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Pheromone-induced aggregation of ixodid ticks before host contact

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The presence of a pre-feeding aggregation pheromone was demonstrated in the speciesDermacentor variabilis, Dermacentor andersoni Dermacentor parumapertus, Amblyomma americanum andHaemaphysalis leporispalustris by assay within a petri dish. However,Amblyomma maculatum andAmblyomma cajennense did not aggregate in the sector containing discs of presumed pheromone within the hour period.D. andersoni andA. americanum recognized each other's pheromone andA. americanum recognized that ofH. leporispalustris. Preliminary experiments with guanine and hemin as possible aggregating factors have thus far given inconsistent results.

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  1. Biology Department, Mount St. Mary's College, 12001 Chalon Road, 90049, Los Angeles, California, USA

    M. Leahy, A. Kovacic, C. Mannion & L. Schulze

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We thank Dr J. Keirans, Rocky Mountain Laboratory, Hamilton, Montana, for providing ticks, Dr Hallie Bundy, Chemistry Department, Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, California, for helpful assistance and Dr R. VandeHey, St. Norbert College, DePere, Wisconsin for review of the manuscript.

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Leahy, M., Kovacic, A., Mannion, C. et al. Pheromone-induced aggregation of ixodid ticks before host contact. Experientia 39, 859–860 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990404

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