Entomological Review (2010) 90, 1014-1023

A.A. Kuznetsov, V.P. Osipov, T.V. Knyazeva, V.K. Sintsov and A.N. Matrosov (2010)
Distribution of fleas in rodent colonies in the Northwestern Precaspian region
Entomological Review 90 (8), 1014-1023
Abstract: Quantitative characteristics of phoresy of fleas on their rodent hosts inhabiting the sand landscapes of the northwestern Precaspian region were obtained. The structure of parasitic contact networks formed in the process was determined. The probability of a host change by fleas as the result of periodic feeding was assessed as high. The parameters of flea distribution were shown to be similar in the Northwestern Precaspian region and the Volgo-Ural sands. The ability of the flea Xenopsylla conformis to parasitize on social voles without significantly decreasing its abundance was revealed.
Original Russian Text © A.A. Kuznetsov, V.P. Osipov, T.V. Knyazeva, V.K. Sintsov, A.N. Matrosov, 2010, published in Parazitologiya, 2010, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 77-90.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Xenopsylla conformis		Russia (Eur.)