Threat of an invasive parasitic fly, the deer ked (Lipoptena cervi), to the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus):experimental infection and treatment
Abstract Range expansion of ectoparasites can cause parasites to attack new host species. In these cases it is important for the parasite to be able to adapt to the new environment and to reproduce on the host. For the host, it is crucial to hinder successfully the development of long-lasting parasi...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
BioOne (Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board)
2010
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2020050525096 |
id |
ftunivoulu:oai:oulu.fi:nbnfi-fe2020050525096 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunivoulu:oai:oulu.fi:nbnfi-fe2020050525096 2023-07-30T04:06:29+02:00 Threat of an invasive parasitic fly, the deer ked (Lipoptena cervi), to the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus):experimental infection and treatment Kynkäänniemi, S.-M. (Sanna-Mari) Kortet, R. (Raine) Härkönen, L. (Laura) Kaitala, A. (Arja) Paakkonen, T. (Tommi) Mustonen, A.-M. (Anne-Mari) Nieminen, P. (Petteri) Härkönen, S. (Sauli) Ylönen, H. (Hannu) Laaksonen, S. (Sauli) 2010 application/pdf http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2020050525096 eng eng BioOne (Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board) info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess © Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board 2010. info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2010 ftunivoulu 2023-07-08T19:56:42Z Abstract Range expansion of ectoparasites can cause parasites to attack new host species. In these cases it is important for the parasite to be able to adapt to the new environment and to reproduce on the host. For the host, it is crucial to hinder successfully the development of long-lasting parasitic relationship. The deer ked (Lipoptena cervi) is a novel ectoparasite for northern cervids. We investigated if the deer ked can use the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) as a host and, if it can, whether antiparasitic treatment against this parasite would be available. Three groups of reindeer were monitored: two groups of 6 reindeer were infected with 300 flies per each individual; a control group comprised 6 animals. One of the infected groups was treated with subcutaneous ivermectin. At the end of the experiment the infestation rate of the infected animals was low. The reindeer in the non-treated group had both live and dead deer keds and also a single pupa while the ivermectin-treated reindeer had only dead deer keds. As some deer keds survived and reproduced, the deer ked can potentially use the reindeer as a host but antiparasitic treatment may be effective against this parasite. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer tarandus Jultika - University of Oulu repository |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Jultika - University of Oulu repository |
op_collection_id |
ftunivoulu |
language |
English |
description |
Abstract Range expansion of ectoparasites can cause parasites to attack new host species. In these cases it is important for the parasite to be able to adapt to the new environment and to reproduce on the host. For the host, it is crucial to hinder successfully the development of long-lasting parasitic relationship. The deer ked (Lipoptena cervi) is a novel ectoparasite for northern cervids. We investigated if the deer ked can use the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) as a host and, if it can, whether antiparasitic treatment against this parasite would be available. Three groups of reindeer were monitored: two groups of 6 reindeer were infected with 300 flies per each individual; a control group comprised 6 animals. One of the infected groups was treated with subcutaneous ivermectin. At the end of the experiment the infestation rate of the infected animals was low. The reindeer in the non-treated group had both live and dead deer keds and also a single pupa while the ivermectin-treated reindeer had only dead deer keds. As some deer keds survived and reproduced, the deer ked can potentially use the reindeer as a host but antiparasitic treatment may be effective against this parasite. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Kynkäänniemi, S.-M. (Sanna-Mari) Kortet, R. (Raine) Härkönen, L. (Laura) Kaitala, A. (Arja) Paakkonen, T. (Tommi) Mustonen, A.-M. (Anne-Mari) Nieminen, P. (Petteri) Härkönen, S. (Sauli) Ylönen, H. (Hannu) Laaksonen, S. (Sauli) |
spellingShingle |
Kynkäänniemi, S.-M. (Sanna-Mari) Kortet, R. (Raine) Härkönen, L. (Laura) Kaitala, A. (Arja) Paakkonen, T. (Tommi) Mustonen, A.-M. (Anne-Mari) Nieminen, P. (Petteri) Härkönen, S. (Sauli) Ylönen, H. (Hannu) Laaksonen, S. (Sauli) Threat of an invasive parasitic fly, the deer ked (Lipoptena cervi), to the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus):experimental infection and treatment |
author_facet |
Kynkäänniemi, S.-M. (Sanna-Mari) Kortet, R. (Raine) Härkönen, L. (Laura) Kaitala, A. (Arja) Paakkonen, T. (Tommi) Mustonen, A.-M. (Anne-Mari) Nieminen, P. (Petteri) Härkönen, S. (Sauli) Ylönen, H. (Hannu) Laaksonen, S. (Sauli) |
author_sort |
Kynkäänniemi, S.-M. (Sanna-Mari) |
title |
Threat of an invasive parasitic fly, the deer ked (Lipoptena cervi), to the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus):experimental infection and treatment |
title_short |
Threat of an invasive parasitic fly, the deer ked (Lipoptena cervi), to the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus):experimental infection and treatment |
title_full |
Threat of an invasive parasitic fly, the deer ked (Lipoptena cervi), to the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus):experimental infection and treatment |
title_fullStr |
Threat of an invasive parasitic fly, the deer ked (Lipoptena cervi), to the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus):experimental infection and treatment |
title_full_unstemmed |
Threat of an invasive parasitic fly, the deer ked (Lipoptena cervi), to the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus):experimental infection and treatment |
title_sort |
threat of an invasive parasitic fly, the deer ked (lipoptena cervi), to the reindeer (rangifer tarandus tarandus):experimental infection and treatment |
publisher |
BioOne (Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board) |
publishDate |
2010 |
url |
http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2020050525096 |
genre |
Rangifer tarandus |
genre_facet |
Rangifer tarandus |
op_rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess © Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board 2010. |
_version_ |
1772819124706082816 |