title: Pharyngeal bot flies in Cervus elaphus in central Spain: prevalence and population dynamics.
abstract: The prevalence and intensity of infestations by bot flies Pharyngomyia picta and Cephenemyia auribarbis in red deer (Cervus elaphus) from Quintos de Mora (Toledo, Spain) were determined over a 1-yr period. Bots were present all year. No clear correlations were found between age or sex of the host and parasitization levels (prevalence and intensity). Considerable variation was found in prevalence and intensity, with larger values from December to March. Cephenemyia auribarbis was restricted from November to March, with maximum numbers of L-3 in February. Pharyngomyia picta showed a more complex profile with 2 peaks (March and August), indicating 2 generations per year.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patología Animal I (Sanidad Animal), Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de la Fuente
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: San Miguel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santín
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Alunda
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Domínguez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carballo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology*; D004175:Diptera / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D011157:Population Dynamics; D015995:Prevalence; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology