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Semiochemicals of Boophilus microplus, the Cattle tick

Phylum:  Arthropoda
Subphylum:  Chelicerata
Class:  Arachnida
Order:  Ixodida
Family:  Amblyommidae
Subfamily:  Rhipicephalinae
Genus:  Boophilus
Tribe:  
Author:  Canestrini
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Semiochemical(s):

  De Bruyne D  1994  J. Insect Physiol.  40: 143   
    2cl6cl-phenol    ¦Relative ratio of the component¦   ¦(*) indicates that compound is active¦   A
¦Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone¦
   		M&F
¦Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker¦
  
¦Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
µg -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram¦
   		 
 

Reference(s):

De Bruyne, M., and Guerin, P.M. 1994. Isolation of 2,6-dichlorophenol from the cattle tick Boophilus microplus: Receptor cell responses but no evidence for a behavioural response. J. Insect Physiol. 40:143-154 .
 
 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2008. The Pherobase: Database of Insect Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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