Agricultural news . Since each female lays an enormous nia^sof eggeat one spot, thousands of larvae will appear in thecourse of time at the same place, and will ascend thenear-by vegetation and collect on the leaves and otherparts of phmts. This instinct of the seed ticks to climbupward is a very important adaptation of Natures toincrease their chances of reaching their host. If thev(_getation upou which they rest is disturbed, theylipcome very active and extend their long front legsi;pward in a divergejit position, waving them violentlyn an attempt to seize hold of a host. The seed tick durin
Agricultural news . Since each female lays an enormous nia^sof eggeat one spot, thousands of larvae will appear in thecourse of time at the same place, and will ascend thenear-by vegetation and collect on the leaves and otherparts of phmts. This instinct of the seed ticks to climbupward is a very important adaptation of Natures toincrease their chances of reaching their host. If thev(_getation upou which they rest is disturbed, theylipcome very active and extend their long front legsi;pward in a divergejit position, waving them violentlyn an attempt to seize hold of a host. The seed tick during its life on the pasture takesru food, and consequently does not increase in size, .tudunless it reaches a laost to take up the parasitic portion? ii»5 development, it dies of starvation. The endurrmce• f seed ticks is very great, however, ay ibey liavu beeniind to live nearly eight months, over/ daring the der part of the year. DEVELOPMENT ON CATTLE SEED TICKS. The parasitic phase of devclo]>-iiii r: begi]
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