Illustrations of the materials used and tick sampling with the cloth-dragging method. A Devices for measuring temperature, relative humidity and wind speed; B Recorder noting characteristics at time of sampling on the tick form (H3 site, May 2018); C Cloth dragging (H3 site, May 2018); D Capture of tick with tweezers, tick was stored in 70% ethanol (H3 site, May 2018); E Adult female tick; F Several nymphs and one adult male tick; G Sticky roller for cleaning sheets in the presence of larvae.