[Annual activity cycle of ants parasited with Dicrocoelium lanceolatum (Rudolphi, 1819) metacercaria (author's transl)].
The object of this study is to predict the period of appearance and the amount of risk of fluke parasitism in Limousin sheep flocks. A perfect knowledge of the ethology of ants parasited with metacercaria (definitive source of host infestation) is necessary. The particular behavior of these vector insects has been only little studied.
D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000502:physiology; D004013:Dicrocoelium; D007303:Insect Vectors; D012621:Seasons; D013696:Temperature
Cycle annuel d'activité des fourmis parasitées par les métacercaires de Dicrocoelium lanceolatum (Ruddolphi 1819)