Discovery and Successful Development of Cuterebra americana (Diptera: Oestridae) from an Atypical Host, Rattus rattus (Rodentia: Muridae), in Florida, U.S.A.

Phillip E. Kaufman; Lois A. Wood

doi:10.1653/024.098.0154

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1 March 2015 Discovery and Successful Development of Cuterebra americana (Diptera: Oestridae) from an Atypical Host, Rattus rattus (Rodentia: Muridae), in Florida, U.S.A.

Phillip E. Kaufman, Lois A. Wood

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Florida Entomologist, 98(1):349-351 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1653/024.098.0154

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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.

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Phillip E. Kaufman and Lois A. Wood "Discovery and Successful Development of Cuterebra americana (Diptera: Oestridae) from an Atypical Host, Rattus rattus (Rodentia: Muridae), in Florida, U.S.A.," Florida Entomologist 98(1), 349-351, (1 March 2015). https://doi.org/10.1653/024.098.0154

Published: 1 March 2015

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