Spray-dried bovine blood : an effective laboratory diet for Ctenocephalides felis felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)

Commercially available spray-dried protein sources were evaluated as replacement laboratory cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis felis (Bouché), larval diets for slaughterhouse-collected heat-dried blood. Percentage of adult emergence of fleas reared on adult flea feces (87.7%) and spray-dried bovine blo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of medical entomology 1999-05, Vol.36 (3), p.219-221
Hauptverfasser:	RICHMAN, D. L, KOEHLER, P. G, BRENNER, R. J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biological and medical sciences Cats Cattle Ctenocephalides felis Diet Fertilizer industry Fleas Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Medically important nuisances and vectors, pests of stored products and materials: population survey and control Nuisances Pulicidae Siphonaptera - growth & development
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Zusammenfassung:	Commercially available spray-dried protein sources were evaluated as replacement laboratory cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis felis (Bouché), larval diets for slaughterhouse-collected heat-dried blood. Percentage of adult emergence of fleas reared on adult flea feces (87.7%) and spray-dried bovine blood (79%) did not significantly differ, and yeast supplementation did not significantly increase adult emergence for spray-dried diets. However, yeast supplementation of heat-dried blood increased percentage adult emergence from 0 to 41.7%. Spray-dried bovine blood was found to be a satisfactory laboratory diet for cat flea larvae.
ISSN:	0022-2585 1938-2928
DOI:	10.1093/jmedent/36.3.219