A bioassay method for the pheromone(s) of the bont tick Amblyomma hebraeum Koch
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Brill, J.H.
Solomon, K.R.
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Published by The Government Printer, Pretoria
Abstract
A bioassay was developed which enabled the detection of the pheromones of the boot 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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Veterinary medicine
Sustainable Development Goals
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Brill, JH & Solomon, KR 1979, 'Bioassay method for the pheromone(s) of the bont tick Amblyomma hebraeum Koch’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 59-60.