Life Cycle of Dermacentor everestianus Hirst, 1926 (Acari: Ixodidae) under Laboratory Conditions.
10.3347/kjp.2017.55.2.193
- Author:
Shang JIN
1
;
Tianhong WANG
;
Tuo LI
;
Ming LIU
;
Qingying JIA
;
Xiaolong YANG
;
Hui WANG
;
Zhijun YU
;
Jingze LIU
Author Information
1. Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China. yzj116@163.com, liujingze@hebtu.edu.cn
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Dermacentor everestianus;
ixodid tick;
life cycle;
laboratory;
development
- MeSH:
Dermacentor*;
Female;
Genetic Fitness;
Humans;
Larva;
Life Cycle Stages*;
Nymph;
Oviposition;
Ovum
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2017;55(2):193-196
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
This study investigated the development characteristics of Dermacentor everestianus under laboratory conditions. The time taken for D. everestianus to complete the whole life cycle was 110.2 days on average, and the average developmental durations of larvae and nymphs were 17.1 days and 29.5 days, respectively. The summation of the prefeeding, feeding, and preoviposition periods of females was 17.8 days, and the oviposition and egg incubation lasted for 18.1 days and 27.7 days, respectively. A highly positive correlation was observed between the weight of engorged female and the number of egg mass laid (r=0.947). The reproductive efficiency index and the reproductive fitness index were 7.1 and 6.1, respectively.
