Discovery and successful development of Cuterebra americana (Diptera: Oestridae) from an atypical host, Rattus rattus (Rodentia: Muridae), in Florida, U.S.A.

• Main Authors: Kaufman, Phillip E., Wood, Lois A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Florida Entomological Society 2015
• Subjects: bot fly; eastern woodrat; obligate parasite; Neotoma floridana; pack rat; Rata; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: http://journals.fcla.edu/flaent/article/view/84392

We provide the first documented occurrence of the woodrat bot fly, Cuterebra americana successfully completing larval development from the roof rat, Rattus rattus. We also document the pupal development time and atypical host damage from this infestation. SumarioSe documenta la primera aparición doc...