BOT FLY (DIPTERA: CUTEREBRIDAE) INFESTATION OF NEST-BOUND INFANT EASTERN GRAY SQUIRRELS
Although infestation of tree squirrels and chipmunks active outside the nest (i.e., juveniles, subadults and adults) by larvae of the bot fly Cuterebra emasculator has been well documented, this is apparently the first report of nest-bound infant eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) parasit...
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Published in | The Florida entomologist Vol. 85; no. 2; pp. 369 - 371 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
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Florida Entomological Society
01.06.2002
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Summary: | Although infestation of tree squirrels and chipmunks active outside the nest (i.e., juveniles, subadults and adults) by larvae of the bot fly Cuterebra emasculator has been well documented, this is apparently the first report of nest-bound infant eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) parasitized by this species. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0015-4040 1938-5102 |
DOI: | 10.1653/0015-4040(2002)085[0369:BFDCIO]2.0.CO;2 |