Larval Dermestid Beetles Feeding on Nestling Snail Kites, Wood Storks, and Great Blue Herons

Larval Dermestid Beetles Feeding on Nestling Snail Kites, Wood Storks, and Great Blue Herons

In recent years abdominal lesions attributable to larval dermestid beetles (Dermestes nidum) have appeared in nestling Snail (Everglade) Kites (Rostrhamus sociabilis), Wood Storks (Mycteria americana), and Great Blue Herons (Ardea herodias). Although it appears that most nestlings affected have surv...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Condor (Los Angeles, Calif.) Calif.), 1984-05, Vol.86 (2), p.170-174
Hauptverfasser: Noel F. R. Snyder, Ogden, John C., Bittner, J. David, Grau, Gerald A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal nesting
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Ardea herodias
Beetles
Biological and medical sciences
Bird nesting
Chicks
Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife
Dermestidae
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Insect larvae
Insect nests
Larvae
Lesions
Mycteria americana
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Snails
Storks
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Zusammenfassung:In recent years abdominal lesions attributable to larval dermestid beetles (Dermestes nidum) have appeared in nestling Snail (Everglade) Kites (Rostrhamus sociabilis), Wood Storks (Mycteria americana), and Great Blue Herons (Ardea herodias). Although it appears that most nestlings affected have survived, the degree of threat posed by dermestid larvae to various avian species is as yet unclear.
ISSN:0010-5422
1938-5129
DOI:10.2307/1367035