Flea NEWS612000-2007

NEWS61 2000-2007 http://www.entsoc.org/networks/Interest/fleanews.htm

FLEA NEWS was not published from August 2000 to December 2007. It is mainly bibliographic in nature, but recipients are urged to check any citations given here before including them in publications. Many of our sources are abstracting journals and current literature sources such as Current Contents(R), National Agricultural Library (NAL) Agricola, and National Library of Medicine (NLM) Medline, and citations have not necessarily been checked for accuracy or consistent formatting. Following is a list of Siphonaptera research published between January 2000 to December 2007.

Acosta, R., Fernandez, J.A., and J. Falcon-Ordaz. 2006. "New records of mammal fleas (Siphonaptera) in northern and central Mexico." Entomological News 117: 69-72.

Adjemian, J.C.Z., Girvetz, E.H., Beckett, L., and J.E. Foley. 2006. "Analysis of genetic algorithm for rule-set production (GARP) modeling approach for predicting distributions of fleas implicated as vectors of plague, Yersinia pestis, in California." Journal of Medical Entomology 43: 93-103.

Adler, G.H., Suntsova, N.I., Suntsov, V.V., and S.A. Mangan. 2001. "Fleas (Siphonaptera) collected from small mammals in southern Viet Nam in 1997-1998." Journal of Medical Entomology 38, no. 2: 210-213.

Akucewich, L.H., Philman, K., Clark, A., Gillespie, J., Kunkle, G., Nicklin, C.F., and E.C. Greiner. 2002. "Prevalence of ectoparasites in a population of feral cats from north central Florida during the summer." Veterinary Parasitology 109, no. 1/2: 129-139.

Alcaino, H.A., Gorman, T.R., and R. Alcaino. 2002. "Flea species from dogs in three cities in Chile." Veterinary Parasitology 105, no. 3: 261-265.

Álvarez-Castañeda, Sergio Ticul. 2005. Peromyscus melanotis. Mammalian Species Volume 764, Issue 1 (July 2005) pp. 1-4.

Andersen, John F, Hinnebusch, B Joseph, Lucas, David A, Conrads, Thomas P, Veenstra, Timothy D, Pham, Van M, and José M C Ribeiro. 2007. "An insight into the sialome of the oriental rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis (Rots)." BMC Genomics 8: 102-102.

ANDERSON, ROBERT P. 2003. Taxonomy, Distribution, and Natural History of the Genus Heteromys (Rodentia: Heteromyidae) in Western Venezuela, with the Description of a Dwarf Species from the Península de Paraguaná. American Museum Novitates Volume 3396, Issue 1 (March 2003) pp. 1-43.

Antunes JM, Demoner Lde C, Martins IV, Zanini MS, Deps PD, Pujol-Luz JR. 2006. "[Record of Dasypus novemcinctus (Mammalia: Xenarthra) parasited by Tunga terasma (Siphonaptera: Tungidae) in Alegre, State of Espírito Santo, Brazil]." Revista Brasileira De Parasitologia Veterinária = Brazilian Journal Of Veterinary Parasitology: Órgão Oficial Do Colégio Brasileiro De Parasitologia Veterinária 15, no. 4: 206-207.

Avelar, D.M. de, Bussolotti, A.S., Ramos, M. do C.A., and P.M. Linardi. 2007. "Endosymbionts of Ctenocephalides felis felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) obtained from dogs captured in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil." Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 94: 149-152.

Avila-Flores, Rafael, José Juan Flores-Martínez, and Jorge Ortega. 2002. Nyctinomops laticaudatus. Mammalian Species Volume 697, Issue 1 (July 2002) pp. 1-6.

Baker, R. T. and I. Beveridge. 2001. IMIDACLOPRID TREATMENT OF MARSUPIALS FOR FLEAS (PYGIOPSYLLA HOPLIA).Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine Volume 32, Issue 3 (September 2001) pp. 391-392.

Barreto, Guillermo R. and Shaenandhoa García-Rangel. 2005. Holochilus sciureus. Mammalian Species Volume 780, Issue 1 (December 2005) pp. 1-5.

