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Onderstepoort J Vet Res

Title:		A bioassay method for the pheromone(s) of the bont tick Amblyomma hebraeum Koch
Author(s):		Brill JH; Solomon KR;
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Journal Title:		Onderstepoort J Vet Res
Year:		1979
Volume:		46
Issue:		1
Page Number:		59 - 60
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ISSN/ISBN:		0030-2465 (Print) 0030-2465 (Linking)
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"
Keywords:		Animals Biological Assay/methods Pheromones/*analysis Rabbits Ticks/*metabolism;
Notes:		"MedlineBrill, J H Solomon, K R eng South Africa 1979/03/01 Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 1979 Mar; 46(1):59-60"