Difference between revisions of "Stomoxys calcitrans"
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| − | + | ==Introduction== | |
| − | + | [[Image:Stomoxys calcitrans.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Stomoxys calcitrans'' - Wikimedia Commons]] | |
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| − | + | | Also known as: | |
| − | + | | '''Stable fly | |
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| − | + | *'''Visiting''' biting fly | |
| − | + | **Feeds on the host | |
| − | + | **Spends most of its time '''off''' the host e.g. In flight or resting on buildings, foliage and fences | |
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| − | + | *Attacks most animals | |
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| − | [[Image:Stomoxys calcitrans.jpg | + | *Found worldwide |
| − | Also known as: ''''' | + | |
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| + | ==Recognition== | ||
| + | *Similar to [[Musca spp.|''Musca domestica'']] | ||
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| + | *5-7mm long | ||
| − | + | *Forward-pointing proboscis (biting) | |
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| + | **Both males and females suck blood | ||
| − | + | *Grey thorax and abdomen | |
| − | + | *Longitudinal grey stripes on thorax | |
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| − | + | *Large black spots on abdomen | |
| − | + | *Clear wings | |
==Life cycle== | ==Life cycle== | ||
| − | Eggs | + | *Eggs laid on rotting hay and straw |
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| + | *Larvae feed on vegetable matter | ||
| − | + | *Life cycle takes '''1 month''' | |
| − | Adult flies | + | *Adult flies survive for 1 month |
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| + | ==Pathogenesis== | ||
| + | *Production losses | ||
| + | **Reduced weight gain | ||
| + | **Milk yield losses | ||
| + | ***Up to 20% in cattle affected by '''fly worry''' | ||
| − | + | *Vectors for the retrovirus [[Equine Infectious Anemia|Equine infectious anaemia]] | |
| − | + | *Mechanical vectors for protozoa e.g. trypanosomes in warmer countries | |
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| + | *Intermediate hosts of the nematode [[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Helminths|''Habronema'']] | ||
[[Category:Biting_Flies]] | [[Category:Biting_Flies]] | ||
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Revision as of 22:32, 8 April 2010
Introduction
| Also known as: | Stable fly |
- Visiting biting fly
- Feeds on the host
- Spends most of its time off the host e.g. In flight or resting on buildings, foliage and fences
- Attacks most animals
- Found worldwide
Recognition
- Similar to Musca domestica
- 5-7mm long
- Forward-pointing proboscis (biting)
- Both males and females suck blood
- Grey thorax and abdomen
- Longitudinal grey stripes on thorax
- Large black spots on abdomen
- Clear wings
Life cycle
- Eggs laid on rotting hay and straw
- Larvae feed on vegetable matter
- Life cycle takes 1 month
- Adult flies survive for 1 month
Pathogenesis
- Production losses
- Reduced weight gain
- Milk yield losses
- Up to 20% in cattle affected by fly worry
- Vectors for the retrovirus Equine infectious anaemia
- Mechanical vectors for protozoa e.g. trypanosomes in warmer countries
- Intermediate hosts of the nematode Habronema