Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2006

DOI

10.1146/annurev.ento.51.110104.151150

Publication Title

Annual Review of Entomology

Volume

51

Pages

557-580

Abstract

Tick pheromones that regulate assembly, attraction/aggregation/attachment, and mating behavior have been described. Most of the compounds regulating these behaviors are purines, substituted phenols, or cholesteryl esters. Other pheromonal compounds include organic acids, hematin, or ecdysteroids. Novel devices have been developed that combine the specific compounds comprising these pheromones with an acaricide. When applied to tick-infested vegetation or directly to the body surfaces of livestock or companion animals, these devices are effective for tick control. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge of tick pheromones. In addition, this review also presents examples illustrating how devices using tick pheromones can offer effective alternatives to conventional methods for achieving tick control.

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NOTE: This is the author’s pre-print version of a work that was published in Annual Review of Entomology. The final version was published as:

Sonenshine, D.E. (2006). Tick pheromones and their use in tick control. Annual Review of Entomology, 51, 557-580.

Posted with permission from the Annual Review of Entomology: http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev.ento.51.110104.151150

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