@article{fdi:010086748,
  title = {{A}ttractant activity of host-related chemical blends on the poultry red mite at different spatial scales},
  author = {{A}uffray, {T}homas and {A}rriaga-{J}imenez, {A}. and {T}audiere, {A}. and {R}oy, {L}. {J}. {M}. and {L}apeyre, {B}. and {R}oy, {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{M}any blood-feeding arthropods use volatile organic compounds ({VOC}s) to detect their vertebrate hosts. {T}he role of chemical interactions in mediating the behavior of hematophagous insects and ticks has been investigated before but remains poorly understood in hematophagous mesostigmatic mites. {T}he poultry red mite {D}ermanyssus gallinae is an obligatory blood-sucking mesostigmatic mite that feeds on birds and causes damage in poultry farms. {W}e characterized the attractive response of {D}. gallinae to candidate {VOC}s previously reported from the odor emitted by living hens. {W}e performed in-vitro choice-test bioassays as well as semi-field and field trials using baited and unbaited traps, in the presence and absence of hens. {A}mong different tested combinations of {VOC}s, a blend of 5 {VOC}s (mix1.0) was significantly attractive to our reference population of {D}. gallinae in vitro, whereas the same individual compounds tested alone were not attractive. {A}mmonia was attractive on its own and increased the mix1.0 attractiveness. {T}he attractiveness of mix1.0 was confirmed at 'natural' spatial scales in the absence of hens both at the lab and on the farm that provided the reference population. {T}he presence of hens inhibited the mix1.0 attractiveness. {T}he attractive power of mix1.0 was not found in other farms. {T}his research is an important step to advance our understanding of host-parasite interactions in hematophagous mesostigmatic mites and paves the way for developing alternative control tools against {D}. gallinae by interfering with chemical interactions. {M}oreover, it underlines the importance of assessing kairomonal activity on different pest populations when developing attract-and-kill systems.},
  keywords = {{K}airomone ; {V}olatile organic compounds ; {A}mmonia ; {H}ematophagous lifestyle ; {H}ost-parasite interactions ; {F}ield trials},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {C}hemical {E}cology},
  volume = {49},
  numero = {},
  pages = {18--35},
  ISSN = {0098-0331},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10886-022-01399-7},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086748},
}