Effect of ants Formica rufa and formic acid on Ixodes ticks of Altai fauna

Effect of ants Formica rufa was studied on the fed and unfed stages of the ticks Ixodes persulcatus and Dermacentor nuttalli in vivo. The unfed and the fed tick stages of D. nuttalli had a higher survival than the unfed and the fed tick stages of I. persulcatus. 85 % formic acid causes death of ixod...

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Main Author: L. D. Shchuchinova
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Federal Scientific Centre VIEV 2016-05-01
Series:Российский паразитологический журнал
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Online Access:https://vniigis.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/142