[Feeding behavior and reproduction of Stenophthalmus wagneri Tifl., 1928 (Stenophthalmidae, Siphonaptera) under experimental conditions].
Under laboratory conditions at 20 to 21 degrees C young imagos of C. wagneri proceed quickly to feeding and reproduction. They suck blood about three times a day and females oviposit three times, each laying consisting of three eggs. When placed in a refrigirator at 2 to 5 degrees some young individuals lay eggs, while others do not start oviposition up to 5 months (observation period). Fleas, which already laid eggs under laboratory conditions, being transferred into a refrigerator decrease the degree of their attachment to the host and feeding frequency (up to one time a day). Oogenesis of females is inhibited and most of them cease egg laying.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D003080:Cold Temperature; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization; D009866:Oogenesis; D010058:Oviposition; D012098:Reproduction; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*
Pitanie i razmozhenie Stenophthalmus wagneri Tifl., 1928 (Stenophthalmidae, Siphonaptera) v eksperimente