Oviposition and eclosion periods of Ixodes didelphidis Fonseca and Aragão, 1951 (Acari: Ixodidae) under laboratory conditions

Oviposition and eclosion periods for Ixodes didelphidis were observed under two temperatures (25ºC and 27ºC) and 90-95% humidity. Although there was a significant increase in the eclosion period (p<0.05) and a tendency to increase the oviposition period at 25ºC, there was neither significant diff...

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Main Authors: Barros-Battesti Darci Moraes, Onofrio Valeria Castilho, Simons Simone Michaela, Bonoldi Virginia Lucia Nazario, Yoshinari Natalino Hajime
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2000-01-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762000000600029