Interdigital gland substances of white-tailed deer and the response of host-seeking ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 114-117

  Carroll, J F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma americanum kairomone; Arrestant; Bioassay; Ixodes scapularis; Odocoileus virginianus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; DEER; FEMALE; IXODES; MALE; METABOLISM; TICK;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DEER; FEMALE; IXODES; MALE; TICKS;

EID: 0035234867     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.1.114     Document Type: Article

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