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

作者：Kaufman Phillip E^*; Wood Lois A

来源：Florida Entomologist, 2015, 98(1): 349-351.

DOI：10.1653/024.098.0154

• bot fly
• eastern woodrat
• obligate parasite
• Neotoma floridana
• pack rat

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.

• 出版日期2015-3