Abstract
The life cycle of ear mites of the genus Raillietia Trouessart consists of egg, larva, proto-and deutonymph and adult. The proto-and deutonymph are free living, non feeding instars. The teneral adult is the transfer stage. The minimum period required for completion of the life cycle is approximately eight days.
Raillietia; ear mites; cattle; life cycle
Preliminary investigations on transmission and life cycle of the ear mites of the genus Raillietia trouessart (Acari: Gamasida) parasites of cattle
Arlindo Luis da Costa1
Rômulo Cerqueira Leite2
João Luiz Horacio Faccini3
EMBRAPA-UEPAE, Rio Branco, Brasil
UFMG, Escola de Veterinária, Belo Horizonte, Brasil
UFRRJ, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Seropédica, Brasil
The life cycle of ear mites of the genus Raillietia Trouessart consists of egg, larva, proto-and deutonymph and adult. The proto-and deutonymph are free living, non feeding instars. The teneral adult is the transfer stage. The minimum period required for completion of the life cycle is approximately eight days.
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Publication Dates
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Publication in this collection
15 June 2009 -
Date of issue
1992
