| Title: | Investigation into the participation of male pheromones of Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi during infestation |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0030-2465 (Print) 0030-2465 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "It was shown in this study that Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi males emit pheromones in the preparasitic as well as in the parasitic phases. Conspecific unengorged male and female images exhibited a high response to water-soluble volatiles collected from unengorged males. A vigorous assembly of unfed female R. evertsi evertsi occurred on filter paper discs which had been in contact with either unfed or 5- and 9-day fed males. Progressively increasing percentages of conspecific unengorged males reacted to organic soluble volatiles obtained from 5- and 9-day fed males as well as to hexane washings of intact males which had fed for 9 days. It is concluded that R. evertsi evertsi males participate not only as pheromone receptive, but also as pheromone emitting, partners in the intraspecific communication of this tick species" |
| Keywords: | Animals Female Host-Parasite Interactions Male Pheromones/*metabolism Sex Attractants/*metabolism Sex Factors Ticks/*physiology; |
| Notes: | "MedlineGothe, R Neitz, A W eng South Africa 1985/06/01 Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 1985 Jun; 52(2):67-70" |
