A bioassay method for the pheromone(s) of the bont tick Amblyomma hebraeum Koch.
Onderstepoort J Vet Res
; 46(1): 59-60, 1979 Mar.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-460823
ABSTRACT
A bioassay was developed which enabled the detection of the pheromones of the bont tick (Amblyomma hebraeum Koch) within 2 hours with a reproducibility of 82 +/- 13%. Dried, solvent-extracted ticks were glued onto the shaved backs of rabbits. Those ticks to which pheromone extract was subsequently applied strongly attracted females of the same species. In a 2-way choice test a cork disc impregnated with pheromone extract was even more attractive to female ticks than a treated dried tick.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pheromones
/
Ticks
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Onderstepoort J Vet Res
Year:
1979
Document type:
Article