Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2013

DOI

10.1111/j.1365-2915.2012.01024.x

Publication Title

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volume

27

Issue

1

Pages

86-95

Abstract

Carbon dioxide (CO2), 1-octen-3-ol, acetone, ammonium hydroxide, L-lactic-acid, dimethyl trisulphide and isobutyric acid were tested as attractants for two tick species, Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae), in doseresponse bioassays using Y-tube olfactometers. Only CO2, acetone, 1-octen-3-ol and ammonium hydroxide elicited significant preferences from adult A. americanum, and only CO2 was attractive to adult D. variabilis. Acetone, 1-octen-3-ol and ammonium hydroxide were separately evaluated at three doses against CO2 (from dry ice) at a field site supporting a natural population of A. americanum nymphs and adults. Carbon dioxide consistently attracted the highest number of host-seeking ticks. However, for the first time, acetone, 1-octen-3-ol and ammonium hydroxide were shown to attract high numbers of A. americanum. Further research is needed to determine the utility of these semiochemicals as attractants in tick surveillance and area-wide management programmes.

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Original Publication Citation

Carr, A. L., Roe, R. M., Arellano, C., Sonenshine, D. E., Schal, C., & Apperson, C. S. (2013). Responses of Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilis to odorants that attract haematophagous insects. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 27(1), 86-95. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2915.2012.01024.x

ORCID

0000-0001-9370-918X (Sonenshine)

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