Migration of Male Lone Star Ticks on the Host in Relation to Mating13
1970; Oxford University Press; Volume: 63; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1093/jee/63.4.1214
ISSN1938-291X
AutoresW. J. Gladney, R. O. Drummond,
Tópico(s)Insect Pest Control Strategies
ResumoLaboratory-reared male Amblyomma americanum (L.), topically treated with saturated acetone solutions of fluorescent dyes, were released onto 3 body areas (hocks of and hind legs and belly) of bovines. Movement of the males toward female ticks attached to a circumscribed area on the animals' shoulders was then recorded. Most males attached near the sites of release for varying lengths of time and then migrated to the females. Males were first found paired with females at 5 days postinfestation, but most reached the females between 8 and 14 days postinfestation. The last male took 40 days to reach the, females.
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