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'''[[Cestodes Flascards]]
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==<font color="purple">Insecta</font>==
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|<big>'''Fill in the missing words about cestodes'''
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||<big>A cestode (tapeworm) is a chain (<font color="white">'''''strobila'''''</font>) of progressively maturing reproductive units called <font color="white">'''''proglottids'''''</font> anchored at one end to the intestinal wall by a hold-fast organ called the <font color="white">'''''scolex'''''</font>.
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||[[Insecta#Structure and Function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What are halteres?'''
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*'''''Reduced pair of wings'''''
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*'''''Used for balance'''''
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*'''''Possessed by diperan flies'''''
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||[[Insecta#Wing|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What are spiracles?'''
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*'''''Chitinous openings'''''
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*'''''On the side of the body'''''
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*'''''Under muscular control so can open and close at will'''''
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*'''''Mounted on stimatic plates'''''
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*'''''Leads to trachea'''''
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*'''''Can be used for species identification'''''
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||[[Insecta#Respiratory System|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What is the name of the general insect body system?'''
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*'''''Haemocoele'''''
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||[[Insecta#Circulatory System|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What are oviparous insects?'''
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*'''''Lay eggs outside of the body which hatch after deposition'''''
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||[[Insecta#Life Cycles|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What are viviparous insects?'''
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*'''''Lay larvae or nymphs'''''
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*'''''Eggs rupture in female reproductive system'''''
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||[[Insecta#Life Cycles|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Summarise simple metamorphosis and give an example of a species of insect which uses it'''
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*'''''Nymph emerges from egg'''''
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*'''''Nymph grows and moults'''''
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*'''''Nymph becomes an adult'''''
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*'''''Lice'''''
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||[[Insecta#Simple Metamorphosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Summarise complex metamorphosis and give an example of a species of insect which uses it'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Larva emerges from egg'''''
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*'''''Larva grows and moults'''''
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*'''''Larva pupates'''''
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*'''''Adult emerges from pupa'''''
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*'''''Flies'''''
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||[[Insecta#Complex Metamorphosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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'''[[Trematodes Flashcards]]
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==<font color="purple">Fleas</font>==
  
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'''[[Nematode Flashcards]]
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|-
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|<big>'''What is the most common species of flea which infects cats and dogs?'''
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*'''''Ctenocephalides felis'''''
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*'''''Cat flea'''''
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||[[Fleas#Ctenocephalides felis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Which flea only has pronotal combs?'''
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*'''''Ceratophyllus gallinae'''''
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*'''''Poultry flea'''''
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||[[Fleas#Ceratophyllus gallinae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are the key features of ''Pulex irritans''?'''
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*'''''No combs'''''
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*'''''Head rounded anteriorly'''''
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||[[Fleas#Pulex irritans|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''How is the life cycle of ''Spilopsyllus cuniculi'' scynchronised with their main hosts the rabbit?'''
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*'''''Shortly before the doe gives birth the adult fleas attach to the ears of the rabbit and feed producing a lot of faeces'''''
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*'''''After parturition the adult fleas move onto the kittens where they feed, mate and lay eggs'''''
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*'''''The new adult fleas emerge from the pupa before the kittens leave the nest'''''
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||[[Fleas#Spilopsyllus cuniculi|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''How long do adult fleas live?'''
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*'''''7-10 days'''''
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||[[Fleas#Life Cycle|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What do flea eggs look like?'''
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*'''''Ivory-white'''''
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*'''''Oval shaped'''''
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*'''''0.5mm long'''''
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||[[Fleas#Life Cycle|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Which life cycle stage is negatively phototropic and what does this mean?'''
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*'''''Larvae'''''
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*'''''Crawl away from light sources'''''
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||[[Fleas#Life Cycle|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What is the name of the flea juvenile hormone?'''
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*'''''Methoprene'''''
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||[[Fleas#Life Cycle|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|}
  
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'''[[Cattle Nematode Flashcards]]
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==<font color="purple">Lice</font>==
  
