In vitro culture of Bovicola limbata Gervais, 1844 (Mallophaga), study of its survival and life cycle.
Bovicola limbata Gervais, 1844 has been cultured in vitro at 35 +/- 1.5 degrees and 75 +/- 5% R.H. using scrapings from goatskin and host hair as food. In these conditions its complete life cycle has been obtained. New data are given on the biology of this species: maximum, minimum and average number of eggs laid per female; reabsorbed, embryonal, hatched and unhatched eggs; percentage of specimens that reached the second, third and adult instars; mortality percentage in the first, second and third instars.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008003:Phthiraptera / Q000502:physiology*