Survival of Ancylostoma caninum on bluegrass pasture.
The survival of infective larvae of Ancylostoma caninum on outdoor grass plots was studied in 40 experiments over 1 year. Weather data were collected over the period. Mean larval survival from August to early November was 24 days (range 1 to 49), from December through February was 0 days, and from March to mid-August was 6.6 days (range 0 to 21). Moderate to high temperatures and substantial rainfall favored larval survival; low temperatures and rainfall favored larval destruction.
D000722:Ancylostoma / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology; D000724:Ancylostomiasis / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D006109:Poaceae / Q000469:parasitology*; D011891:Rain; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D014774:Virulence; D014887:Weather