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Influence of Temperature and Humidity on Survival and Development of the Cat Flea, Ctenocephalides Felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)

Silverman, Jules, Rust, Michael K., Reierson, Donald A.·1981·Journal of Medical Entomology

DOI 10.1093/jmedent/18.1.78

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The survival and development of the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, were assessed at various temperatures and relative humidities (RH). The upper and lower temperature limits for development (egg to adult) were 32 and 13°C. The length of the developmental period ranged from 14 to 140 days at these temperature extremes. Complete development occurred from 50–92% rh. Immature C. felis reared at 92% rh produced larger adults than those reared at 50% rh. At 27°C, the minimum rh necessary for greater than 50% survival of the immature stages was egg, 33%; larva, 50%; and pupa, 2%. Adult longevity increased with increasing rh and decreasing temperature.

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Authors: Silverman, J., Rust, M. K., & Reierson, D. A.
Affiliations: University of California, Riverside (US)
ORCID: Silverman, Jules
Venue: Journal of Medical Entomology
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published: 1981-02-20
Volume: 18
Issue: 1
Pages: 78-83
ISSN: 0022-2585 (ISSN-L)
1938-2928
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/18.1.78
OpenAlex: W2328133011
Cited by: 113
References: 0
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FWCI: 0.00
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Medical Entomology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Physiological and biochemical adaptations
Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Dermatological diseases and infestations
Keywords: Ctenocephalides felis, temperature effects, relative humidity, insect development, survival, developmental stages, temperature limits, adult longevity, immature stages
MeSH terms: Animals, Cats, Siphonaptera, Humidity, Metamorphosis, Biological, Temperature

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