Common Mites of Your Rabbit and Small Animal Part II: Cavy Lice
- First Paragraph:
- Cavy lice, sometimes referred to as running lice, are host-specific and need a guinea pig to survive. These lice are considered chewing lice, not sucking lice, and actually abrade the skin to obtain fluid.
- Publication Number:
- FS1184
- Author(s):
- Deborah Cole
Jeannette Rea-Keywood
Mary Ann Metz
- Publisher:
- Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension
- Date Published:
- 5/30/2013
- Number of pages:
- 2
- Tags:
- lice, running lice, parasites