How to obtain a bloodmeal without being eaten by a host: The case of poultry red mite, Dermanyssus gallinae

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 232-240

  Kilpinen, Ole ^a  

^a Danish Pest Infestation Laboratory   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Avoidance behaviour; Carbon dioxide; Dermanyssus gallinae; Ectoparasite; Heat; Host detection; Vibration

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ECTOPARASITE; FREEZING; MITE;

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; AVES; DERMANYSSUS GALLINAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 28444444953     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2005.00452.x     Document Type: Article

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