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'''[[Small Ruminant Nematodes Flashcards]]
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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|-
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|<big>'''What are the characteristics of chewing lice?'''
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*'''''Broad head'''''
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*'''''Rasping mouthparts'''''
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*'''''Thorax narrower than head'''''
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||[[Lice#Mallophaga|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''True or False: Chewing lice are found on both mammals and birds?'''
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*'''''True'''''
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*'''''Occurs on both mammals and birds'''''
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||[[Lice#Mallophaga|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are the characteristics of sucking lice?'''
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*'''''Narrow head'''''
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*'''''Piercing mouthparts'''''
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*'''''Thorax wider than head'''''
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*'''''Powerful legs'''''
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||[[Lice#Anoplura|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''True or False: Sucking lice are found on both mammals and birds?'''
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*'''''False'''''
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*'''''Occurs on mammals only'''''
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||[[Lice#Anoplura|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''How long does the louse life cycle take?'''
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*'''''2-3 weeks'''''
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||[[Lice#Life Cycle|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What is the name of the generalised condition lice cause?'''
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*'''''Pediculosis'''''
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||[[Lice#Pediculosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Which species is affected by only sucking lice?'''
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*'''''Pigs'''''
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||[[Lice#Pigs|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Are birds affected by sucking or chewing lice?'''
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*'''''Chewing'''''
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||[[Lice#Poultry|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''True or False: Mallophaga are more susceptible to systemic insecticides than Alloplura?'''
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*'''''False'''''
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*'''''Anopleura lice are more susceptible to systemic insecticide treatment'''''
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||[[Lice#Control|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|}
  
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'''[[Horse Nematode Flashcards]]</big>
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==<font color="purple">Nuisance Flies</font>==
  
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|-
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|<big>'''What are the two ''Muscidae'' species of veterinary importance?'''
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*'''''Hydrotaea irritans'''''
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**'''''Head fly'''''
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*'''''Musca spp.'''''
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**'''''Face and house flies'''''
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||[[Nuisance Flies#Introduction|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What is the main difference between biting and nuisance flies?'''
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*'''''Nuisance flies have sponge-like labellum mouthparts'''''
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*'''''Biting flies have pointed mouthparts for sucking blood'''''
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||[[Nuisance Flies#Musca spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''How do ''Musca'' spp. cause production losses?'''
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*'''''Fly worry'''''
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*'''''Reduced weight gain'''''
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*'''''Reduced milk yield'''''
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||[[Nuisance Flies#Musca spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Give some examples of disease ''Musca' spp. transmit'''
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*'''''Viruses'''''
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**'''''E.g. Enteroviridae'''''
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*'''''Bacteria'''''
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**'''''E.g. Anthrax'''''
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*'''''Helminths'''''
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**'''''E.g. Habronema'''''
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||[[Nuisance Flies#Musca spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''True or False: ''H. irritans'' larvae undergo diapause?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''True'''''
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*'''''Larvae undergo diapause and pupate in spring'''''
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||[[Nuisance Flies#Hydrotaea irritans|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What problems can ''H. irritans'' cause in livestock?'''
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*'''''Summer mastitis in cattle'''''
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*'''''Broken Head in sheep'''''
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*'''''Can increase the incidence of secondary blowfly stirke'''''
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||[[Nuisance Flies#Hydrotaea irritans|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|}
  
