ON POPULATION DYNAMICS OF MICROTROMBIDIUM SAHARANPURI DHIMAN AND MITTAL, AN ECTOPARASITE OF INDIAN HOUSE FLY, MUSCA DOMESTICA NEBULO FABR.
J. P. MITTAL *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, M. S. COLLEGE, SAHARANPUR-247001, INDIA.
S C DHUMAN *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, M. S. COLLEGE, SAHARANPUR-247001, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
In the present paper studies on the population dynamics of M. saharanpuri are recorded. Population of both the host and parasite fluctuate according to the variations in the temperature and humidity of the environment. Maximum infestation of mite larvae occurs July to September and minimum during November to February. Maximum load of larvae per house fly is recorded as 41 and minimum as 1.