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This is a three-host tick species with a natural life cycle of 2–3 years (Honzáková et al. 1979). Under experimental conditions, the life cycle can be completed on laboratory mice and lasts between 96 and 192 days.
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Mihalca, A.D., D’Amico, G. (2017). Ixodes laguri Olenev, 1929 (Figs. 82–84). In: Estrada-Peña, A., Mihalca, A., Petney, T. (eds) Ticks of Europe and North Africa. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63760-0_43
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