fontinella (the only known mouse-specialist Cuterebra species in Florida), in none of these studies was the species of Cuterebra identified.
Two flies obtained from larvae infesting an eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana) in Indian River County, Florida, are identified as Cuterebra fontinella, a species that typically parasitizes various species of mice.
For cats affected by the
cuterebra parasite, the prognosis may also be favorable.
Bot fly (
Cuterebra sp.) parasitism of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in southern Illinois.
Effects of bot fly (Cuterebra fontinella) parasitism on a population of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus).
Effects of bot fly (Cuterebra) parasitism on activity patterns of Peromyscus maniculatus in the laboratory.
Identification of a surgically removed
Cuterebra larva by scanning electron microscopy.
During curation of the immature insect collection in the Department of Entomology & Nematology at the University of Florida, an isopropanol-preserved larva that appeared to belong to a
Cuterebra species was encountered.
Bot flies,
Cuterebra sp., are myiasis-producing parasites that typically infect rodents and lagomorphs (Davidson & Nettles 1988).
However, a
cuterebra infestation has a distinguishing feature in cats that owners should be aware of: "If it ends up developing its lesion in the skin and migrates deep into the cat's body, it is lethal.
Cuterebra cutaneous myiasis: Case report and world literature review.
There are over 30
Cuterebra species that have evolved to be host-specific obligate parasites (Sabrosky 1986; Wood 1987).
