@article{Laakkonen_Terhivuo_Huhtamo_Vapalahti_Uzcátegui_2009, title={First report of <i>Ixodes frontalis</i> (Acari: Ixodidae) in Finland, an example of foreign tick species transported by a migratory bird}, url={https://journal.fi/msff/article/view/2591}, abstractNote={Two small and dark coloured engorged tick nymphs of 2.8mm and 1.5mmin lengthwere found attached to the skin near the eyes and the beak of a Tree pipit (&lt;i&gt;Anthus trivialis&lt;/i&gt; L.) captured for banding in the island of Lågskär in May 2005. The tick nymphs were morphologically identified as Ixodes frontalis Linnaeus. This species has not been previously reported from Finland.}, journal={Memoranda Societatis pro Fauna et Flora Fennica}, author={Laakkonen, Juha and Terhivuo, Juhani and Huhtamo, Eili and Vapalahti, Olli and Uzcátegui, Nathalie Y.}, year={2009}, month={joulu} }