ABSTRACT Ticks are vectors to a wide range of pathogens with veterinary and medical significance. The control of ticks has created a huge public health and veterinary challenge, and it has been widely recognized that the current use of chemical acaricides has serious environmental implications. There is scant information about antlion predation on ticks. Here we present an interesting predatory behaviour of the antlion Euroleon coreaus on Haemaphysalis longicornis, which provided evidence that antlions might be one of the predators of ticks. Additionally, the antlions may synthesize potential tick biocontrol agents which can rapidly kill ticks in minutes. Further laboratory purification of the venom from ant lions, and subsequent application on ticks may provide more options for integrative control of ticks and tick-borne diseases.

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蚁狮 Euroleon coreaus 快速捕食长角血蜱（Acari：Ixodidae）一例

摘要 蜱是多种病原体的载体，具有兽医和医学意义。蜱虫的控制给公共卫生和兽医带来了巨大的挑战，人们普遍认识到目前使用化学杀螨剂对环境有严重的影响。关于蜱虫捕食蚁狮的信息很少。在这里，我们展示了蚁狮 Euroleon coreaus 在 Haemaphysalis longicornis 上的一种有趣的捕食行为，这为蚁狮可能是蜱的捕食者之一提供了证据。此外，蚁狮可以合成潜在的蜱生物控制剂，可以在几分钟内迅速杀死蜱虫。进一步实验室纯化蚁狮的毒液，以及随后在蜱上的应用可能为蜱和蜱传播疾病的综合控制提供更多选择。