ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
ticks
;
ixodid ticks
;
pheromone
;
Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
;
Rhipicephalus pulchellus
;
phenol
;
cresol
;
2,6-dichlorophenol
;
salicylaldehyde
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Extracts of femaleRhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann andR. pulchellus Neumann, vectors or potential vectors of East Coast fever, have yielded phenol andp-cresol. The same phenols have been found in five additional species of hard ticks, three of which also contained 2,6-dichlorophenol. Salicylaldehyde appeared as another phenolic component in four of these species. On the basis of this information- and of the rather limited literature available, it appears that ixodid ticks may generally utilize simple phenols as attractants. Behavioral observations suggest a role of the phenols in the meeting of the sexes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00988590
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