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[[Image:ImageNeeded.png|thumb|right|150px|H.irritans female]]
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[[Image:ImageNeeded.png|thumb|right|150px|H.irritans male]]
   
===Scientific Classification===
 
===Scientific Classification===
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==Life Cycle==
 
==Life Cycle==
 
The female lays eggs in the faeces, or decaying vegetation.  Eggs then hatch into larvae in the autumn, and begin to mature.  However, development is haltered until the following spring.  They then undergo pupation, and maturation is complete.  Adults emerge in summer.
 
The female lays eggs in the faeces, or decaying vegetation.  Eggs then hatch into larvae in the autumn, and begin to mature.  However, development is haltered until the following spring.  They then undergo pupation, and maturation is complete.  Adults emerge in summer.
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==Pathogenesis==
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*Cattle
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**Evidence suggests that they transmit summer mastitis
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*Sheep
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**Cause extreme irritation
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***Mouthparts rasp the skin to feed on secretions and exudate
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**Leads to self-inflicted damage
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***E.g. 'Broken Head'
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**Secondary bacterial infection may occur
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**[[Blowfly Strike|Blowfly strike]] may follow
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[[Category:Nuisance Flies]]
 
[[Category:Nuisance Flies]]
 
[[Category:To_Do_-_Max]]
 
[[Category:To_Do_-_Max]]
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[[Category:To_Do_-_Review]]
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