title: Some aspects of the life cycle of the tick Ixodes pilosus under laboratory conditions.
abstract: Some aspects of the life cycle of the tick Ixodes pilosus were studied under laboratory conditions. The preoviposition period was 7,2 +/- 0,6 d. Maximum egg production was on Day 4 after oviposition commenced, with total egg production of 2,395 +/- 128,7 eggs per female. The mean feeding time of larvae was 3,3 +/- 0,1 d. The life cycle could not be completed due to the specific requirements of this species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Medical University of Southern Africa, Medunsa.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rechav
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D013987:Ticks / Q000254:growth & development*