Barrière, P, Beaucournu, J C, Ménier, K, and M Colyn. 2002. "[A new flea species of the genus Allopsylla Beaucournu et Fain, 1982 (Siphonaptera: Ischnopsyllidae) from Central African Republic, found on a little known molossid bat]." Parasite (Paris, France) 9, no. 3: 233-237.

Barrie, Abdulai, Amandu K. Daniels, Ron Demey, Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra, Jakob Fahr, Theo Freeman, Joel Gamys, Moses G. Gorpudolo, Annika Hillers, Peter Hoke, Carel Jongkind, John Konie, Aaron N. Kota Sr., Mawolo Kpewor, Roger Luke, Miaway Luo, Ara Monadjem, Flomo Molubah, Joshua Quawah, Mark-Oliver Rödel, Richard Sambolah, Evangeline Swope, Sormongar Zwuen, Jerry Brown, Henry Gardner, Morris S. Kamara, Charles Kollie, Nyumah Mensoh, Amos Andrews, W. Tyler Christie, Alex Peal, Zinnah Sackie, and Nathaniel Walker. 2007. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment: A Rapid Biological Assessment of North Lorma, Gola and Grebo National Forests, Liberia Volume 44, Issue 1 (June 2007) pp. 5-112.

Bartel, M.H., and S.L. Gardner. 2000. "Arthropod and helminth parasites from the plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius bursarius from the hosts' northern boundary range in Minnesota." Journal of Parasitology 86, no. 1: 153-156.

Bass, C., Lansdell, S.J., Millar, N.S., Schroeder, I., Turberg, A., Field, L.M., and M.S. Williamson. 2006. "Molecular characterisation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits from the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)." Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 36: 86-96.

Bass, C., Schroeder, I., Turberg, A., Field, L.M., and M.S. Williamson. 2004. "Identification of the Rdl mutation in laboratory and field strains of the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)." Pest Management Science 60: 1157-1162.

Bazanova, L P, Nikitin, A Ia, and M P Maevskiĭ2004. "[Seasonal features of the time course of changes in the aggregated state of the causative agent of plague in the organism of Citellophilus tesquorum altaicus (Siphonaptera)]." Meditsinskaia Parazitologiia I Parazitarnye Bolezni , no. 2: 3-6.

Bazanova, L P, Voronova, G A, and E G Tokmakova. 2000. "[Differences in the blocking of the proventriculus in male and female Xenopsylla cheopis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)]." Parazitologiia 34, no. 1: 56-59.

Bazanova, L P, Voronova, G A, Tokmakova, E G, and V V Sin'kov. 2004. "[Relationship of the flea Citellophilus tesquorum altaicus (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) with the plague agent]." Parazitologiia 38, no. 2: 139-149.

Beaucournu, J.-C. and J. Fahr. 2003. Notes sur les Ischnopsyllinae du Continent Africain. IV: Quelques Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rothschild 1921 de Côte d’Ivoire; description de L. senckenbergiana n. sp. (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Ischnopsyllidae). Senckenbergiana biol. 82: 157- 162.

Beaucournu, J C, and K Wells. 2004. "[Three new species of the genus Medwayella Traub, 1972 (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Pygiopsyllidae) from Sabah (eastern Malaysia, Borneo)]." Parasite (Paris, France) 11, no. 4: 373-377.

Beaucournu, J C, and K Wells. 2005. "[A redescription of Macrostylophora borneensis (Jordan, 1926) (Siphonaptera-Ceratophyllidae-Ceratophyllinae), a flea of the Malaysian sub-region and description of an allied species]." Parasite (Paris, France) 12, no. 4: 293-298.

Beaucournu, J C, and K Wells. 2005. "[Macrostylophora kinabaluae n. sp. (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae), a new flea from Sabah (Borneo, Eastern Malaysia)]." Parasite (Paris, France) 12, no. 3: 237-240.

Beaucournu, J C, and L A Durden. 2001. "[Two new species of Stivalius (Siphonaptera-- Pygiopsyllidae--Pygiopsyllinae) from Indonesia]." Parasite (Paris, France) 8, no. 2: 147-153.

