Bionomics and laboratory transmission of Haemoproteus columbae Kruse by Pseudolynchia canariensis Maquet [diptera: Hippoboscidae] to two bird hosts in Egypt

ABSTRACT

Pseudolynchia canariensis succeeded to feed and survive normally on both Streptopelia senegallus and S. turtur. The feeding period, blood meal ratio and longevity of both male and female flies did not differ significantly [P >0.05] from the corresponding values for the natural host Columba livia. Infection of S. senegallus with Hemoproteus columbae through flies bites, injection with either infected salivary glands suspension or infected macerated lung tissue of C. livia revealed a high parasitemia levels accompanied with normal prepatent periods. However, in S. turtur, low parasitemia levels appeared after long prepatent periods when using the same course of infection with H. columbae