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

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