Preliminary investigations on transmission and life cycle of the ear mites of the genus Raillietia trouessart (Acari: Gamasida) parasites of cattle.
The life cycle of ear mites of the genus Raillietia Trouessart consists of egg, larva, proto- and deutonymph and adult. The proto- and deutonymph are free living, non feeding instars. The teneral adult is the transfer stage. The minimum period required for completion of the life cycle is approximately eight days.
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EMBRAPA-UEPAE, Rio Branco, AC, Brasil.
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Faccini
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D008925:Mites / Q000254:growth & development*