1. Department of Entomology University of Wisconsin‐Madison Madison Wisconsin USA
2. Department of Biology Hofstra University Hempstead New York USA
3. Department of Integrative Biology University of Wisconsin‐Madison Madison Wisconsin USA
4. United States Geological Survey, Eastern Ecological Science Center, Woodward Hall – PSE Field Station at the University of Rhode Island Kingston Rhode Island USA
5. Cattle Fever Tick Research Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service Edinburg Texas USA
6. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Michigan State University East Lansing Michigan USA
7. Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences Michigan State University East Lansing Michigan USA