The moose throat bot fly Cephenemyia ulrichiilarvae (Diptera: Oestridae) found developing in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) for the first time
Abstract About fifty larvae of Cephenemyia ulrichii Brauer (Diptera: Oestridae), some of them nearly full-grown third instars, were found in the throat of a roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ) in June 2007 near Helsinki in Finland. The parasite is considered to be host specific, occurring only in the m...
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Language: | English |
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BioMed Central Ltd.
2008
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Online Access: | http://www.actavetscand.com/content/50/1/14 |
Summary: | Abstract About fifty larvae of Cephenemyia ulrichii Brauer (Diptera: Oestridae), some of them nearly full-grown third instars, were found in the throat of a roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ) in June 2007 near Helsinki in Finland. The parasite is considered to be host specific, occurring only in the moose ( Alces alces ), and this paper is apparently the first report of a successful infestation in an aberrant host. |
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