Egg

EGG
  • Large pearly white, glistening  and oval in shape
  • 200 eggs produced in 2-4 days time
  • Eggs may be sticky or dry as in E.gallinacea- enabling the egg to roll off the host
  • It fallys on the floor or bedding and L1 develops in 2 days time
  • The first stage larvae use the hatching spine to emerge from the egg
Last modified: Thursday, 1 July 2010, 4:25 AM