Beaucournu, J C, and M H Gallardo. 2005. "[Two new fleas (Siphonaptera: Rhopalopsyllidae: Parapsyllinae) of Argentina, from Abrocoma uspallata Braun and Mares, 2002, (Rodentia: Abrocomidae)]." Parasite (Paris, France) 12, no. 1: 39-43.

Beaucournu, J C, Degeilh, B, and C Guiguen. 2005. "[Bird fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera): taxonomic diversity, biogeographical distribution]." Parasite (Paris, France) 12, no. 2: 111-121.

Beaucournu, J C, Gallardo, M H, and Ménier, K. 2004. "[Two new species of fleas from Chile and Argentina(Insecta-Siphonaptera: Stephanocircidae and Rhopalopsyllidae) and raising of a new sub-genus of Plocopsylla Jordan, 1931]." Parasite (Paris, France) 11, no. 3: 249-252.

Beaucournu, J C, Sountsova, N I, Ly, T V H, and V V Sountsov. 2002. "[The plague in Vietnam: history and inventory of collected fleas (Insecta, Siphonaptera) in the inhabited zones]." Parasite (Paris, France) 9, no. 1: 3-10.

Beaucournu, J C, Vergara, P, Balboa, L, and D A Gonzalez-Acuña. 2006. "[A new bird flea from Chile (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae]." Parasite (Paris, France) 13, no. 3: 227-230.

Beaucournu, J.C., and A. Guiller. 2006. "Response a l' article "Keine molekularbiologischen Anzeichen fur Unterarten beim Katzenfloh Ctenocephalides felis (Siphonaptera: Ctenocephalidae)" par H Mehlhorn, J D'Hsese, M Vobis & N Mencke: Entomol Gener 27: 295- 301 (2005)." Entomologia generalis 28: 311-315.

Beaucournu, J-C, Horak, I G, and L J Fourie. 2003. "Fleas of elephant shrews (Mammalia, Macroscelididae) and a new host and locality record for Macroscelidopsylla albertyni De Meillon & Marcus, 1958 (Siphonaptera, Chimaeropsyllidae)." The Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 70, no. 3: 251-253.

Beck, W., Boch, K., Mackensen, H., Wiegand, B., and K. Pfister. 2006. "Qualitative and quantitative observations on the flea population dynamics of dogs and cats in several areas of Germany." Veterinary Parasitology 137: 130-136.

Best, Troy L., John L. Hunt, Lisa A. McWilliams, and Kevin G. Smith. 2002. Eumops auripendulus. Mammalian Species Volume 708, Issue 1 (December 2002) pp. 1-5.

Blaski, Marian. 2004. "[Seasonal dynamics of Ceratophyllus hirundinis (Curtis, 1826) (Siphonaptera, Insecta) in the nests of Delichon urbica (L.)]." Wiadomości Parazytologiczne 50, no. 1: 31-34.

Bogdanova, E N. 2005. "[Synanthropic fleas (Siphonaptera) biting people in Moscow and control of their size]." Meditsinskaia Parazitologiia I Parazitarnye Bolezni , no. 1: 35-42.

Bond, R., Riddle, A., Mottram, L., Beugnet, F., and R. Stevenson. 2007. "Survey of flea infestation in dogs and cats in the United Kingdom during 2005." Veterinary Record : Journal of the British Veterinary Association 160: 503-506.

Bonneton, F., Brunet, F.G., Kathirithamby, J., and V. Laudet. 2006. "The rapid divergence of the ecdysone receptor is a synapomorphy for Mecopterida that clarifies the Strepsiptera problem." Insect Molecular Biology 15: 351-362.

Bossard, R.L. 2002. "Speed and Reynolds number of jumping cat fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)." Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 75, no. 1: 52-54.

Bossard, R.L. 2006. "Mammal and flea relationships in the Great Basin Desert: from H.J. Egoscue's collections." Journal of Parasitology 92: 260-266.

Bossard, R.L., and A.B. Broce. 2002. "Evaluation of glass, nylon fabric and filter paper as substrates in insecticide bioassays of cat fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)." Journal of Entomological Science 37, no. 2: 182-192.

