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==Life cycle==
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==[[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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