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ZOONOSES Texas does annual surveillance for plague where it is found, mostly to the west around Brewster
County up through the Texas Panhandle. But fleas still lurk in your yard, on wild animals,
Continued from page 19 cracks in the floor, bedding, furniture, rugs — nearly everywhere. They are a battle that seems
to be unbeatable.
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3. Hanson, Jeanne K., The Beastly Book, Prentice Hall, General Reference, NY, 1993, pg. 135.
4. Kennedy, Des., Nature’s Outcasts, Storey Communications, Inc., Pownal, Vermont, 1993, pp. 24-32.
5. Lehane, Brendan, The Compleat Flea, London. John Murray Ltd., 1969.
6. Mound, Laurence, Eyewitness Books, Insects, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1990.
7. O’Toole, Christopher, The Ency. of Insects, Andromeda Oxford, Led., Oxford., 1995, pp. 78-79.
8. Wood, Gerald L., Animal Facts and Feats, Doubleday and Co., Inc., Garden City, New York, 1972, pp. 288-289.
9. World Book, Encyclopedia, , Insect, World Book, Inc., 1992, pp. 278-301.
10.Villee, Claude A., Warren F. Walker, Jr., Frederick E. Smith, General Zoology 2nd edition, W.B. Saunders Co.,
Philadelphia and London, 1963, p. 763.
Barbara R. Schmitz, LCSW, attended Carnegie Mellon University and the University
of Pittsburgh, graduating with a specialization in business education and an avocation
in zoology. She received a master’s degree in social work from Our Lady of the Lake
University. She writes about animal life and lore for various publications.
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