Kairomonal activity of white-tailed deer metatarsal gland substances: a more sensitive behavioral bioassay using Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae).
A behavioral bioassay is described that detected kairomonal activity in substances associated with the metatarsal glands of white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann). Dry and aqueous wipes or rubs of glandular areas elicited an arrestant response in adult blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis Say.
Carroll
J F
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Livestock and Poultry Sciences Institute, USDA-ARS, Parasite Biology and Epidemiology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350, USA.
D000818:Animals; D001070:Appetitive Behavior; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods*; D003670:Deer / Q000378:metabolism*; D005088:Exocrine Glands / Q000378:metabolism*; D018884:Ixodes; D008682:Metatarsal Bones