Dohany A L, Upham R W, Manikumaran C, Rapmund G, Saunders J P
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1977 Jun;8(2):221-6.
The life cycle of 5 generations of Leptotrombidium (L.) fletcheri infected with Rickettsia tsutsugamushi and reared under ambient temperatures in Malaysia was presented and compared with a colony reared at a constant 27 degrees C (Neal and Barnett, 1961). In general our colony had a longer generation time (average of 54 days from engorged larvae to adult compared with 37 days) and produced fewer eggs (average of 127.9 compared with 900.0) than the comparison colony. Possible factors causing these differences are discussed.
本文展示了在马来西亚环境温度下饲养的、感染恙虫病立克次体的5代弗氏纤恙螨（Leptotrombidium (L.) fletcheri）的生命周期，并将其与在27摄氏度恒温下饲养的群体（Neal和Barnett，1961）进行了比较。总体而言，我们的群体比对照群体具有更长的世代时间（饱血幼虫到成虫的平均时间为54天，而对照群体为37天）且产卵较少（平均为127.9个，而对照群体为900.0个）。文中讨论了导致这些差异的可能因素。
