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List the fly structure (body, features, mouthpart)

2 eyes, 2 antennae, complex mouthpart; body: head thorax abdomen

Nematocera larvae develope

in/near water

Mosquitoes eggs are laid

on water or in areas that inundate routinely

Mosquitoe: males feed on ____ females feed on ____

necta; blood

Johnston's organ

detects airborne vibrations: Co2 lactic acid estrogen FA AA

2 Filarids vectors mosquitoes

Setaria, D. immitus

2 Virus Vectors Mosquitoes

transovarial and venereal transmission of certian viruses

2 Human vectors of Mosquitoes

malaria, lymphatic filariasis; yellow fever; zika

Simulium (aka buffalo gnats-nematocera) most active

dawn to dusk

Simulium _____ feed and are biters

females

Simulium lay eggs

only in fast moving water and larvae anchor to rocks

Simulium causes _____ when adults emerge at once

anemia

horses can have a ______ reaction to ______ with simulium

hypersensitivity reaction to saliva

_______ is the Simulium vector for cattle horses & humans

onchocerca

______ is the Simulium vector for birds

Leucocytozoon

Biting midges: Culicoides ____ are the blood feeders

females

Culicoides eggs are

laid in marshy damp decaying vegetation

Culicoides affects what animals

horses hypersensitivity reaction to their bite (sheep too)

Mst affected areas with culicoides

tail and mane

Culicoides virus vector

african horse sickness

culicoides filarids vector

onchocerca cervicalis

Sand flies lay eggs in

cracks crevices burrows tree holes

Sand flies life span

adults relatively short lived, nocturnal



Sand flies females

females only have functional mouthparts and feed on blood

Sand flies vectors

leishmania and several viral infections

Which is the smallest fly: Aedes, Culicoides or Phlebotomus

Culicoides

Tabanus

horse fly

chrysops

deer fly

Brachycera

horse flies and deer flies

Brachycera females

lay eggs near/over water and mate during flight

Brachycera larvae

larvae feed on other insects cannibals and the larvae burrow to pupate and adults emerge

Horse/Deer Flies Mechanical Vector

Anaplasmosis antrax tularemia



Horse/Deer Flie biological vector

Trypanosoma theileri


Elaeophora schneideri

Cyclorrhapha features

antennae have 3 segments; mixed mouthparts; spiracles for larval ID

Cyclorrhapha breed

in decaying plant/animal tissues manure

Cyclorrhapha ______ are parasitic

both sexes are parasitic

Musca domestica-house fly eggs laid

in decaying organic matter

Musca domestica have ____ mouthparts

sponging

Vectors of Musca domestica

Draschia megastoma; Habronema muscae; Fannia; Thelazia

Musca autumnalis-Face fly

eggs and larvae in fresh dung

Musca autumnalis feed on

ocular nasal oral secretions

Musca autumnalis 2 vectors

Moraxella bovis; Bo/Eq Thelazia

Stomoxys calcitrans is the ______ fly

stable, dog, kennel fly

The stable fly lives

indoors off animals

Stable flies lay eggs in

decaying vegetation

Stable flies are in __________ host

dairy cattle

Haematobia irritans is the _____ fly

horn

Horn flies live _________--

outdoors on animals

Horn flies lay eggs in

Fresh cow feces

Horn fly __________ host

beef cattle

Stomoxys calcitrans _____ are parasitic

Both sexes feed daily and are parasitic

Stomoxys calcitrans Vector

Habronema microstoma

Haematobia irritans vector

Stephanofilaris stilesi

Haematobia irritans feed 24/7 so they affect the overall _____ in cattle

production

Tsetse flies live in ____ and list 2 vectors

Sub Saharan Africa; African sleeping sickness & Nagana

Melophagus ovinus known as

sheep ked; louse lfy

The M ovinus is features

dorsoventrally flattened wingless

M. ovinus host

sheep

M. ovinus spend _________________ amount of time on the host

entire life spen on sheep host

M ovinus females

Females retained alrvae until they are ready to pupate

_______ are found in the wool of sheep M. ovinus

Pupal cases

M. ovinus affects pregnancy how?

The sheep rolls on its back and the pregnancy is terminated

M ovinus Vector

Trypanosoma melophagium

Flesh, Blow, Bottle flies larvae

are facultatively parasitic**except 1

Sarcophagidae ____ faly

flesh

Calliphoriade _____ flies

blwo

Flesh Blow Bottle flies are drawn to

suppurating wounds, soiled skin, weak paretic animals

cochliomyia hominivorax

Screwworm

Screwworm is ______ myiasis

primary

Screwworm alrvae

infest fresh, uninfected wounds

Screwworms have infected ____ deer in FL

Key Deer

Bots location

hosts, location within the host

Bots _________ are parasitic

larvae

Oestrus ovis

Sheep nasal bot fly

O. ovis are more active

during warmer hours/bright sunshine

O. ovis larvae go into

mucous membranes-frontal sinuses-nassal passages

O ovis is in the pharyngeal pouches of ___________

wild cervids

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