Arthropods are dangerous vectors of agents of deadly diseases, which may hit as epidemics
or pandemics in the increasing world population of humans and animals. Among them, ticks …

▪ Abstract Tick pheromones that regulate assembly, attraction/aggregation/attachment, and
mating behavior have been described. Most of the compounds regulating these behaviors …

This review addresses the role of compounds secreted into the external environment that
mediate important aspects of tick behaviour. Known as semiochemicals, these information …

The Acari are of significant economic importance in crop production and human and animal
health. Acaricides are essential for the control of these pests, but at the same time, the …

Ticks represent significant challenges to animal and human health due to their roles as
disease vectors, or through damage and nuisance due to feeding. These arthropods are …

The role of arthropods as livestock pests has been well established. Besides their biting
habits causing nuisance in animals; they are important vectors for transmission of …

This study aimed to identify 2, 6-dichlorophenol (2, 6-DCP) in Amblyomma cajennense and
to evaluate its role in A. cajennense and Rhipicephalus sanguineus courtship. Hexanic …

Arthropod-borne diseases and ectoparasite infestation of livestock remain a serious
veterinary and economic problem worldwide. Furthermore, nuisance biting by …

Numerous ectoparasites of people and domestic cattle remain a chronic concern in the
contemporary world, despite many attempts at eradication. For many years, pesticide …

This study was carried out with the objective of evaluating the efficacy of a 2, 6-
dichlorophenol (2, 6-DCP) lure to control Dermacentor nitens (Acari: Ixodidae). Slow-release …