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fleas and lice on scrub hares (lepus saxatilis) in south africa.a total of 380 scrub hares (lepus saxatilis) from 5 localities, ranging from the north-eastern transvaal to the eastern and the south-western cape province of south africa, were examined for fleas and lice. ctenocephalides felis damarensis was almost exclusively responsible for the flea infestations on hares at 4 of the 5 sites. at 4 localities the prevalence and abundance of this flea reached peaks between august and october and declined thereafter to their lowest levels between february and ap ...19938332329
fleas, lice and mites on scrub hares (lepus saxatilis) in northern and eastern transvaal and in kwazulu-natal, south africa.fleas, lice and mites were collected from 24 and 120 scrub hares at pafuri and skukuza, northern and eastern transvaal, respectively, in the kruger national park, and from 34 scrub hares in the hluhluwe region, north-eastern kwazulu-natal. ctenocephalides felis damarensis, the only flea recovered, reached peak burdens on the hares at each locality during late winter or spring. juvenile hares harboured significantly fewer fleas than did adult animals. the lice haemodipsus lyriocephalus and haemod ...19958600437
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