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SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR OF THE SHEEP TICK, IXODES RICINUS (L.) (ACARI, IXODIDAE)
The pattern of pre-copulatory and copulatory behaviour of the sheep tick, Ixodes ricinus (L.) was studied. Male attraction to female and subsequent copulation operate under the control of pheromones. Both engorged and unengorged (questing) females emit volatile substances which attract males, causin...