Survival, Fecundity, and Development of Dermatophagoides farinae (Acari: Pyroglyphidae) at Fluctuating Relative Humidity

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 962-966

  Arlian, Larry G ^a   Neal, Jacqueline S ^a   Bacon, Sonia W ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatophagoides farinae; Development; House dust mites; Life cycle; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ASTIGMATA; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMIDITY; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MITE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMIDITY; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LONGEVITY; MALE; MITES; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0032198924     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/35.6.962     Document Type: Article

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