| the current status of fleas according to environmental changes in some governorates in egypt. | a preliminary survey of domestic rodent and their fleas was carried out in different environmental governorates (ismailia, dakahlia, el-fayoum, north sinai and matrouh), egypt. flea index (number of flea/rodent) and percentage frequency of different flea species were recorded in spring (2009- 2010). the main rodent species found were the norway rat, rattus norvegicus, the grey-bellied rat, rattus rattus alexandrinus, the white- bellied rat, rattus rattus frugivorus, the house mouse, mus musculus ... | 2011 | 21634253 |
| the seasonal abundance of gerbillus pyramidum and their flea ectoparasites in al arish, north sinai governorate, egypt. | the seasonal abundance and the flea ectoparasites of gerbillus pyramidum were studied. the results showed that the jerboa was more common in summer (jerboa index 0.43) and least common in winter (jerboa index 0.35). the overall male to female ratio was 4.2:1. the flea ectoparasites were more common in autumn (flea index 10.5) and least common in summer (flea index 6.8). the overall flea index was 8.75 and the majority of fleas (90.9%) was collected on male jerboa. the collected fleas in a descen ... | 1993 | 8482875 |