Humidity effects on response of Argas persicus (Oken) to guanine, an assembly pheromone of ticks

Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Name of Author

A. Hassanali, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
E. Nyandat, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
F. A. Obenchain, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
D. A. Otieno, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
R. Galun, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School

Publication Date

3-1-1989

Abstract

The assembly behavior of the tick Argas persicus Oken in response to guanine has been found to be humidity dependent. Nymphal and adult male A. persicus assemble on guanine-treated paper disks only at low relative humidities (25 ± 5%). Exposure of the ticks to high relative humidities (85 ± 5%) results in a gradual induction of a negative response to the pheromone. © 1989 Plenum Publishing Corporation.

Keywords

Argas persicus, Argasidae, assembly pheromone, guanine, Ixodidae, Tick

Recommended Citation

Hassanali, A., Nyandat, E., Obenchain, F., Otieno, D., & Galun, R. (1989). Humidity effects on response of Argas persicus (Oken) to guanine, an assembly pheromone of ticks. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 15 (3), 791-797. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01015177