Echidnophaga gallinacea, also known as the hen flea or sticktight flea, is part of the 2,500 known flea types in the Siphonaptera order. Echidnophaga gallinacea appear dark brown in colour …

Sticktight fleas are commonly a problem on dogs, which have contact with barnyard fowl. Typically, on dogs and cats, the sticktight fleas will be found around the margin of the outer ear …

Sticktight fleas are ectoparasites that, as adults, embed themselves into the skin of chickens, turkeys, and other animals. They are usually not problematic in poultry systems where birds …

The sticktight flea, Echidnophaga gallinacea, is an occasional poultry pest in temperate areas and a major poultry pest in the subtropical and tropical New World.

Echidnophaga gallinacea (Fig. 14-131), known as the hen flea, belongs to the family Pulicidae and has a cosmopolitan distribution. It is one of the 21 species of sticktight fleas more …

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The sticktight flea (Echidnophaga gallinacea) is one of the two common types of fleas which infest poultry. Adult sticktight fleas are small (1.4-4 mm long), reddish-brown to black, wingless, …

Common treatments include oral or topical antihistamines or a topical corticosteroid applied to the affected area. The sticktight flea (Echidnophaga gallinacea), a carrier of plague (Yersinia …

Commonly known as the sticktight flea or the stickfast flea, Echidnophaga gallinacea is a semi-permanent, sedentary ectoparasite; fertilized adult females attach to the host with serrated …

2016年1月1日 · Echidna is a Greek mysterial monster and Greek: phagein = feeding. Besides birds, E. gallinacea parasitizes worldwide at many host species including man. Since the …