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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pestic Biochem Physiol. 2015 Dec 31;131:60–79. doi: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2015.12.009

Table 3.

Chemical components of host kairomones that elicit attractive behavioral responses in mites.

Chemical component Associated host Mite speciesa Reference Formula Structure
Methyl linolenate Honeybee V. destructor [101,102] C19H32O2 graphic file with name nihms777003t24.jpg
Methyl palmitate Honeybee V. destructor [101,102] C17H34O2 graphic file with name nihms777003t25.jpg
N-Phenyl-N-glucoside Housefly M. muscaedomesticae [96,97] C12H16O6 graphic file with name nihms777003t26.jpg
N-Phenyl-N-mannoside Housefly M. muscaedomesticae [96,97] C12H16O6 graphic file with name nihms777003t27.jpg
Carbon dioxide Poultry D. gallinae [103] CO2 graphic file with name nihms777003t28.jpg
a

Dermanyssus gallinae, Macrocheles muscaedomesticae, Varroa destructor.