Original scientific paper

Effect of 1-octen-3-ol, the ruminant kairomone on ixodid tick larvae.

Ravindran S. Ranju ; Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Bhaskaran R. Latha ; Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Venkatasubrahmanian Leela ; Department of Veterinary Physiology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Shahulhameed A. Basith ; Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

In vitro evaluations were made to evaluate the efficacy of 1-octen-3-ol on five ixodid larval stages using Petridish bioassay. The species of the ruminant ticks which are common in Indian sub continent including Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, Haemaphysalis bispinosa, Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides, Hyalomma marginatum and dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus were made use in the current study. Amongst the ruminant tick larvae tested with 1-octen-3-ol, maximum attraction of 72 per cent and 71 per cent was recorded for H. marginatum and R. microplus respectively while H. bispinosa and R. haemaphysaloides showed 52 and 50 per cent attraction respectively. 1-octen-3-ol being a compound found characteristically in bovine odour failed to evoke any response (questing / attraction) in the brown dog tick.

Keywords

1-octen-3-ol; ruminant kairomones; ixodid tick larvae; India; Tamil Nadu

Hrčak ID:

93353

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/93353

Publication date:

5.12.2012.

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