Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (Jan 1997)

OBSERVATION ON THE BIOLOGY OF ORNITHOSTRONGYLUS QUADRIRADIATUS (STEPHENSON, 1904) IN PIGEONS I. Free-living larval stages

  • K. Senthilvel,
  • K. Madhavan Pillai

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 1
pp. 55 – 59

Abstract

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The morphology, development and viability of free living larval stages of O. quadriradiatus were described in detail. The period required for the development of egg to infective larvae was found to be 72 hrs at room temperature.