Yellow body louse

YELLOW BODY LOUSE

Menacanthus stramineus

  • Host : Fowls
  • Area : Breast, thigh, cloaca region
  • Morphology : Thorax and Abdomen with 2 rows of bristles/spines
  • Eggs
    • Eggs with filaments at the anterior end
    • Eggs in clusters on feathers near skin
Last modified: Tuesday, 3 May 2011, 9:22 AM