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Created page with 'thumb|right|150px|''Haematobia irritans'' - Scott Bauer Wikimedia Commons *Also known as the horn fly *'''Resident''' biting fly **Spends most …'
[[Image:Haematobia irritans.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Haematobia irritans'' - Scott Bauer Wikimedia Commons]]
*Also known as the horn fly
*'''Resident''' biting fly
**Spends most of its time '''on''' the host along the back, shoulders and sides
*Mainly resides on cattle
*Feed on areas where the skin is thin e.g. dewlap, belly and udder
*Common in southern England, the USA, Europe and Australia
'''Recognition'''
*Similar to the stable fly
*Smaller at 4-7mm long
==Life cycle==
*Eggs laid in fresh cattle dung
*Larvae burrow into dung and pupate
*Life cycle takes '''1 week'''
==Pathogenesis==
*Production losses
**Annoyance
**Bites can lead to secondary infection by [[Myiasis Flies|myiasis producing flies]] and other muscid species
*Disease transmission
**Pathogenic bacteria and viruses via mechanical transmission
**Helminths can be introduced into the host
***E.g. ''Stephanofiliaria'' a filarial nemadode found in the skin of cattle overseas
==Control==
*Resident fly so easier to control than visiting flies as spends more time in contact with the host
*However, [[Ectoparasiticides|insecticide]] resistance can occur quicker
[[Category:Parasites]][[Category:Flies]][[Category:Biting_Flies]]
*Also known as the horn fly
*'''Resident''' biting fly
**Spends most of its time '''on''' the host along the back, shoulders and sides
*Mainly resides on cattle
*Feed on areas where the skin is thin e.g. dewlap, belly and udder
*Common in southern England, the USA, Europe and Australia
'''Recognition'''
*Similar to the stable fly
*Smaller at 4-7mm long
==Life cycle==
*Eggs laid in fresh cattle dung
*Larvae burrow into dung and pupate
*Life cycle takes '''1 week'''
==Pathogenesis==
*Production losses
**Annoyance
**Bites can lead to secondary infection by [[Myiasis Flies|myiasis producing flies]] and other muscid species
*Disease transmission
**Pathogenic bacteria and viruses via mechanical transmission
**Helminths can be introduced into the host
***E.g. ''Stephanofiliaria'' a filarial nemadode found in the skin of cattle overseas
==Control==
*Resident fly so easier to control than visiting flies as spends more time in contact with the host
*However, [[Ectoparasiticides|insecticide]] resistance can occur quicker
[[Category:Parasites]][[Category:Flies]][[Category:Biting_Flies]]