2,6-Dichlorophenol in the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann - A reappraisal

Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Publication Date

1-1-1986

Abstract

Certain olfactory cells of male Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann are known to be stimulated by 2,6-dichlorophenol. R. appendiculatus has been reexamined for the presence of 2,6-dichlorophenol, and it has been detected in both male and female adults. Unfed females contain 12 ng/ tick, declining to 2 ng/tick after six days of feeding, while unfed males contain 2 ng/tick, falling to 0 after feeding. Larval tick extracts which are also known to stimulate 2,6-dichlorophenol-sensitive cells were examined and found to contain this phenol, whereas R. appendiculatus eggs did not contain this compound. © 1986 Plenum Publishing Corporation.

Keywords

2, 6-dichlorophenol, Acari, eggs, female, Ixodidae, larvae, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, Tick

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