Bossard, R.L., Broce, A.B., and M.W. Dryden. 2000. "Effects of circadian rhythms and other bioassay factors on cat flea (Pulicidae: Siphonaptera) susceptibility to insecticides." Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 73, no. 1: 21-29.

Bossard, R.L., Dryden, M.W., and A.B. Broce. 2002. "Insecticide susceptibilities of cat fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) from several regions of the United States." Journal of Medical Entomology 39, no. 5: 742-746.

Bren, L. 2001. "Taking the bite out of fleas and ticks." FDA consumer 35, no. 4: 6-9.

Brinck-Lindroth, Gunvor., and F. G. A. M. Smit. 2007. "The fleas (Siphonaptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark / Gunvor Brinck-Lindroth and Frans G.A.M. Smit." In Fauna entomologica Scandinavica ; v. 41Leiden : Brill ; Biggleswade : Extenza Turpin [distributor], 2007., 2007.

Brinkerhoff, R Jory, Markeson, Amelia B, Knouft, Jason H, Gage, Kenneth L, and John A Montenieri. 2006. "Abundance patterns of two Oropsylla (Ceratophyllidae: Siphonaptera) species on black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) hosts." Journal of Vector Ecology 31(2): 355-363.

Bronson, L.R., and C.R. Smith. 2002. "Use of liquid deltamethrin in modified, host-targeted bait tubes for control of fleas on sciurid rodents in northern California." Journal of Vector Ecology 27, no. 1: 55-62.

Brouqui, Philippe, Parola, Philippe, Fournier, Pierre Edouard, and Didier Raoult. 2007. "Spotted fever rickettsioses in southern and eastern Europe." FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology 49: 2-12.

Brown, Charles R. and Mary Bomberger Brown. 2001. EGG HATCHABILITY INCREASES WITH COLONY SIZE IN CLIFF SWALLOWS. Journal of Field Ornithology Volume 72, Issue 1 (January 2001) pp. 113-123.

Burnett, Stephanie E., Jason B. Jennings, Jennifer C. Rainey, and Troy L. Best. 2001. Molossus bondae. Mammalian Species Volume 668, Issue 1 (June 2001) pp. 1-3.

Cadiergues, M.C., Hourcq, P., Cantaloube, B., and M. Franc. 2000. "First bloodmeal of

Ctenocephalides felis felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) on cats: time to initiation and duration of feeding." Journal of Medical Entomology 37, no. 4: 634-636.

Cadiergues, M.C., Santamarta, D., Mallet, X., and M. Franc. 2001. "First blood meal of Ctenocephalides canis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) on dogs: time to initiation of feeding and duration." Journal of Parasitology 87, no. 1: 214-215.

Cardoso, Valbérico de Albuquerque, Marcela Lareschi, Heitor Morais Cunha, Adriano Pereira Paglia, Wesley Lopes, Fernando Alves de Oliveira & Pedro Marcos Linardi. 2004. NOVOS REGISTROS GEOGRÁFICOS E DE HOSPEDEIROS PARA Polygenis (Polygenis) adelus (JORDAN & ROTHSCHILD, 1923) (SIPHONAPTERA: RHOPALOPSYLLIDAE). Entomol. Vect. 11 (2): 291-295.

Cardoso, Valbérico de Albuquerque, and Pedro Marcos Linardi. 2006. "Scanning electron microscopy studies of sensilla and other structures of the head of Polygenis (Polygenis) tripus (Siphonaptera: Rhopalopsyllidae)." Micron (Oxford, England: 1993) 37, no. 6: 557-565.

Castleberry, Steven B., Michael T. Mengak, and W. Mark Ford. 2006. Neotoma magister. Mammalian Species Volume 789, Issue 1 (May 2006) pp. 1-5.

CASTLEBERRY, S. B., N. L. CASTLEBERRY, P. B. WOOD,W. M. FORD, AND M. T. MENGAK. 2003. Fleas (Siphonaptera) of Allegheny woodrats in West Virginia with comments on ectoparasite host specificity. American Midland Naturalist 149:209-212.

