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Ceratophyllus gallinae (view source)

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*Commonly called the 'poultry flea'

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*Bites humans and other animals

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| '''European chicken flea

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*Pronotal combs only

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===Scientific Classification===

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| Class

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| Insecta

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| Order

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| Siphonaptera

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| Family

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| Ceratophyllidae

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==Hosts==

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Poultry, dogs, cats and humans.

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==Identification==

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''C. gallinae'' are around 2mm. They have pronotal combs, but no genal combs.

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==Life Cycle==

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This flea spends most of its time amongst the material comprising the host's nest, and only spend short periods of time on the host, whilst feeding.

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The larvae feed on detritus, which is found on the host nest. The larvae take several weeks to develop, going through 3 transformations. They then enter the pupae stage, developing in a silk coccon.

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Emergence from pupae is mainly triggered by rising temperatures.

[[Category:Poultry]]

[[Category:Fleas]]

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