 4, p. 516-521, out./dez., 2014.