Temperature and humidity effects on off-host survival of the northern fowl mite (Acari: Macronyssidae) and the chicken body louse (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 637-646

  Chen, Brian L ^a,b   Mullens, Bradley A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Humidity; Menacanthus stramineus; Ornithonyssus sylviarum; Survival; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HUMIDITY; LOUSE; MITE; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; HUMIDITY; LICE; MITES; TEMPERATURE;

ACARI; MACRONYSSIDAE; MENACANTHUS; MENOPONIDAE; ORNITHONYSSUS SYLVARUM; ORNITHONYSSUS SYLVIARUM; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 42449156819     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2008)101[637:TAHEOO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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