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primary host is the
Norway rat
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They frequently attack humans living _ causing irritation and
sometimes painful dermatitis
in rodent-infested structures
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They frequently attack humans living in
rodent-infested structures causing _
irritation and sometimes painful dermatitis
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_ (mouthparts) toothless
Chelicerae
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gradual metamorphosis = _ _ _ _
egg, larva, nymph, adult
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After a blood meal the female lays a
batch of eggs in the _ _ or _ but
not on the rat
rat nest or burrow
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After a blood meal the female lays a
batch of eggs in the rat nest or burrow but
_ _ _ _
not on the rat
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can live as long as NUMBER days without food
63 days
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vectors of several diseases including
murine typhus, rickettsialpox, endemic typhus, tularemia, and the plague bacillus
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major problem they cause in humans is a
painful _ which lasts for 2-3 days and
which has been incorrectly diagnosed as flea bites and scabies
dermititis
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major problem they cause in humans is a
painful dermititis which lasts for 2-3 days and
which has been incorrectly diagnosed as _ bites and _
flea bites and scabies
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In structures some individuals may be attacked while
others are not.
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Problems in structures typically occur during
_ _ programs where as the number of rats decreases,
the mites must attack other animals to survive
rat control programs
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Problems in structures typically occur during
rat control programs where as the number of rats _,
the mites must attack other animals to survive
decreases
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Problems in structures typically occur during
rat control programs where as the number of rats decreases,
the mites must attack other _ to survive
animals
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are known to attack humans even when rats are _
abundant
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usually feed at
night or in semi-darkness
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They harbor in _ when not feeding
cracks, crevices, and other dark areas
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In structures they tend to aggregate in _,
especially near sources of heat such as
hot water pipes, steam pipes, stoves, etc.
walls
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In structures they tend to aggregate in walls,
especially near sources of _ such as
hot water pipes, steam pipes, stoves, etc.
heat
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In structures they tend to aggregate in walls,
especially near sources of heat such as
hot water pipes, steam pipes, stoves, etc.
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a wide range of hosts such as
domestic cats, rats, skunks, squirrels, house mice, field mice, opossum, raccoons, schrews, white mice, and poultry
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apply appropriate _ before
rodent control is started so that mites leaving
dead rodents will be killed before
reaching the human inhabitants.
acaricides
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apply appropriate acaricides before
_ _ is started so that mites leaving
dead rodents will be killed before
reaching the human inhabitants.
rodent control
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AREA, AREA, and AREA need attention
attics, crawl spaces, and wall voids
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Pyrethrins act as a contact pesticide and
several _ applications may be required for satisfactory control
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