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[[Category:Parasite Flashcards]][[Category:Helminths]]
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==<font color="purple">Biting Flies</font>==
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|-
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|<big>'''Is ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' a visiting or resident biting fly?'''
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*'''''Visiting'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are the main recognisable features of ''Stomoxys calcitrans''?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Forward pointing proboscis'''''
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*'''''Grey colouring'''''
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*'''''Grey stripes on thorax and black spots on abdomen'''''
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*'''''Clear wings'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''How do ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' cause production losses?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Decrease milk production'''''
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*'''''Decrease weight gain'''''
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*'''''Cause fly worry'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Which retrovirus is ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' a vector for?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Equine infectious anaemia'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What is ''Haematoba irritans'' more commonly known as?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''The horn fly'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Haematoba irritans|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Why is ''Haematoba irritans'' easier to control than visiting biting flies?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Is a resident fly'''''
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*'''''Spends more time in contact with the host'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Haematoba irritans|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are the three most important species of ''Tabanidae''?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Tabanus'''''
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*'''''Chrysops'''''
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*'''''Haematopota'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Tabanidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''How could you identify ''Tabanidae'' species solely on looking at their wing venation?'''
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*'''''Closed discal cell wing venation'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Tabanidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Why do ''Simuliidae'' species have a hump-backed appearance?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Arched thorax produced a hump-backed appearance'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Simuliidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Why is the life cycle of ''Simuliidae'' species?'''
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*'''''Eggs laid on plants or stones under flowing water'''''
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*'''''Larvae attach to submerged rocks and pupate'''''
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*'''''Conical shaped cocoon'''''
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*'''''Adults emerge en masse'''''
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*'''''Life cycle takes one month to complete'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Simuliidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are ''Glossinidae'' species more commonly known as and which trypanosomal disease do they transmit to humans?'''
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*'''''Tsetse flies'''''
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*'''''Sleeping sickness'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Glossinidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Why are ''Ceratopogonidae'' species a problem to livestock'''
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*'''''Causes sweet-itch in horses'''''
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*'''''Are vectors for blue tongue'''''
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*'''''Vectors for parasites such as Onchocerca in cattle'''''
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*'''''Cause skin infections in livestock'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Ceratopogonidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are ''Culicidae'' species better known as?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Mosquitos'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Culicidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''True or False: Both male and female ''Culicidae'' suck blood?'''
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*'''''False'''''
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*'''''Only female mosquitos suck blood'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Culicidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are ''Psychodidae'' the main vectors for?'''
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*'''''Leishmaniasis'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Psychodidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are ''Hippobosca'' more commonly known as?'''
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*'''''Forest flies'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Hippobosca spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are ''Melophagus'' more commonly known as?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Sheep ked'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are the main recognisable features of ''Melophagus'' species?'''
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*'''''Hairy'''''
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*'''''Reddish-brown colouring'''''
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*'''''Forward pointing proboscis'''''
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*'''''Narrown head'''''
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*'''''Dorso-ventrally flattened'''''
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*'''''Wingless'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Are ''Melophagus'' species resident or visiting flies?'''
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*'''''Resident'''''
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*'''''Spend the entire life cycle on the host'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|}
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==<font color="purple">Myiasis Producing Flies</font>==
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|-
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|<big>'''What is myiasis?'''
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*'''''The parasitism of living animals by dipteran larvae'''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Introduction|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Are ''Oestridae'' species obligatory or facultative parasites?'''
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*'''''Obligatory'''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Oestridae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are ''Hypoderma'' species more commonly known as and what do they look like?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Warble flies'''''
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*'''''Look like bumble bees'''''
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**'''''Yellow abdomen'''''
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**'''''Band of black hairs'''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Hypoderma spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Where in the body are the winter resting sites of ''Hypoderma'' species?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Epidural fat in the spinal canal for H. bovis'''''
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*'''''Wall of the oesophagus for H. lineatum '''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Hypoderma spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''How many generations of warble flies are there per year?'''
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*'''''One'''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Hypoderma spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Why are warble flies a problem?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Cause production losses'''''
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*'''''Cause myositis'''''
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*'''''Causes paraplegia'''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Hypoderma spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are ''Oestrus ovis'' species also known as?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Sheep nasal bot flies'''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Oestrus ovis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''How are the ''Oestrus ovis'' larvae distinguished?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Distinct black bands on each body segment'''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Oestrus ovis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''If ''Oestrus ovis'' larvae are deposited in late summer, where in the sheep can they overwinter?'''
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*'''''In the nasal cavity'''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Oestrus ovis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''True or False: ''Oestrus ovis'' larvae cause true gid in sheep?'''
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*'''''False'''''
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*'''''Larvae cause false gid'''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Oestrus ovis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are the three main species of ''Gasterophilus'' in the UK, also known as the horse bot fly?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''G. intestinalis'''''
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*'''''G. nasalis'''''
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*'''''G. haemorrhoidalis'''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Gasterophilus spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Where does ''Gasterophilus'' species lay their eggs on the horse?'''
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*'''''G. intestinalis lays its eggs in the hair around the shoulders and fore legs'''''
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*'''''G. nasalis lays its eggs in the intermandibular area'''''
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*'''''G. haemorrhoidalis lays its eggs around the lips'''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Gasterophilus spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What are the ''Gasterophilus'' larvae called once they have attached to the gastric mucosa?'''
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*'''''Bots'''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Gasterophilus spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Where do ''Dermatobia hominis'' lay their eggs?'''
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*'''''On blood sucking flies'''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Dermatobia hominis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''How long is the life cycle of ''Dermatobia hominis''?'''
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*'''''4 months'''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Dermatobia hominis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Are ''Calliphoridae'' species obligatory or facultative parsites?'''
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*'''''Facultative'''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Calliphoridae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What is the name of the condition caused by ''Calliphoridae''?'''
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*'''''Blowfly strike'''''
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*'''''If the fly lays eggs on an animal, the animal is said to be blown'''''
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*'''''The damage the larvae causes to the animal is known as strike'''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Calliphoridae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Where are blowfly eggs laid on an animal?'''
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*'''''On soiled fleece'''''
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*'''''On carrion'''''
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*'''''In wounds'''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Calliphoridae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''How many generations of blowflies develop per year?'''
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*'''''Up to 4 per year in temperate climates'''''
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*'''''Up to 10 per year in warmer climates'''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Calliphoridae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What factors influence the prevalence of blowfly strike?'''
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*'''''Temperature'''''
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*'''''Host suceptibility'''''
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||[[Myiasis Producing Flies#Calliphoridae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What are the recognisable features of ''Wohlfahrtia'' species?'''
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*'''''Pale grey colouring'''''
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Insecta

