[Distribution and ecology of Ixodes pavlovskyi (Ixodidae) in Sykhote-Alin]

I. pavlovskyi is absent from the eastern macroslope of Sykhote--Alin, rare in the central part of the ridge and is quite common in western Sykhote--Alin where it accounts for no more than 10% of total collections with I. persulcatus. An average density of ticks in forests of western Sykhote--Alin is 50 to 80 active adults per hectare, maximum density - 150 specimens. Larvae feed on various small mammals and birds, nymphs--on birds and mammals larger than Sibirian chipmunk. Adults feed on hedgehogs, hares and birds, preferrence being given to hazel hens.