Lack of Specificity in Assembly Pheromones of Soft Ticks (Acari: Argasidae)1
- 31 October 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Medical Entomology
- Vol. 12 (4) , 413-414
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/12.4.413
Abstract
Assembly pheromones are demonstrated in 2 species of soft ticks, Ornithodoros tholozani (Laboulbéne & Mégnin) and Argas brumpti Neumann. Interspecific response is observed between Argas persicus (Oken) and the following species: A. brumpti, O. tholozani, Ornithodoros savignyi (Audouin). Feeding increased pheromone production and decreased tick response to pheromone. The role of assembly pheromones in host location is considered.Keywords
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