ABSTRACT
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the influence of fasting on the fecundity of D. gallinae. Females were maintained in tubes in order to feed on a young bird and then were kept fasting for 1 to 12 days. The results demonstrated that females laid eggs up to the 11th day. The number of eggs laid ranged from 1 to 8, and the greatest means were obtained in females kept up to 8 days fasting. The greatest percentage of eggs laid occurred up to the 3rd day of fasting, with a decrease from the 4th to the 12th day.
KEY WORDS
Poultry mites; development, reproduction; oviposition
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