CASTLEBERRY, STEVEN B., NIKOLE L. CASTLEBERRY, PETRA BOHALL WOOD, W. MARK FORD, and MICHAEL T. MENGAK. 2003. Fleas (Siphonaptera) of the Allegheny Woodrat (Neotoma magister) in West Virginia with Comments on Host Specificity. The American Midland Naturalist Volume 149, Issue 1 (January 2003) pp. 233-236.

Castro-Arellano, Iván, Heliot Zarza, and Rodrigo A. Medellín. 2000. Philander opossum. Mammalian Species Volume 638, Issue 1 (May 2000) pp. 1-8.

Causton, C. E., S. B. Peck, B. J. Sinclair, L. Roque-Albelo, C. J. Hodgson, and B. Landry. 2006. Alien Insects: Threats and Implications for Conservation of Galápagos Islands. Annals of the Entomological Society of America Volume 99, Issue 1 (January 2006) pp. 121-143.

Cerqueira, E J, Silva, E M, Monte-Alegre, A F, and I A Sherlock. 2000. "[Notes on fleas (Siphonaptera) of the fox Cerdocyon thous (Canidae) from an endemic area of visceral leishmaniasis in Jacobina, Bahia, Brazil]." Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 33, no. 1: 91-93.

Chatellier, K. 2001. "Nitenpyram." Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian 23, no. 8: 748-749.

Chilton, G, Vonhof, M J, Peterson, B V, and N Wilson. 2000. "Ectoparasitic insects of bats in British Columbia, Canada." The Journal of Parasitology 86, no. 1: 191-192.

Clark, Kerry L. and Lance A. Durden. 2002. PARASITIC ARTHROPODS OF SMALL MAMMALS IN MISSISSIPPI. Journal of Mammalogy Volume 83, Issue 4 (November 2002) pp. 1039-1048.

COCROFT, REGINALD B. and RAFAEL L. RODRÍGUEZ. 2005. The Behavioral Ecology of Insect Vibrational Communication. BioScience Volume 55, Issue 4 (April 2005) pp. 323-334.

Colebrook, E., and R. Wall. 2004. "Ectoparasites of livestock in Europe and the Mediterranean region." Veterinary Parasitology 120: 251-274.

Colombini, S., Hodgin, E.C., Foil, C.S., Hosgood, G., and L.D. Foil. 2001. "Induction of feline flea allergy dermatitis and the incidence and histopathological characteristics of concurrent indolent lip ulcers." Veterinary Dermatology 12, no. 3: 155-161.

Core, J., Bliss, R., and A. Flores. 2005. "ARS partners with Defense Department to protect troops from insect vectors." Agricultural Research 53: 12-15.

Coutinho, M.T.Z., and P.M. Linardi. 2007. "Can fleas from dogs infected with canine visceral leishmaniasis transfer the infection to other mammals?." Veterinary Parasitology 147: 320-325.

Cranston, Peter S. and Penny J. Gullan. 2005. TIME FLIES? Evolution Volume 59, Issue 11 (November 2005) pp. 2492-2494.

Creekmore, T.E., Rocke, T.E., and J. Hurley. 2002. "A baiting system for delivery of an oral plague vaccine to black-tailed prairie dogs." Journal of Wildlife Diseases 38, no. 1: 32-39.

CROOKS, KEVIN R., DAVID K. GARCELON, CHERYL A. SCOTT, JOHN E. DEPUE, JEFFERY T. WILCOX, ROBERT B. KIMSEY, and DIRK H. VAN VUREN. 2004. Ectoparasites of a Threatened Insular Endemic Mammalian Carnivore: The Island Spotted Skunk. The American Midland Naturalist Volume 151, Issue 1 (January 2004) pp. 35-41.

Cruthers, L., Slone, R.L., Guerrero, J., and C. Robertson-Plouch. 2001. "Evaluation of the speed of kill of fleas and ticks with Frontline Top Spot in dogs." Veterinary Therapeutics: Research in Applied Veterinary Medicine 2: 170-174.

