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Table I.

Range and mean with standard deviation (S.D.) of Stomoxys calcitrans developmental time in days under laboratory conditions (25 ± 2 °C, 50 ± 10 % RH, 12L:12D) based on ten replicates of 100 eggs.

Duration (days)

Life cycle stages Range Mean (± S.D.)
Egg 1 – 2 1.4 (0.5)
Larval instars 8 – 11 9.6 (0.9)
Pupae 7 – 10 8.2 (0.9)

From egg to adult 16 – 23 19.2 (1.7)

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