Identification of 2,4-dichlorophenol in females of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae), and its possible role as a component of the attractant sex pheromone.
Presence of 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) in extracts of fed and nonfed adult female Dermacentor variabilis (Say) by gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy (GC/MS) is reported. 2,4-DCP was detected as part of a mixture with 2,6-dichlorophenol, which is the attractant sex pheromone in this species in a 1:9 ratio, respectively. Extracts did not contain the monochlorinated phenols, 2-chlorophenol and 4-chlorophenol. None of these chlorophenols were detected in eggs. 2,4-DCP is comparable in efficacy to 2,6-DCP as an attractant sex pheromone, prompting attraction, arrestment and feeding posture behavior by fed males. It is also present in the female adult.
Hanson
Peter E
PE
Department of Chemistry, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH 45501, USA.
Yoder
Jay A
JA
Pizzuli
Jessica L
JL
Sanders
Chris I
CI
D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000032:analysis; D002733:Chlorophenols / Q000032:analysis*; D003870:Dermacentor / Q000737:chemistry*; D004285:Dogs / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D010675:Pheromones / Q000032:analysis*
D000871:Anthelmintics; D002733:Chlorophenols; D010675:Pheromones; C004762:2,4-dichlorophenol