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'''[[Nuisance Flies Flashcards]]
 
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===Biting Flies===
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<FlashCard questions="19">
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|q1=Is ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' a visiting or resident biting fly?
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|a1=Visiting
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|l1=Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans
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|q2=What are the main recognisable features of ''Stomoxys calcitrans''?
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|a2=
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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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|l2=Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans
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|q3=How do ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' cause production losses?
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|a3=
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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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|l3=Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans
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|q4=Which retrovirus is ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' a vector for?
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|a4=Equine infectious anaemia
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|l4=Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans
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|q5=What is ''Haematoba irritans'' more commonly known as?
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|a5=The horn fly
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|l5=Biting Flies#Haematoba irritans
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|q6=Why is ''Haematoba irritans'' easier to control than visiting biting flies?
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|a6=
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*Is a resident fly
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*Spends more time in contact with the host
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|l6=Biting Flies#Haematoba irritans
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|q7=What are the three most important species of ''Tabanidae''?
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|a7=
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*Tabanus
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*Chrysops
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*Haematopota
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|l7=Biting Flies#Tabanidae
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|q8=How could you identify ''Tabanidae'' species solely on looking at their wing venation?
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|a8=Closed discal cell wing venation
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|l8=Biting Flies#Tabanidae
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|q9=Why do ''Simuliidae'' species have a hump-backed appearance?
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|a9=Arched thorax produced a hump-backed appearance
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|l9=Biting Flies#Simuliidae
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|q10=Why is the life cycle of ''Simuliidae'' species?
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|a10=
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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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|l10=Biting Flies#Simuliidae
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|q11=What are ''Glossinidae'' species more commonly known as and which trypanosomal disease do they transmit to humans?
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|a11=
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*Tsetse flies
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*Sleeping sickness
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|l11=Biting Flies#Glossinidae
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|q12=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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|l12=Biting Flies#Ceratopogonidae
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|q13=What are ''Culicidae'' species better known as?
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|a13=Mosquitos
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|l13=Biting Flies#Culicidae
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|q14=True or False: Both male and female ''Culicidae'' suck blood?
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|a14=
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*False
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*Only female mosquitos suck blood
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|l14=Biting Flies#Culicidae
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|q15=What are ''Psychodidae'' the main vectors for?
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|a15=Leishmaniasis
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|l15=Biting Flies#Psychodidae
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|q16=What are ''Hippobosca'' more commonly known as?
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|a16=Forest flies
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|l16=Biting Flies#Hippobosca spp.
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|q17=What are ''Melophagus'' more commonly known as?
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|a17=Sheep ked
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|l17=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
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|q18=What are the main recognisable features of ''Melophagus'' species?
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|a18=
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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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|l18=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
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|q19=Are ''Melophagus'' species resident or visiting flies?
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|a19=
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*Resident
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*Spend the entire life cycle on the host
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|l19=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
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</FlashCard>
      
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