Population increase of poultry wing louse, Lipeurus caponis in vivo condition

Kumar Surendra; Kumar Vijay

doi:10.33307/entomon.v41i4.224

Population increase of poultry wing louse, Lipeurus caponis in vivo condition

Authors

Kumar Surendra Government Raza P.G. College, Rampur, U.P., India
Kumar Vijay Government P. G. College, Bilaspur, Rampur, U.P., India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v41i4.224

Keywords:

Phthiraptera, poultry lice, Lipeurus caponis, population build up

Abstract

Studies regarding the rate of population increase of poultry wing louse Lipeurus caponis in vivo condition revealed that initial inoculums of 10 L. caponis could produce an average of 318 lice after 90 days in summer (indicating the doubling time to be 18 days) and during winter months it produced 336 lice (the doubling time 22 days). Thus, studies clearly indicated that ischnoceran lice (e.g. L. caponis) multiplied population at moderate rate. Summer months are more favorable for population build up of lice.

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Published

2016-12-31

How to Cite

Surendra, K., & Vijay, K. (2016). Population increase of poultry wing louse, Lipeurus caponis in vivo condition. ENTOMON, 41(4), 351–354. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v41i4.224