Aspects of the biology, behavior, bionomics, and control of immature stages of the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis felis (Bouche) (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) in the domiciliary environment

The larval stage of the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis felis (Bouche), was found to exhibit behaviors that were conducive to its security in carpet. Larvae exhibited positive geotactic, and negative phototactic behaviors. This resulted in the larvae spending greater than 80% of their time at the ba...

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Main Author: Byron, David W.
Other Authors: Entomology
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74762