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''Haematopinus suis'' is a large sucking louse found worldwide in pigs, and is believed to be the vector of '''[[African Swine Fever]]'''.

''Haematopinus suis'' is a large sucking louse found worldwide in pigs, and is believed to be the vector of '''[[African Swine Fever]]'''.

**Large 5mm louse which is easily visible on the skin

**Common to the UK

''H. suis'' is a large greyish brown louse, currently the largest louse found on the domestic species at 5mm.  They have long mouthparts used for the sucking the blood of the host, in this case, the pig.  All of its legs are of similar sizes.

 

Eggs are deposited on the host by the female, and require 13-15 days before hatching into nymphs.  The nymphs then take around 2 weeks to become reproductive adults.

 

The entire life cycle occurs on the host.

 

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[[Category:Lice]]

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