Cruz-Vasquez, C., Castro Gamez, E., Parada Fernandez, M., and M. Ramos Parra. 2001. "Seasonal occurrence of Ctenocephalides felis felis and Ctenocephalides canis (Siphonaptera:Pulicidae) infesting dogs and cats in an urban area in Cuernavaca, Mexico." Journal of Medical Entomology , no. 1: 111-113.

Cyprich, D, Spitalská, E, and M Krumpál. 2001. "Seasonal dynamics of Ceratophyllus sciurorum sciurorum (Schrank, 1803) (Siphonaptera) in Slovakia." Wiadomosci Parazytologiczne 47, no. 1: 49-59.

Daborn, P., C. McCart, D. Woods, and R. H. ffrench-Constant. 2004. Detection of insecticide

resistance-associated mutations in cat flea Rdl by TaqMan-allele specific amplification. Pestic. Biochem. Physiol. 79: 25-30.

Davis, R.M., Smith, R.T., Madon, M.B., and E. Sitko-Cleugh. 2002. "Flea, rodent, and plague ecology at Chuchupate Campground, Ventura County, California." Journal of Vector Ecology 27, no. 1: 107-127.

Dawson, R.D. 2004. "Does fresh vegetation protect avian nests from ectoparasites? An experiment with tree swallows." Canadian Journal of Zoology 82: 1005-1010. de Avelar, Daniel M, Bussolotti, Adamastor S, do Carmo A Ramos, Maria, and Pedro M Linardi. 2007. "Endosymbionts of Ctenocephalides felis felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) obtained from dogs captured in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil." Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 94, no. 2: 149-152. de la Cruz, Katharina Dittmar, and Michael F Whiting. 2003. "Genetic and phylogeographic structure of populations of Pulex simulans (Siphonaptera) in Peru inferred from two genes ( CytB and CoII)." Parasitology Research 91, no. 1: 55-59. de Moraes, L. B., Bossi, D. E., and A.X. Linhares. 2003. "Siphonaptera parasites of wild rodents and marsupials trapped in three mountain ranges of the Atlantic forest in southeastern Brazil." Memórias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 98, no. 8: 1071-1076.

Dean, S.R., and R.W. Meola. 2002. "Effect of diet composition on weight gain, sperm transfer, and insemination in the cat flea (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)." Journal of Medical Entomology 39, no. 2: 370-375.

Dean, S.R., and R.W. Meola. 2002. "Factors influencing sperm transfer and insemination in cat fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) fed on an artificial membrane system." Journal of Medical Entomology 39, no. 3: 475-479.

Diaz, Gabriela B., Ricardo A. Ojeda, Milton H. Gallardo, and Stella M. Giannoni. 2000. Tympanoctomys barrerae. Mammalian Species Volume 646, Issue 1 (May 2000) pp. 1-4.

Dick, Carl W., Michael R. Gannon, Wendy E. Little, and Michael J. Patrick. 2003. Ectoparasite Associations of Bats from Central Pennsylvania. Journal of Medical Entomology Volume 40, Issue 6 (November 2003) pp. 813-819.

Dittmar, Katharina. 2002. Arthropod and Helminth Parasites of the Wild Guinea Pig, Cavia aperea, From the Andes and the Cordillera in Peru, South America. Journal of Parasitology Volume 88, Issue 2 (April 2002) pp. 409-411.

Dittmar, K, Mamat, U, Whiting, M, Goldmann, T, Reinhard, K, and S Guillen. 2003. "Techniques of DNA-studies on prehispanic ectoparasites (Pulex sp., Pulicidae, Siphonaptera) from Animal mummies of the Chiribaya culture, southern Peru." Memórias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 98 Suppl 1: 53-58.

Dittmar, K., and M.F. Whiting. 2004. "New Wolbachia endosymbionts from Nearctic and Neotropical fleas (Siphonaptera)." Journal of Parasitology 90: 953-957.

Dobson, P., Tinembart, O., Fisch, R.D., and P. Junquera. 2000. "Efficacy of nitenpyram as a systemic flea adulticide in dogs and cats." Veterinary Record: Journal of the British Veterinary Association 147, no. 25: 709-713.

