Sentences with phrase «before molting»

[4] Both adult and juvenile elephant seals are bar - skinned [discuss] and black before molting.

Preventatives kill the immature Heartworm larvae before they molt to the adult stage.

May stop eating up to two weeks before a molt; do not disturb during this time.

Trifexis acts in the same way as other monthly heartworm preventives, by killing L3 and L4 larval stages before they molt to the final adult stage.

Not exact matches

The larvae grow, undergo two moltings, and then form into a cocoon or pupa, where they undergo thier final transformation before hatching into a an adult flea.

With their unique diving abilities that allow them to swim where few humans have gone before, ocean mammals such as sea lions (pictured) are being outfitted with sensors that stick to their fur and later fall off when they molt.

Eggs hatch into tiny six - legged larvae that suck blood, drop off the host to molt into eight - legged nymphs, and again seek a blood meal before dropping off the host and molting into the adult stage.

Over the next two weeks to six months, the larvae will molt three times before entering the next stage of the flea life cycle.

Once inside your pet, the heartworm takes at least 6 to 7 months to go through the last two molts and to become sexually mature before the infection can be detected by a heartworm test.

Before the first molt pups are woolly and have a generally darker coat than adult foxes.

They fast and molt for about two months before departing for the sea.

From looking at its molting pattern, researchers determined that the little guy (or gal) was only in its first days or weeks of life before succumbing to the resin.