Baird C R
J Parasitol. 1979 Aug;65(4):639-44.
Cuterebra tenebrosa Coquillett bot flies were studied under natural and laboratory conditions in bushy-tailed wood rats and 7 other small mammal host species. Larvae demonstrated strong host specificity for Neotoma cinerea. Monthly trapping samples of wood rats in central Washington showed infection peaks of 65--70% in May and 30--40% in late summer. In laboratory-induced infections, wood rats supported 7 larvae without host mortality. Natural infections in trapped rats ranged from 1 to 6 per host. Larvae developed in lateral and dorsal warbles in laboratory and natural infections. Few wood rats demonstrated evidence of acquired immunity in repeated infections over 2 years.
在自然和实验室条件下，对多毛尾林鼠及其他7种小型哺乳动物宿主中的暗黑黄蝇（Cuterebra tenebrosa Coquillett）进行了研究。幼虫对灰林鼠表现出很强的宿主特异性。华盛顿州中部林鼠的月度诱捕样本显示，5月份感染峰值为65% - 70%，夏末为30% - 40%。在实验室诱发的感染中，林鼠可容纳7只幼虫且宿主无死亡。诱捕到的林鼠自然感染数量为每只宿主1至6只。在实验室和自然感染中，幼虫在侧部和背部的肿块中发育。很少有林鼠在两年的反复感染中表现出获得性免疫的证据。