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Fill in the missing words about cestodes A cestode (tapeworm) is a chain (strobila) of progressively maturing reproductive units called proglottids anchored at one end to the intestinal wall by a hold-fast organ called the scolex. Link to Answer Article
What are halteres?
  • Reduced pair of wings
  • Used for balance
  • Possessed by diperan flies
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What are spiracles?
  • Chitinous openings
  • On the side of the body
  • Under muscular control so can open and close at will
  • Mounted on stimatic plates
  • Leads to trachea
  • Can be used for species identification
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What is the name of the general insect body system?
  • Haemocoele
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What are oviparous insects?
  • Lay eggs outside of the body which hatch after deposition
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What are viviparous insects?
  • Lay larvae or nymphs
  • Eggs rupture in female reproductive system
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Summarise simple metamorphosis and give an example of a species of insect which uses it
  • Nymph emerges from egg
  • Nymph grows and moults
  • Nymph becomes an adult
  • Lice
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Summarise complex metamorphosis and give an example of a species of insect which uses it
  • Larva emerges from egg
  • Larva grows and moults
  • Larva pupates
  • Adult emerges from pupa
  • Flies
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Fleas

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What is the most common species of flea which infects cats and dogs?
  • Ctenocephalides felis
  • Cat flea
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Which flea only has pronotal combs?
  • Ceratophyllus gallinae
  • Poultry flea
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What are the key features of Pulex irritans?
  • No combs
  • Head rounded anteriorly
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How is the life cycle of Spilopsyllus cuniculi scynchronised with their main hosts the rabbit?
  • Shortly before the doe gives birth the adult fleas attach to the ears of the rabbit and feed producing a lot of faeces
  • After parturition the adult fleas move onto the kittens where they feed, mate and lay eggs
  • The new adult fleas emerge from the pupa before the kittens leave the nest
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How long do adult fleas live?
  • 7-10 days
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What do flea eggs look like?
  • Ivory-white
  • Oval shaped
  • 0.5mm long
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Which life cycle stage is negatively phototropic and what does this mean?
  • Larvae
  • Crawl away from light sources
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What is the name of the flea juvenile hormone?
  • Methoprene
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Lice

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What are the characteristics of chewing lice?
  • Broad head
  • Rasping mouthparts
  • Thorax narrower than head
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True or False: Chewing lice are found on both mammals and birds?
  • True
  • Occurs on both mammals and birds
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What are the characteristics of sucking lice?
  • Narrow head
  • Piercing mouthparts
  • Thorax wider than head
  • Powerful legs
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True or False: Sucking lice are found on both mammals and birds?
  • False
  • Occurs on mammals only
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How long does the louse life cycle take?
  • 2-3 weeks
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What is the name of the generalised condition lice cause?
  • Pediculosis
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Which species is affected by only sucking lice?
  • Pigs
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Are birds affected by sucking or chewing lice?
  • Chewing
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True or False: Mallophaga are more susceptible to systemic insecticides than Alloplura?
  • False
  • Anopleura lice are more susceptible to systemic insecticide treatment
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Nuisance Flies

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What are the two Muscidae species of veterinary importance?
  • Hydrotaea irritans
    • Head fly
  • Musca spp.
    • Face and house flies
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What is the main difference between biting and nuisance flies?
  • Nuisance flies have sponge-like labellum mouthparts
  • Biting flies have pointed mouthparts for sucking blood
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How do Musca spp. cause production losses?
  • Fly worry
  • Reduced weight gain
  • Reduced milk yield
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Give some examples of disease Musca' spp. transmit
  • Viruses
    • E.g. Enteroviridae
  • Bacteria
    • E.g. Anthrax
  • Helminths
    • E.g. Habronema
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True or False: H. irritans larvae undergo diapause?
  • True
  • Larvae undergo diapause and pupate in spring
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What problems can H. irritans cause in livestock?
  • Summer mastitis in cattle
  • Broken Head in sheep
  • Can increase the incidence of secondary blowfly stirke
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Biting Flies

