Use of a chitin synthesis inhibitor to control fleas on wild rodents important in the maintenance of plague, Yersinia pestis, in California

Richard M. Davis; Erika Cleugh; Randall T. Smith; Curtis L. Fritz

doi:10.3376/1081-1710-33.2.278

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1 December 2008 Use of a chitin synthesis inhibitor to control fleas on wild rodents important in the maintenance of plague, Yersinia pestis, in California

Richard M. Davis, Erika Cleugh, Randall T. Smith, Curtis L. Fritz

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J. of Vector Ecology, 33(2):278-284 (2008). https://doi.org/10.3376/1081-1710-33.2.278

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A study was designed to test the insect development inhibitors fluazuron and lufenuron for the control of fleas on sylvatic rodents as an adjunct to the control of plague. Historical data of flea burden from 15 prior years of study at Chuchupate Campground, Ventura County, CA, were compared to six years of treatment period data to determine if fluazuron and lufenuron were effective in controlling flea densities. The insect development inhibitors, delivered systemically via a feed cube, reduced flea loads effectively on California ground squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi), long-eared woodrats (Neotoma macrotis), and mice (Peromyscus spp.) but not on Merriam's chipmunks (Tamias merriami).

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Richard M. Davis, Erika Cleugh, Randall T. Smith, and Curtis L. Fritz "Use of a chitin synthesis inhibitor to control fleas on wild rodents important in the maintenance of plague, Yersinia pestis, in California," Journal of Vector Ecology 33(2), 278-284, (1 December 2008). https://doi.org/10.3376/1081-1710-33.2.278

Received: 13 February 2008; Accepted: 1 June 2008; Published: 1 December 2008

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