Mating is an important prerequisite for tick reproduction and initiates a cascade of physiological changes in the female that eventually leads to oviposition.The male accessory gland (MAG) plays important roles during mating,including protecting and activating the spermatozoa,promoting fertilization,ovary development and vitellogenesis.It also affects female reproductive physiological activity such as inducing rapid feeding and oviposition etc.The structure and biochemical characteristics of MAG secretion a...