Phenols as pheromones of ixodid ticks: A general phenomenon?

Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Publication Date

12-1-1975

Abstract

Extracts of female Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann and R. pulchellus Neumann, vectors or potential vectors of East Coast fever, have yielded phenol and p-cresol. The same phenols have been found in five additional species of hard ticks, three of which also contained 2,6-dichlorophenol. Salicylaldehyde appeared as another phenolic component in four of these species. On the basis of this information- and of the rather limited literature available, it appears that ixodid ticks may generally utilize simple phenols as attractants. Behavioral observations suggest a role of the phenols in the meeting of the sexes. © 1976 Plenum Publishing Corporation.

Keywords

2, 6-dichlorophenol, cresol, ixodid ticks, phenol, pheromone, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, Rhipicephalus pulchellus, salicylaldehyde, ticks

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