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The Survival of unfed Pediculus humanus corporis, De Geer (Anoplura) at different Temperatures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

H. S. Leeson
H. S. Leeson
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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The object of this investigation was to discover the extreme length of life of nymphs and adults of Pediculus humanus corporis, de Geer, when starved at different temperatures. It is important to know this for practical reasons. Though it is impossible to complete the experiments as originally designed, it is considered that such information as has been accumulated should be recorded.

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Original Articles
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , April 1941 , pp. 49 - 51
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1941

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