Rust M K, Dryden M W
Department of Entomology, University of California at Riverside 92521-0314, USA.
Annu Rev Entomol. 1997;42:451-73. doi: 10.1146/annurev.ento.42.1.451.
The cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis felis, is the most important ectoparasite of domestic cats and dogs worldwide. In addition to its annoyance to pets and humans, C. felis felis is responsible for flea bite allergy dermatitis and the transmission of dog tapeworm. The abiotic and biotic factors that affect the development of immature stages are reviewed with special emphasis given to those aspects directly affecting control. Factors influencing host selection and feeding by adults are summarized. Recent studies concerning mating and oviposition, especially as they impact the likelihood of survival by immatures, are discussed. There has been an increase in the number of reports of insecticide resistance in the past ten years. Greater attention has been placed on disrupting larval development in modern IPM programs. The immature stages of the cat flea are extremely susceptible to environmental factors such as temperature and relative humidity and insect growth regulators (IGRs). In recent years, the control of cat fleas has increasingly relied on the use of IGRs applied to the host or to the indoor environment. Finally, we discuss advances in pesticide chemistry that provide tools for better control of adult fleas on the host.
猫栉首蚤指名亚种（Ctenocephalides felis felis）是全球家养猫和狗最重要的体外寄生虫。除了给宠物和人类带来困扰外，猫栉首蚤指名亚种还会引发跳蚤叮咬过敏性皮炎并传播犬绦虫。本文综述了影响未成熟阶段发育的非生物和生物因素，并特别强调了那些直接影响防治工作的方面。总结了影响成虫宿主选择和取食的因素。讨论了最近有关交配和产卵的研究，特别是这些研究对未成熟个体存活可能性的影响。在过去十年中，杀虫剂抗性的报告数量有所增加。在现代综合虫害管理计划中，人们更加注重干扰幼虫发育。猫栉首蚤的未成熟阶段对温度、相对湿度等环境因素以及昆虫生长调节剂（IGR）极为敏感。近年来，猫蚤的防治越来越依赖于将IGR应用于宿主或室内环境。最后，我们讨论了农药化学方面的进展，这些进展为更好地控制宿主身上的成年跳蚤提供了工具。
