Abstract
Pharyngeal botfly (Cephenemyia spp.) larvae were found in 76 (17%) of 446 white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from the Welder Refuge, San Patricio County, coastal south Texas (1961–1968). Seventy-one of the 76 infections by 2nd- and 3rd-stage larvae occurred in deer collected during fall and winter, suggesting a winter generation of approximately 6 months. The highest prevalence occurred in deer from brushy plant communities with a high, relatively continuous canopy. A higher prevalence in mature males (74%) compared with females (29%) during winter was correlated with behavioral differences between sexes during the breeding season.
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