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After 17 Years and 1,800 Tests, Researchers Find Cat Flea Pesticide Remains Effective

A 17-year study that monitored for resistance among cat fleas to the insecticide imidacloprid finds no evidence of decreased susceptibility. The study involved researchers in 10 countries, who tested more than 1,800 cat flea egg samples.

Entomology Today July 11, 2018 Leave a Comment

Scientists Suggest Re-Thinking Which Flea-Borne Bacterium Causes Fevers in Humans

By Josh Lancette In Southern California over the past five years, there have been nearly 500 cases of flea-borne rickettsioses, more commonly known as flea-borne typhus. Rickettsia felis has become […]

Backyard Chickens Harbor Greater Diversity of Mites and Lice than Farm-raised Chickens

By Meredith Swett Walker Today’s backyard chickens are not your grandmother’s birds — they sport jaunty sweaters, go for walks on leashes, and dine on treats like “chunky chicken caviar.” […]

Fleas that Could Potentially Carry Plague Found on New York City Rats

In the first study of its kind since the 1920s, rats in New York City were found to carry Oriental rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis), which are capable of transmitting pathogens […]