Reproduction of the winter tick, Dermacentor albipictus, under laboratory conditions
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Reproductive performance and development of the winter tick, Dermacentor albipictus, were studied under controlled conditions using multiple replicates along a time series. Engorged female ticks cold stressed at various temperatures before incubation at 25 °C laid more eggs, and the number of eggs laid per gram of engorged female was higher, than female ticks held at constant 25 °C. No females survived a pretreatment of −22 °C. Females maintained under fluctuating temperature and relative humidity had a higher mortality rate and lower reproductive performance than those in either constant or cold-stress conditions. The preoviposition period decreased over time in most treatment groups.
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2010 ◽
Vol 67
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pp. 1185-1197
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2013 ◽
Vol 292
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pp. 64-74
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