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| − | ==Life cycle== | + | ==[[Louse Life Cycle]]== |
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| − | *The whole life cycle takes '''2-3 weeks'''
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| − | *The louse spends its whole life on the animal
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| − | **It can however survive for one week off the animal
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| − | *In some species [[WikiWords#P|parthenogenesis]] can occur
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| − | *Close contact transmission can occur
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| − | '''1. Eggs'''
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| − | *Known as nits
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| − | *Cemented to hairs
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| − | '''2. Nymphs'''
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| − | *Nymphs hatch from the egg (no larval stage)
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| − | *Undergoes several moults
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| − | '''3. Adults'''
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| − | *Females can lay up to '''10 eggs per day'''
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