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Parasitic Gastroenteritis (view source)
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f) ''Overwintering of larvae'':
f) ''Overwintering of larvae'':
In temperate climates, some species can overwinter on the grass, while others cannot. In either case, nematodes may survive inside the host for long periods of time, not as normally developing adult worms (that would be expelled within a few weeks), but as larval worms that have become temporarily arrested in their development and may remain inside the host 'asleep' for many months.
In temperate climates, some species can overwinter on the grass, while others cannot. In either case, nematodes may survive inside the host for long periods of time, not as normally developing adult worms (that would be expelled within a few weeks), but as larval worms that have become temporarily arrested in their development and may remain inside the host 'asleep' for many months.