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29 Cards in this Set
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muscidae
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house fly
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saracophagidae
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flesh fly
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calliphoridae
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bottle fly
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simuliidae
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black fly
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psychodidae
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filter flies or moth flies
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tabanidae
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horse fly and deer fly
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drosophilidae
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vinegar or fruit fly
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-four lengthwise dark stripes on thorax -face has 2 velvety stripes which are silver above and gold below -sponging-sucking mouthparts |
house fly
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eggs laid in almost any warm moist material, eggs hatch in 12-24 hours -5-6 batches of 75-100 eggs per female - larva develop into pupae in 4-7 days, last larva skin forms pupal case - pupa last 12 hrs before adult emerges |
house fly
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muscoid fly with long pointed proboscis -piercing sucking mouthpart - eggs laid in decaying vegetation -adults live about 20 days |
stable fly
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larva yellowish white, pupate in last larval skin -pupa last 6-20 days -painful viscious , persistent biters - human outside activities usually cease when present |
stable fly
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false stable fly may be nuisance problem do not bite |
dump flies
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looks similar to house fly but larger and darker -eggs laid on fresh manure in summer -adults feed on mucous and watery secretions around eyes and nostrils of horse and cattle -often hibernate during fall in walls - problem mainly in northeast and central us |
face fly
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smaller than house fly more slender - 4th wing vein extends directly to wing edge -appear in early spring before house fly -larvae is flattened, spiny about 6 mm long - hover in mid air life cycle 15-30 days |
little house fly
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much larger than house fly with checkered pattern on abdomen seldom enter houses in large numbers |
flesh fly
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very similar to little house fly but smaller
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latrine fly
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large flies with metallic blue, black or green color -common especially near slaughter houses, meat processing plants and garbage dumps -larvae burrow in ground to pupate |
blow flies and bottle flies
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adults dark, metallic green -eggs laid in meat, garbage, edge of open animal wounds -most abundant during warm spring months but also active on warm winter days |
black blow fly
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larger than house fly, darker and more sluggish in movement and flight -have curly yellow hairs on sides of thorax -hibernate as clustering groups -larvae parasitize earthworms, feeding 11-14 days |
cluster fly
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small to minute, wings with weak veins -breed mainly in decaying vegetation, in structures, around plumbing and drains,garbage containers, crawl space and basement -active all year most in summer |
phorid fly( humpback fly)
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black with bronze tints on thorax, wings slightly iridescent and held flat over body when rest -eggs laid on overripe cheese or putrid meat -larvae can move by peristaltic movement; snapping |
cheese or ham skipper
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eggs laid in moist places-damp ground, edges of water -suck blood from animal and man -have severe and painful bites -serious nuisance in recreational areas, hunters |
deer fly and horse fly
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buffalo gnats
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black flies
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1-5 mm long, usually black, thorax humped -females piercing sucking mouth -painful bite and eggs laid in masses on stones or vegetation in or over fast moving water - larva tiny disc and hooks on abdomen - adults emerge under water |
black flies
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drain flies, filter flies, or sewer flies are all what type of fly
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moth fly
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1/3 mm long, piercing sucking mouth parts -eggs laid in salt marshes, mud and plant debris in fresh water and damp rotten holes in trees -adults can pass through window screen -have painful bite that take weeks to heal - may cause resort to close |
sand flies ( no see-ums, punkies, black gnats)
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small, similar to vinegar and phorid fly -have large triangle on head -eggs laid in sandy soils with organic matter - adults feed on mucous secretions, pus, blood around eyes and other openings of animal and man |
eye gnats
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hippelates flies
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eye gnat
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