Responses of three species of adult ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) to chemicals in the coats of principal and minor hosts

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 238-242

  Carroll, J F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Arrestant; Behavioral bioassay; Host acquisition

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CERVIDAE; DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDAE; MEIBOMIA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DEER; DERMACENTOR; DOG; FEMALE; HAIR; IXODES; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TICK;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DEER; DERMACENTOR; DOGS; FEMALE; HAIR; IXODES; MALE; TICKS;

EID: 0033129681     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/36.3.238     Document Type: Article

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