Pheromones and other semiochemicals of ticks and their use in tick control

Parasitology

Volumn 129, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Sonenshine, Daniel E ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allomones; Kairomones; Pheromones; Semiochemicals; Tick control

Indexed keywords

ALLOMONE; CARBON DIOXIDE; HORMONE DERIVATIVE; KAIROMONE; PESTICIDE; PHEROMONE; SEMIOCHEMICAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; DEER; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; INSECT CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TICK;

ANIMALS; PHEROMONES; TICK CONTROL; TICKS;

ACARI; CERVIDAE; INSECTA; IXODIDA;

EID: 20344402538     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118200400486X     Document Type: Review

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