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Laboratory rearing of the squirrel flea Ceratophyllus sciurorum sciurorum with notes on its biology
Author(s) -
Larsen K. S.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
entomologia experimentalis et applicata
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.765
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1570-7458
pISSN - 0013-8703
DOI - 10.1111/j.1570-7458.1995.tb01968.x
Subject(s) - biology , mink , flea , zoology , pest analysis , ecology , botany
A rearing method for the flea Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) sciurorum sciurorum , a pest on farmed mink in Europe, has been developed. The behaviour of egg‐laying and the development period are described at 23 °C and 80% r.h. The eggs of C. sciurorum sciurorum hatched after 4–7 days and cocoons were formed 10–12 days later. The development period from egg to newly emerged adult was 23–32 days. Females emerged, in general, earlier than males.