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Mechanisms for the Dispersal of Parasitic Nematode Larvae 1. Psychodid flies as transport hosts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

M. E. Tod ,
D. E. Jacobs  and
A. M. Dunn
M. E. Tod
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Glasgow
D. E. Jacobs
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Glasgow
A. M. Dunn
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Glasgow
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Extract

Third stage infective juveniles of the genera Oesophagostomum and Ostertagia were found clinging to the abdomens of species of psychodid flies that breed in faeces. It is suggested that these dipterans may be able to carry parasitic nematode larvae from farm to farm.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 45 , Issue 2-3 , June 1971 , pp. 133 - 137
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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