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 inThe Florida entomologist Vol. 85; no. 2; pp. 369 - 371
Main Authors Slansky, F, Kenyon, L. R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lutz Florida Entomological Society 01.06.2002
Subjects
Animal nesting
Animals
Botflies
Infestation
Insect larvae
Larval development
Parasite hosts
Parasitism
Rodents
Scientific Notes
Squirrels
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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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ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.1653/0015-4040(2002)085[0369:BFDCIO]2.0.CO;2