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Demodex

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Cigar-shaped Mites (Genus)

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Sacculina

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Parasitic Barnacle Relative

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Blattodea

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Roaches (Order)

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Trichoptera

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Caddisflies (Order)

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Coleoptera

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Beetles (Order)

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Hemiptera

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True Bugs (Order)

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Diptera

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True Flies (Order)

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Mallophaga

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Chewing Lice (Order)

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Anoplura

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Sucking Lice (Order)

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Siphonaptera

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Fleas (Order)

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Neorickettsia risticii

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Potomac Horse Fever Agent

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Hippoboscidae

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Keds / Louse Flies (Family)

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Melophagus ovinus

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Sheep Ked

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Nematocera

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Gnats and Mosquitoes (Fly Suborder)

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Brachycera

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Horseflies and Deerflies (Fly Suborder)

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Cyclorrhapha

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Higher Flies (e.g., Houseflies, Botflies, Tsetse, Keds) (Fly Suborder)

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Muscidae

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Housefly Family

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Sarcophagidae

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Flesh Fly Family

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Calliphoridae

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Blowfly Family

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Oestridae

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Botfly Family

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Culicidae

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Mosquito Family

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Simuliidae

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Blackfly Family

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Ceratopogonidae

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Biting Midges / No-see-ums Family

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Psychodidae

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Sandfly Family

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Ctenocephalides
Flea (Genus)
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Dirofilaria immitis
Canine Heartworm
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Wuchereria bancrofti
Human Lymphatic Filariasis Worm
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Plasmodium
Malaria Protozoon (Genus)
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Onchocerca gutturosa
Cattle Filarial Worm
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Onchocerca lupi
Dog Filarial Worm
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Onchocerca volvulus
Human River Blindness Worm
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Leucocytozoon
Avian Malaria Protozoon (Genus)
33
Culicoides
Biting Midge (Genus)
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Leishmania spp.
Leishmaniasis Protozoans
35
Bartonella bacilliformis
Carrión's Disease Bacterium
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Tabanidae
Horsefly and Deerfly Family
37
Chrysops
Deerfly (Genus)
38
Tabanus
Horsefly (Genus)
39
Hybomitra
Horsefly (Genus)
40
Bacillus anthracis
Anthrax Bacterium
41
Francisella tularensis
Tularemia Bacterium
42
Trypanosoma evansi
Surra Protozoan
43
Trypanosoma theileri
Cattle Trypanosome
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Elaeophora schneideri
Arterial Worm of Deer, Elk, Sheep
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Drosophilidae
Fruit Fly Family
46
Thelazia spp.
Eyeworm (Genus)
47
Musca domestica
Common Housefly
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Musca autumnalis
Face Fly
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Musca vetustissima
Australian Bush Fly
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Draschia megastoma
Horse Stomach Nematode
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Habronema muscae
Horse Stomach Nematode
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Moraxella bovis
Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis Bacterium
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Fannia canicularis
Lesser Housefly
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Stomoxys calcitrans
Stable Fly
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Habronema microstoma
Horse Stomach Nematode
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Haematobia irritans
Horn Fly
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Stephanofilaria stilesi
Cattle Dermatitis Nematode
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Glossina spp.
Tsetse Fly (Genus)
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Hippobosca equina
Horse Louse Fly
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Lipoptena cervi
Deer Ked
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Hippobosca longipennis
Dog Fly
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Acanthocheilonema dracunculoides
Dog Filarial Nematode
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Trypanosoma melophagium
Non-pathogenic Sheep Trypanosome
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Sarcophaga haemorrhoidalis
Red-tailed Flesh Fly
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Wohlfahrtia vigil
Obligate Parasitic Flesh Fly
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Cistudinomyia cistudinis
Gecko Obligate Parasitic Flesh Fly
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Lucilia cuprina
Australian Wool Strike Fly
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Cochliomyia hominivorax
American Screwworm Fly
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Oestrus ovis
Sheep Nasal Botfly
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Rhinoestrus purpureus
Horse Nasal Botfly
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Cephalopina titillator
Camel Nasal Botfly
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Cephenemyia spp.
Cervid Nasal Botfly (Genus)
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Hypoderma bovis
Cattle Northern Grub / Heel Fly
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Hypoderma lineatum
Cattle Common Grub / Heel Fly
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Hypoderma diana
Deer / Human Hypoderma Fly
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Hypoderma tarandi
Reindeer Warble Fly
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Gasterophilus nasalis
Horse Throat Botfly
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Gasterophilus hemorrhoidalis
Horse Nose Botfly
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Gasterophilus intestinalis
Horse Common Botfly
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Cuterebra
Rodent/Rabbit Botfly (Genus)
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Dermatobia hominis
Human Botfly
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Arthropods
Phylum Arthropoda (e.g., Insects, Spiders, Crustaceans)
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Insecta
Insects (Class)
84
Arachnida
Spiders, Ticks, Mites (Class)
85
Crustacea
Crabs, Shrimp, Copepods, Barnacles (Subphylum)
86
Diplopoda
Millipedes (Class)
87
Pentastomida
Tongue Worms
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