The life cycle of Haemaphysalis qinghaiensis (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks under laboratory conditions

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 493-500

  Ma, Miling ^a   Guan, Guiquan ^a   Chen, Ze ^a   Liu, Zhijie ^a   Liu, Aihong ^a   Gou, Huitian ^a   Ren, Qiaoyun ^a   Li, Youquan ^a   Niu, Qingli ^a   Yang, Jifei ^a   Yin, Hong ^a   Luo, Jianxun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Haemaphysalis qinghaiensis; Laboratory conditions; Life cycle; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; LABORATORY METHOD; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; MOLT; PHOTOPERIOD; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEX RATIO; SHEEP; TICK;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IXODIDAE; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; LONGEVITY; MALE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; FEMALE; IXODIDAE; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; LONGEVITY; MALE; OVIPOSITION;

ACARI; HAEMAPHYSALIS; HAEMAPHYSALIS QINGHAIENSIS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84874566108     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-012-9617-y     Document Type: Article

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