Chiggers are the most common ectoparasites of the racers.
Parasites The ectoparasites of the racer are chiefly chiggers, the parasitic larvae of mites.
The primary duty of this laboratory was to obtain examples of the vertebrate fauna for examination for ectoparasites by the Laboratory of Acarology and to preserve specimens for identification.
In addition, ecological data were obtained (as time permitted), especially as an aid in studying the distribution of ectoparasites which affected man.
Considering that certain ectoparasites are limited to certain hosts and that some ectoparasites transmit such diseases as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever whereas other ectoparasites do not, this transplantation of rabbits is dangerous.
Mites of this family live as ectoparasites and commensals on beetles and possibly other insects (Baker and Wharton, 1952).
Ectoparasites and other arthropods occurring in Texas bat caves.
Ectoparasites usually have little adverse effect on the turtles, although heavy infestations cause occasional injury or death.
In general, these ectoparasites do little or no harm to ornate box turtles, although heavy infestations may cause temporary interruption of normal activity or may even cause occasional death.
Measurements, weights, and data concerning temperature and ectoparasites were obtained from specimens collected elsewhere as well as from individuals on study areas.
One adult male examined for ectoparasitesharbored a tick, Dermacentor andersoni Stiles, and fleas, Monopsyllus eumolpi Rothschild.
Myotis volans that we examined for ectoparasites harbored chiggers, Leptotrombidium myotis (Ewing), and fleas, Myodopsylla gentilis Jordan and Rothschild.
In this way the loss of ectoparasites was kept to a minimum.
Some ectoparasites begin to leave the host when it dies, and any counts of ectoparasites made from snap-trapped voles may fall short of the number which was on the animal when it was alive.
The fleas were counted, and the numbers of lice and mites were estimated; some specimens of ectoparasites were saved for identification.
The ectoparasitesfrom the other small mammals living in the same habitat as the prairie vole were also considered.
The ectoparasites were sorted and sent to specialists for identification.
The kinds of endoparasites and ectoparasites collected from P.
The ectoparasites of these skinks consist mainly of chiggers.
In July and August of 1962, I was a member of a field party from the Museum of Natural History, The University of Kansas, engaged in a survey of vertebrates and their ectoparasites on the Yucatan Peninsula.
Other ectoparasites removed from these birds will be reported on elsewhere.
In this connection it may be noted that Spuler (1906) has described a moth whose larvae live as ectoparasites of the sloth.
Many instances of their occurrence as such temporary ectoparasitesare on record.
Ectoparasites were very seldom noticed, on account of the method of collecting the rats.
Examination of the rat's fur revealed ectoparasites on the neck, under the chin, and back of the ears; these at the time of the examination apparently were dead.
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