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ABIOTIC FACTORS AFFECTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF FLEAS (SIPHONAPTERA) OF CALIFORNIA GROUND SQUIRRELS (RODENTIA: SCIURIDAE) IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA

Marco E. Metzger and Michael K. Rust | Full Paper | 1999

The California ground squirrel, Spermophilus beecheyi (Richardson), is a reservoir of bubonic plague throughout most of its range. Three species of fleas occur on these animals; Oropsylla montana (Baker), Hoplopsyllus anomalus (Baker), and the sticktight flea, Echidnophaga gallinacea (Westwood). Des...

STUDIES EXPLORING THE OVERWINTERING MECHANISMS OF THE CAT FLEA, CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS (BOUCHÉ) (SIPHONAPTERA: PULICIDAE)

Marco E. Metzger and Michael K. Rust | Poster | 1999

The cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché), is a seasonal ectoparasite of domestic and feral mammals worldwide. Adult fleas are generally most abundant during the warm spring and summer months, becoming scarce or absent during the cold winter months. However, reinfestations of unknown origin are c...