title: Use of sex pheromone, 2,6-dichlorophenol, to disrupt mating by american dog tickDermacentor variabilis (SAY).
abstract: Treatment ofD. variabilis-infested dogs with formulations of the sex pheromone, 2,6-dichlorophenol, significantly reduced mating by the attached ticks. Aqueous emulsions of a gelatin microcapsule-xylene slurry and a pheromone-loaded, molecular-sieve powder were used. Concentration was an important variable influencing product efficacy. Such formulations combined with an acaricide may prove effective in reducing tick populations on livestock and pets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, 23508, Norfolk, Virginia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ziv
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Sonenshine
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Silverstein
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Gingher