Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
New sticky pheromone trap controls dog kennel ticks effectively
By Anish, R K et al.·Published in Veterinary parasitology·2017·Department of Veterinary Parasitology, India·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A novel assembly pheromone trap for tick control in dog kennels.
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A new sticky trap designed to control ticks in dog kennels was tested and found to be very effective. The trap uses a special bait made from a combination of pheromones and gold nanoparticles to attract ticks. In tests, all stages of the Rhipicephalus sanguineus tick, including larvae, nymphs, and adults, were drawn to the trap within 24 hours. Out of nearly 1,000 ticks caught, more than half were engorged, indicating they had fed on a host. This innovative trap could help reduce tick infestations in kennels, making it safer for dogs.
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Abstract
A novel ecofriendly sticky tick trap device for the control of dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus using gold nanoparticle assembly pheromone complex as a bait was developed. Assembly pheromones comprising of guanine, xanthine and adenine in the ratio of 25:1:1 was encapsulated in gold nanoparticle. The response of the different stages of unfed R. sanguineus ticks was evaluated using petridish bioassay. Statistical analysis was done using chi-square test. Petridish bioassay with unfed stages of R. sanguineus revealed that 100% of the larvae, nymph and adults were attracted to assembly pheromone nanogold complex within 24h. Of the 952 ticks trapped, ticks of different stages trapped in total by the baited sticky trap device, 543 (57%) were engorged and 409 (43%) were unfed ticks. The study revealed that assembly pheromone baited traps has the potential to control tick infestations in dog kennels.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28215869/