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A method is described by which an automatic fraction collector can be used for the collection of saliva from large numbers of the cattle tick Boophilus microplus. Engorged female ticks are attached to the collector racks using double‐sided adhesive tape. Their cuticles are then painted with 20% pilocarpine base in acetone. The mouth parts of the ticks are made to brush past a cluster of fine capillary tubes through which the secretions are collected by suction. The average yield from 1300 ticks was 12.25 ml or 9.5 μl per tick.
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