Cat flea (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) cocoon formation and development of naked flea pupae

The rate of cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis (Bouche), pupal development and the stimuli responsible for successful cocoon formation were investigated by rearing flea pupae without an enclosing cocoon. Female larvae pupated an average 12.1 h earlier than males, and female pupae developed to the adult...

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Published inJournal of medical entomology Vol. 31; no. 2; p. 272
Main Authors Dryden, M.W, Smith, V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.03.1994
Subjects
Animals
Cats - parasitology
CHAT
CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS
DESARROLLO BIOLOGICO
DEVELOPPEMENT BIOLOGIQUE
Female
GATO
Larva
Male
Pupa
PUPAS
PUPE
Reproduction
Sex Factors
Siphonaptera - growth & development
Siphonaptera - physiology
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Summary:The rate of cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis (Bouche), pupal development and the stimuli responsible for successful cocoon formation were investigated by rearing flea pupae without an enclosing cocoon. Female larvae pupated an average 12.1 h earlier than males, and female pupae developed to the adult stage an average 1.6 d earlier than males. When larvae were not allowed to orient against a perpendicular structure, only 2.2% of these larvae were able to spin an enclosing cocoon. Although these naked flea pupae had no enveloping cocoon, 96.5% survived to become adults. Gentle sifting of the larval medium 0-12 and 12-24 h after cocoons were formed resulted in 13.7 and 3.5% of the larvae emerging, respectively. Over 40% of those larvae did not spin a second cocoon, but developed as naked flea pupae
Bibliography:9510898
L72
ISSN:0022-2585
1938-2928
DOI:10.1093/jmedent/31.2.272