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Is Stomoxys calcitrans a visiting or resident biting fly?
  • Visiting
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What are the main recognisable features of Stomoxys calcitrans?
  • Forward pointing proboscis
  • Grey colouring
  • Grey stripes on thorax and black spots on abdomen
  • Clear wings
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How do Stomoxys calcitrans cause production losses?
  • Decrease milk production
  • Decrease weight gain
  • Cause fly worry
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Which retrovirus is Stomoxys calcitrans a vector for?
  • Equine infectious anaemia
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What is Haematoba irritans more commonly known as?
  • The horn fly
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Why is Haematoba irritans easier to control than visiting biting flies?
  • Is a resident fly
  • Spends more time in contact with the host
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What are the three most important species of Tabanidae?
  • Tabanus
  • Chrysops
  • Haematopota
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How could you identify Tabanidae species solely on looking at their wing venation?
  • Closed discal cell wing venation
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Why do Simuliidae species have a hump-backed appearance?
  • Arched thorax produced a hump-backed appearance
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Why is the life cycle of Simuliidae species?
  • Eggs laid on plants or stones under flowing water
  • Larvae attach to submerged rocks and pupate
  • Conical shaped cocoon
  • Adults emerge en masse
  • Life cycle takes one month to complete
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What are Glossinidae species more commonly known as and which trypanosomal disease do they transmit to humans?
  • Tsetse flies
  • Sleeping sickness
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Why are Ceratopogonidae species a problem to livestock
  • Causes sweet-itch in horses
  • Are vectors for blue tongue
  • Vectors for parasites such as Onchocerca in cattle
  • Cause skin infections in livestock
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What are Culicidae species better known as?
  • Mosquitos
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True or False: Both male and female Culicidae suck blood?
  • False
  • Only female mosquitos suck blood
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What are Psychodidae the main vectors for?
  • Leishmaniasis
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What are Hippobosca more commonly known as?
  • Forest flies
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What are Melophagus more commonly known as?
  • Sheep ked
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What are the main recognisable features of Melophagus species?
  • Hairy
  • Reddish-brown colouring
  • Forward pointing proboscis
  • Narrown head
  • Dorso-ventrally flattened
  • Wingless
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Are Melophagus species resident or visiting flies?
  • Resident
  • Spend the entire life cycle on the host
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Myiasis Producing Flies

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What is myiasis?
  • The parasitism of living animals by dipteran larvae
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Are Oestridae species obligatory or facultative parasites?
  • Obligatory
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What are Hypoderma species more commonly known as and what do they look like?
  • Warble flies
  • Look like bumble bees
    • Yellow abdomen
    • Band of black hairs
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Where in the body are the winter resting sites of Hypoderma species?
  • Epidural fat in the spinal canal for H. bovis
  • Wall of the oesophagus for H. lineatum
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How many generations of warble flies are there per year?
  • One
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Why are warble flies a problem?
  • Cause production losses
  • Cause myositis
  • Causes paraplegia
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What are Oestrus ovis species also known as?
  • Sheep nasal bot flies
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How are the Oestrus ovis larvae distinguished?
  • Distinct black bands on each body segment
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If Oestrus ovis larvae are deposited in late summer, where in the sheep can they overwinter?
  • In the nasal cavity
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True or False: Oestrus ovis larvae cause true gid in sheep?
  • False
  • Larvae cause false gid
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What are the three main species of Gasterophilus in the UK, also known as the horse bot fly?
  • G. intestinalis
  • G. nasalis
  • G. haemorrhoidalis
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Where does Gasterophilus species lay their eggs on the horse?
  • G. intestinalis lays its eggs in the hair around the shoulders and fore legs
  • G. nasalis lays its eggs in the intermandibular area
  • G. haemorrhoidalis lays its eggs around the lips
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What are the Gasterophilus larvae called once they have attached to the gastric mucosa?
  • Bots
 Link to Answer Article
Where do Dermatobia hominis lay their eggs?
  • On blood sucking flies
 Link to Answer Article
How long is the life cycle of Dermatobia hominis?
  • 4 months
 Link to Answer Article
Are Calliphoridae species obligatory or facultative parsites?
  • Facultative
 Link to Answer Article
What is the name of the condition caused by Calliphoridae?
  • Blowfly strike
  • If the fly lays eggs on an animal, the animal is said to be blown
  • The damage the larvae causes to the animal is known as strike
 Link to Answer Article
Where are blowfly eggs laid on an animal?
  • On soiled fleece
  • On carrion
  • In wounds
 Link to Answer Article
How many generations of blowflies develop per year?
  • Up to 4 per year in temperate climates
  • Up to 10 per year in warmer climates
 Link to Answer Article
What factors influence the prevalence of blowfly strike?
  • Temperature
  • Rainfall
  • Host suceptibility
 Link to Answer Article
What are the recognisable features of Wohlfahrtia species?
  • Pale grey colouring
  • Black striped on thorax and black spots on abdomen
 Link to Answer Article
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