Agricultural news . ize and finally Is reduced ileted the mother tick has fulfilled her purjioFckL(J dif» In the course of a few days. SEED TICKS. After a time, ruoging from 19days in the summer to IRS dayK during the fall aiidwimer. the eggs begin to hatch. From each cug isKueeft. snuill. oval Kix-legged larva or soc^* tidf, at flrrtAmber X)lourod. later ch.;nging to a nch brown. Ibe•aed tick, after crawling slowly over and About thelAkeU frum which it has usually rcnoains moreor leb^ quleMCent far Reveral dayt*. afie- which it hhow*(reat activity, especially i: :he woathor is warm
Agricultural news . ize and finally Is reduced ileted the mother tick has fulfilled her purjioFckL(J dif» In the course of a few days. SEED TICKS. After a time, ruoging from 19days in the summer to IRS dayK during the fall aiidwimer. the eggs begin to hatch. From each cug isKueeft. snuill. oval Kix-legged larva or soc^* tidf, at flrrtAmber X)lourod. later ch.;nging to a nch brown. Ibe•aed tick, after crawling slowly over and About thelAkeU frum which it has usually rcnoains moreor leb^ quleMCent far Reveral dayt*. afie- which it hhow*(reat activity, especially i: :he woathor is warm, andMK-end^ the cearr-st vegtriatioii, euch hs ffraM, otherberW red ew;i; DEVELOPMENT ON CATTLE SEED TICKS. The parasitic phase ol doveU i-Mu nt bfi^ins when the larvae or seed ticks reach ahivourable host, such as a cow. They crawl up overIhe hair of the host, and commonly attach thenis^vesto the -kin of the escutcheon, the inside of the thighsand flanks, and to the dewlap. They at once In-^n to4raw blood, and soon increase in size. THE NYMPH. In a few days the young lick- t.:.npis irom a brown colour to white, and m from 5 to12 days sheds its skin. The new form has eight legainstead of six and is known as a nymph. SEXUALLY MATURE TICKS. In from 5 to 11 days after the first moult ihe tick again uheds its skin andbecomes >exually mnturr. It is at this stage that malesand temnles nre witli ccitatnty distinguishiiMe for tijeCrst time. The Male. The male tick eniurges from hie ; Iroxvn. oval tick. ,ibout one-tenth of an mch mungUi. He has completed his growth and goes throughno lurtherdevelopment. Later he sliows greiit acT;v r,.i: <,% ing iil)OUt
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