TY - JOUR
T1 - Fleas parasitizing domestic dogs in Georgia, USA
T2 - Species composition and seasonal abundance
AU - Durden, Lance A.
AU - Judy, Todd N.
AU - Martin, Joy E.
AU - Spedding, Lindsey S.
PY - 2005/6/10
Y1 - 2005/6/10
N2 - Monthly flea collections were made from domestic dogs in Bulloch County, Georgia, USA from September 1996 to August 2004. A total of 2518 fleas belonging to 8 species were collected. The most common flea was the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis (389 males and 1148 females), followed by the dog flea, Ctenocephalides canis (250 males and 285 females), a generalist/carnivore flea, Pulex simulans (106 males and 213 females), and a sticktight flea, Echidnophaga gallinacea (3 males and 89 females). Small numbers of rabbit-associated fleas (25 Cediopsylla simplex and 6 Odontopsyllus multispinosus) and rodent-associated fleas (3 Orchopeas howardi and 1 Polygenis gwyni), suggested that certain dogs had acquired these particular ectoparasites through hunting activities. Sex ratios of each of the five most frequently collected flea species were female-biased. Seasonally, C. felis, C. canis, and P. simulans, all showed distinct abundance peaks in late summer or autumn.
AB - Monthly flea collections were made from domestic dogs in Bulloch County, Georgia, USA from September 1996 to August 2004. A total of 2518 fleas belonging to 8 species were collected. The most common flea was the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis (389 males and 1148 females), followed by the dog flea, Ctenocephalides canis (250 males and 285 females), a generalist/carnivore flea, Pulex simulans (106 males and 213 females), and a sticktight flea, Echidnophaga gallinacea (3 males and 89 females). Small numbers of rabbit-associated fleas (25 Cediopsylla simplex and 6 Odontopsyllus multispinosus) and rodent-associated fleas (3 Orchopeas howardi and 1 Polygenis gwyni), suggested that certain dogs had acquired these particular ectoparasites through hunting activities. Sex ratios of each of the five most frequently collected flea species were female-biased. Seasonally, C. felis, C. canis, and P. simulans, all showed distinct abundance peaks in late summer or autumn.
KW - Dogs
KW - Fleas
KW - Georgia
KW - Seasonal abundance
KW - Species composition
KW - USA
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/18844431102
U2 - 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.03.016
DO - 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.03.016
M3 - Article
C2 - 15893082
AN - SCOPUS:18844431102
SN - 0304-4017
VL - 130
SP - 157
EP - 162
JO - Veterinary Parasitology
JF - Veterinary Parasitology
IS - 1-2
ER -