Dolan, M.C., Dietrich, G., Panella, N.A., Montenieri, J.A., and J.J. Karchesy. 2007. "Biocidal Activity of Three Wood Essential Oils Against Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), Xenopsylla cheopis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae), and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)." Journal of Economic Entomology 100: 622-625.

Dryden, M.W. 2001. "Flea and tick control 2001." North American Veterinary Conference. Proceedings of the North American Veterinary Conference : 483-484.

Dryden, M.W. 2001. "Integrated flea control. I & II." North American Veterinary Conference. Proceedings of the North American Veterinary Conference : 1-3.

Dryden, M.W., and A.B. Broce. 2000. "Susceptibility of fleas to control agents: development of a monitoring system." Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian 22, no. 4A: 21-22.

Dryden, M.W., Magid-Denenberg, T., Bunch, S., Boyer, J., and R. Schenker. 2001. "Control of fleas on dogs and cats and in homes with the combination of oral lufenuron and nitenpyram." Veterinary therapeutics : research in applied veterinary medicine 2, no. 3: 208-214.

Duchemin, J B, and J Ratovonjato. 2004. "[Description of three new species of Paractenopsyllus genus (Siphonaptera: Leptopsyllinae) from Madagascar]." Parasite (Paris, France) 11, no. 3: 253- 260.

Duchemin, J B. 2003. "Two new fleas (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae: Leptopsyllinae) of Madagascar: Tsaractenus rodhaini n. sp. and Paractenopsyllus (Consobrinopsyllus n. subgen.) goodmani n. sp." Parasite (Paris, France) 10, no. 4: 351-358.

Duchemin, J B. 2004. "Leptopsyllines from Madagascar (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae): description of five new species of Paractenopsyllus Wagner, 1938." Parasite (Paris, France) 11, no. 1: 59-70.

Durden, Lance A. and Dennis J. Richardson. 2003. Ectoparasites of the Striped Skunk, Mephitis mephitis, in Connecticut, U.S.A. Comparative Parasitology Volume 70, Issue 1 (January 2003) pp. 42-45.

Durden, L A, and J C Beaucournu. 2000. "The flea genus Sigmactenus (Siphonaptera: Leptopsyllidae): three new taxa from Sulawesi, updated identification key, and distribution map for all known species and subspecies." Parasite (Paris, France) 7, no. 3: 151-165.

Durden, L A, and J C Beaucournu. 2002. "Gymnomeropsylla n. gen. (Siphonaptera: Pygiopsyllidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia, with the description of two new species." Parasite (Paris, France) 9, no. 3: 225-232.

Durden, L A, and J C Beaucournu. 2006. "Three new fleas from Sulawesi, Indonesia (Siphonaptera: Pygiopsyllidae & Ceratophyllidae)." Parasite (Paris, France) 13, no. 3: 215-226.

Durden, L.A., and D.J. Richardson. 2003. "Ectoparasites of the striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis, in Connecticut, U.S.A." Comparative Parasitology 70: 42-45.

Durden, L.A., and J.C. Beaucournu. 2000. "The flea genus Sigmactenus (Siphonaptera: Leptopsyllidae): a new species from Timor and new material from New Guinea and the Philippines." Journal of Parasitology 86, no. 3: 432-437.

Durden, L.A., Ellis, B.A., Banks, C.W., Crowe, J.D., and J.H. Jr. Oliver. 2004. "Ectoparasites of gray squirrels in two different habitats and screening of selected ectoparasites for bartonellae." Journal of Parasitology 90: 485-489.

Durden, L.A., Judy, T.N., Martin, J.E., and L.S. Spedding. 2005. "Fleas parasitizing domestic dogs in Georgia, USA: Species composition and seasonal abundance." Veterinary Parasitology 130: 157-162.

Durden, L.A., Polur, R.N., Nims, T., Banks, C.W., and J.H. Jr. Oliver. 2004. "Ectoparasites and other epifaunistic arthropods of sympatric cotton mice and golden mice: comparisons and implications for vector-borne zoonotic diseases." Journal of Parasitology 90: 1293-1297.

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