We report myiasis by Lucilia silvarum with an overall prevalence of 0.9% in amphibian populations in boreal Alberta. In the period 1998–1999, we documented L. silvarum infestations in wild populations of wood frog (Rana sylvatica), boreal chorus frog (Pseudacris maculata), boreal toad (Bufo boreas boreas), and Canadian toad (B. hemiophrys). We believe this is the first record of this parasite from boreal and Canadian toads. Almost all previous records of L. silvarum parasitism in North America indicate that myiasis is fatal to an anuran host. Here, we provide the first record of adult individuals from 2 species (wood frog and boreal toad) surviving infestations. Although we actively captured and examined amphibians in Alberta from 1996 to 2006, we only found parasitism in 1998 and 1999. This is the most northerly record of anuran infestations by this parasite.
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August 01 2008
Myiasis by Lucilia silvarum (Calliphoridae) in Amphibian Species in Boreal Alberta, Canada
Brian R. Eaton;
Brian R. Eaton
aAlberta Research Council, P.O. Box 4000, Vegreville, Alberta, Canada, T9C 1T4
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Alissa E. Moenting;
Alissa E. Moenting
aAlberta Research Council, P.O. Box 4000, Vegreville, Alberta, Canada, T9C 1T4
bDepartment of Biological Sciences, CW405 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E9
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Cynthia A. Paszkowski;
Cynthia A. Paszkowski
aAlberta Research Council, P.O. Box 4000, Vegreville, Alberta, Canada, T9C 1T4
bDepartment of Biological Sciences, CW405 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E9
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Danny Shpeley
Danny Shpeley
aAlberta Research Council, P.O. Box 4000, Vegreville, Alberta, Canada, T9C 1T4
bDepartment of Biological Sciences, CW405 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E9
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J Parasitol (2008) 94 (4): 949–952.
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Brian R. Eaton, Alissa E. Moenting, Cynthia A. Paszkowski, Danny Shpeley; Myiasis by Lucilia silvarum (Calliphoridae) in Amphibian Species in Boreal Alberta, Canada. J Parasitol 1 August 2008; 94 (4): 949–952. doi: https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-1373.1
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