In Vitro Colonization of the Goat Biting Lice, Bovicola crassipes and B. limbata1
- 15 July 1969
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Vol. 62 (4) , 826-828
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/62.4.826
Abstract
Bovicola crassipes (Redow) and B. limbata (Gervais) (Mallophaga: Trichodectidae) were colonized in vitro by utilizing scrapings from goatskin as food. The lice were held throughout their life cycles in 0.5- and 1-dr glass shell vials. At 72% RH and 35±1.5°C, a generation of B. crassipes developed in an average 36.7 days; an average 94% of the eggs hatched, and an average 65.6% developed to adults. At 76% RH and 35±1.5°C, a generation of B. limbata developed in an average 32.2 days; an average 84% of the eggs hatched, and an average 67.0% developed to adults.Keywords
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