Distribution of the bot fly Cuterebra emasculator (Diptera: Cuterebridae) in South Carolina

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-91

  Slansky, Frank ^a   Hilton Jr , Bill ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History   (United States)

Author keywords

Bot fly; Cuterebra emasculator; Cuterebridae; Diptera; Distribution; Parasite host association; Rodent; Sciurus; Squirrel

Indexed keywords

CUTEREBRA; CUTEREBRA EMASCULATOR; CUTEREBRINAE; DIPTERA; OESTRIDAE; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS;

EID: 27744470570     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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