Oya GİRİŞGİN, Ç. Volkan AKYOL, A. Onur GİRİŞGİN, Figen SÖNMEZ

Occurrence of Haematopinus suis Linnaeus, 1758 (Insecta, Anopluridae) on a wild boar (Sus scrofa)

Bursa – Orhaneli bölgesinden parazitoloji laboratuarımıza getirilen iki yaşındaki bir yaban domuzunda yapılan ektoparaziter inceleme sonucu hayvanın kafasından 32 adet bit toplanmış ve Haematopinus suis olarak teşhis edilmişlerdir. Bu bitlerin beş tanesinin nimf, 27 tanesinin olgun formda oldukları belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışma sonucunda Bursa ilinde ilk defa H. suis bulunmuştur.

Bir yaban domuzunda (Sus scrofa) Haematopinus suis Linnaeus, 1758 (Insecta, Anopluridae) olgusu

A wild boar (Sus scrofa) about 2 years old was brought to our parasitology laboratory from Orhaneli region, Bursa province. It was examined for ectoparasites and 32 lice collected from the animal’s head were inspected and identified as Haematopinus suis. Five of them were found to be as nymphs, whereas 27 were adults. This paper is the first report of H. suis found in Bursa province, Turkey.

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