Attraction response of adult Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicephalus pulchellus (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks to extracts from Calpurnia aurea (Fabaceae)

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 124-130

  Nana, P ^a,b   Maniania, N K ^b   Maranga, R O ^b   Kutima, H L ^b   Boga, H I ^b   Nchu, F ^c   Eloff, J N ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Attraction; Calpurnia aurea; Pheromone kairomone; Plant extract; Rhipicephalus appendiculatus; Rhipicephalus pulchellus

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CALPURNIA AUREA EXTRACT; CARBON DIOXIDE; OIL; PHEROMONE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CALPURNIA AUREA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; INSECT CONTROL; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS; RHIPICEPHALUS PULCHELLUS;

ANIMALS; FABACEAE; PHEROMONES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RHIPICEPHALUS;

ACARI; CALPURNIA AUREA; FABACEAE; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS; RHIPICEPHALUS PULCHELLUS;

EID: 78049379162     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.08.016     Document Type: Article

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