| These flies are also called louse flies and are ectoparasites on birds and mammals. |
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| Woodcreepers sunbathe and have been seen anting, a behavior that is thought to help prevent or remove ectoparasites. |
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| We measured various indicators of male health and condition, including the intensity of infection from ectoparasites and blood parasites. |
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| She confirmed that endoparasites and ectoparasites also attack and reduce sheep production. |
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| The examination of 278 hosts of 16 species yielded 11,030 ectoparasites representing six families of Insecta and eleven families of Acari. |
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| There is also a high incidence of ectoparasites, scabies and pyodermitis among indigenous groups. |
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| Before moving to the tick-free surroundings, the birds shall be treated to ensure that all ectoparasites on them are destroyed. |
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| For biological control of ectoparasites preference shall be given to the use of cleaner fish. |
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| Throughout the world ticks, together with fleas, are the most widespread ectoparasites affecting pets. |
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| When people are crowded and mammals and birds share the same conditions with man, these animal ectoparasites may flow over to man. |
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| On the ratites' arrival in the Community, the treatment for ectoparasites and the serological test shall be repeated. |
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| The ectoparasites, in particular the hematophagous swallow bug, are responsible for much of the nestling mortality and nest failures that occur in our study area. |
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| The species identities of the acarine ectoparasites were not determined. |
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| The negative association between the two ectoparasites suggests that hen fleas could impose selection pressures on the evolution of Protocalliphora life history traits. |
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| Cavity-nesting hosts will often face ectoparasites during reproduction. |
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| Fifth, we test for correlations between ectoparasites and blood parasites. |
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| Their presence, ectoparasites, and the odour from their fecal matter and urine, are all of concern. |
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| Not included are ectoparasites like insects, mites, vertebrate, or other pests that affect plant health by consumption of plant tissues. |
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| Lindane has been used as a broad-spectrum insecticide for seed and soil treatment, foliar applications, tree and wood treatment and against ectoparasites in both veterinary and human applications. |
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| Fumigants are commonly used against ectoparasites such as tsetse flies. |
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| Transmission of ectoparasites and endoparasites presents a potential animal-human interaction risk factor. |
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| Lice were found on 5 Boat-tailed Grackles, but no ectoparasites were observed on Bartonella spp. |
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| Six Virginia opossums, nine raccoons and one striped skunk collected from Keith County Nebraska were examined for ectoparasites. |
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| Stoats are vulnerable to ectoparasites associated with their prey and the nests of other animals on which they do not prey. |
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| Pedicellaria are a good means of defense against ectoparasites, but not a panacea as some of them actually feed on it. |
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| Wolves carry ectoparasites and endoparasites, with wolves in the former Soviet Union having been recorded to carry at least 50 species. |
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| Other ectoparasites include biting lice, sucking lice and the fleas Pulex irritans and Ctenocephalides canis. |
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| Integumental lesions caused by ectoparasites in a wild population of the side-blotched lizard. |
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| The ectoparasites associated with Virginia opossums, raccoons and striped skunks have been reported from several regions within the United States. |
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| Tick-borne bacteria in mouflons and their ectoparasites in Cyprus. |
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| The objective is not only to characterize the ectoparasites biodiversity, but also to analyze the relationship between their dynamics and the environmental conditions of host. |
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| In some areas, ground squirrels may present a potential health problem because they carry ectoparasites that may transmit diseases such as bubonic plague to humans. |
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| Topics to be covered include rickettsiosis, bartonellosis, leishmaniasis, and other diseases transmitted by ectoparasites, such as fleas, ticks and sandflies. |
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| Ectoparasites generally are arthropods that live on the outside of other animals. |
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| Ectoparasites may be collected for studies of coevolution and zoonoses. |
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