Insects

Question 1

Musca domestica
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 1

house fly
domestic animals and humans
anywhere on body
sponging mouth, vector for draschia + habronema

Question 2

Musca autumnalis
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 2

Face fly
domestic animals
wounds, secretions, eyes of cattle
ROTTING material egg lay; ANNOYING

Question 3

Stomoxys calcitrans
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 3

Stable Fly
domestic animals and humans
anywhere on body
feeds on blood; damp hay egg lay; HEAD UP ON WALLS

Question 4

Haematobia irritans
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 4

Horn fly
cattle
back to feed, horns to rest, stomach when raining
FRESH FECES egg lay

Question 5

Culicoides spp.
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 5

Biting midges, no-see-ums
domestics and humans
anywhere in body
TINY; transmit African Horse Sickness and Blue tongue virus in sheep/cattle; IH for Onchocerca

Question 6

Melophagus ovinus
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 6

Sheep ked/ tick
sheep
wool
WINGLESS, looks like a tick, whole L.C. on host, economic loss from shearing wool to Tx

Question 7

Tabanus spp.
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 7

Horse fly
domestic, birds, humans
anywhere on body
HUGE; slashing mouth; suck blood; painful bites

Question 8

Chrysops spp.
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 8

Deer fly
horses ??
bite in shaded areas, horses stand in sun to avoid
longer antennae than Tabanus

Question 9

Cuterebra spp.
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 9

Rodent/ rabbit/ new world skin bot fly
rodents, rabbits, humans
larvae migrate under skin
lump in neck of cat/dog

Question 10

Hypoderma lineatum
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 10

Warble fly, heel fly
cattle
eggs on legs, larvae in esophagus–>back
“butcher’s jelly”

Question 11

Hypoderma bovis
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 11

Warble fly, heel fly
cattle
eggs on legs, larvae in spinal cord
“butcher’s jelly”

Question 12

Oestrus ovis
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 12

Sheep nasal bot fly
sheep, goats
nasal sinus
copious nasal discharge

Question 13

Gasterophilus spp
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 13

“bot fly larvae”
??? horses?
non-gland stomach, cardiac sphincter / pylorus + duodenum
FLY WORRYYYY

Question 14

Cochliomyia hominivorax
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 14

Blow fly / screwworm
livestock
eggs laid FRESH lesions (creates foul smell)
blue body/orange eyes; REPORTABLE; Fly strike; 70% alcohol

Question 15

Sarcophagidae
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 15

Flesh fly
any animal
decomposing/ necrotic tissue (L1 laid)
L3 overwinters; Tx wound immediately

Question 16

Ctenocephalides felis
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 16

Cat flea
cats and dogs
skin, back, abd, thighs
MOST COMMON FLEA on cats/dogs; flea allergy dermatitis; vector; VACUUM; preventative + let pet roam freely

Question 17

Ctenocephalides canis
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 17

Dog flea
dogs, cat,s rats, rabbits, humans
similar to C. felis
RARE

Question 18

Echidnophaga gallinacean
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 18

Sticktight flea
domestic and wild fowl
head, comb, wattles, eyes
*DISTINCTIVE blunt head; *irritation, anemia

Question 19

Trichodectes canis
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 19

Dog biting louse
dog
ears, head, neck, tail
VECTOR for D. caninum; old/young/malnourished; entire LC (ENNNA) on host; ISCHNOCERCAN

Question 20

Felicola subrostratus
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 20

Cat biting louse
cats
ears, head, neck, tail
old/ill/long haired targets; POINTED, TRIANGULAR HEAD; ISCHNOCERCAN

Question 21

Damalinia bovis
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 21

Cattle biting louse
cattle
head, neck, shoulders, rump/tail
WINTER= FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; chronic dermatitis; ISCHNOCERCAN

Question 22

Damalinia ovis
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 22

Sheep biting louse
sheep, goats
wool, whole body
MOST PATH OF SHEEP LICE; damaged fleece=> attracts blow flies; ISCHNOCERCAN

Question 23

Avian lice
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 23

Biting chewing lice
domestic and wild fowl
on feathers
plucking, scratching, inappetence; ECONOMIC LOSSES; ISCHNOCERCAN

Question 24

Linognathus setosus
host?
site?
buzz words?

Answer 24

Dog sucking louse
dogs
skin
SUCKING MOUTH => ANEMIA; ANOPLURAN

Question 25

Linognathus vituli host? site? buzz words?

Answer 25

Long nosed cattle louse cattle neck, head, dewlap lives in groups; pruritis, anemia, weakness; ANOPLURAN

Question 26

Linognathus pedalis host? site? buzz words?

Answer 26

Ovine foot louse sheep, goats *lower region of hind limbs, scrotum, belly anemia; ANOPLURAN

Question 27

Linognathus ovilus host? site? buzz words?

Answer 27

Ovine face or body louse sheep, goats *face, ears, cheeks, neck, body of heavy wool breeds anemia; ANOPLURAN

Question 28

Solenopotes capillatus host? site? buzz words?

Answer 28

Little Blue cattle louse / sucking louse cattle neck, head, shoulders, dewlap, back, tail smallest ANOPLURAN louse on cattle

Question 29

Haematopinus eurysternus host? site? buzz words?

Answer 29

Short nosed cattle louse cattle head, ears, eyes, nostrils anemia! ANOPLURAN; MOST IMPORTANT CATTLE LOUSE

Question 30

Haematopinus suis host? site? buzz words?

Answer 30

Swine sucking louse pigs skin folds of neck, flanks, leg insides ANOPLURAN; VECTOR OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER

Question 31

Cimex spp host? site? buzz words?

Answer 31

Bed Bugs! nesting birds, humans, bats skin hide in crevices during day, feed @ night; blood suck

Question 32

Reduviidae host? site? buzz words?

Answer 32

Assassin/ Kissing bug piercing mouth for blood suck; allergic rxns TRANSMIT TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI