Survey of Ectoparasits and Endoparasites of Rodents, in Sohag Governorate, Egypt | ||||
Journal of Sohag Agriscience (JSAS) | ||||
Volume 10, Issue 1, June 2025, Page 99-104 PDF (1.28 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Research and Review Papers | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jsasj.2025.427845 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Magdy B. Wilson1; Hany A Fouad2; Abd El-Aleem S.S. Desoky2; Rabab Hamdi ![]() | ||||
1Vertebrate pests Dept. Plant Protection Institute ARC, Shandawil Research Station. | ||||
2Plant Protection Department Faculty of Agriculture Sohag University Sohag Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The current study was designed to identify harmful external and internal parasites infesting, rattus rattu frugivorus and Rattus rattus alexandrines. The two species of rodents that, are, Rattus rattus frugivorus and Rattus rattus alexandrines were infested with various species of ecto parasits and endo parasites. These ectoparasites included fleas, mites, and lice. Polyplax spinulosa was the species of lice, Pluexirritans was the species of fleas, and Ornithonyssus bacoti was the species of mites. That species of rodents were infested with two species of endo parasites which were one species of nematoda ( Streptopharagus sp.) and one species of cestoda (Hymeno lepis diminuta) which captured from studied area. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
mites; lice; fleas; Rattus rattus frugivorus and Rattus rattus alexandrines | ||||
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