VPA 221: Veterinary Entomology and Acarology (1+1)

LARVAE

• Three larval stages
• Has a distinct head and 13 body segments, with no difference between the thoracic and abdominal segments
• Whitish in colour 4-10mm in size
• Has  mastigatory type of mouth parts and feeds on organic matter as well as undigested blood from the adult flea
• They are semipredatory and attacks damaged adults and even kills them