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==<font color="purple">Fleas</font>==
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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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|<big>'''Which flea only has pronotal combs?'''
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*'''''Ceratophyllus gallinae'''''
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*'''''Poultry flea'''''
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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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|<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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|<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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|<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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|<big>'''What is the name of the flea juvenile hormone?'''
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*'''''Methoprene'''''
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==<font color="purple">Lice</font>==
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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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|<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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|<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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|<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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|<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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|<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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|<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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==<font color="purple">Nuisance Flies</font>==
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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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|<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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|<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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|<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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|<big>'''True or False: ''H. irritans'' larvae undergo diapause?'''
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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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|<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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==<font color="purple">Biting Flies</font>==
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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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|<big>'''What are the main recognisable features of ''Stomoxys calcitrans''?'''
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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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|<big>'''How do ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' cause production losses?'''
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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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|<big>'''Which retrovirus is ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' a vector for?'''
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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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|<big>'''What is ''Haematoba irritans'' more commonly known as?'''
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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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|<big>'''Why is ''Haematoba irritans'' easier to control than visiting biting flies?'''
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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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|<big>'''What are the three most important species of ''Tabanidae''?'''
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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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|<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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|<big>'''Why do ''Simuliidae'' species have a hump-backed appearance?'''
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*'''''Arched thorax produced a hump-backed appearance'''''
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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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|<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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|<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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|<big>'''What are ''Culicidae'' species better known as?'''
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*'''''Mosquitos'''''
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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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|<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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|<big>'''What are ''Hippobosca'' more commonly known as?'''
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*'''''Forest flies'''''
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|<big>'''What are ''Melophagus'' more commonly known as?'''
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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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|<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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|<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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|<big>'''What is myiasis?'''
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*'''''The parasitism of living animals by dipteran larvae'''''
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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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|<big>'''What are ''Hypoderma'' species more commonly known as and what do they look like?'''
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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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|<big>'''Where in the body are the winter resting sites of ''Hypoderma'' species?'''
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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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|<big>'''How many generations of warble flies are there per year?'''
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*'''''One'''''
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|<big>'''Why are warble flies a problem?'''
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*'''''Cause production losses'''''
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*'''''Cause myositis'''''
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*'''''Causes paraplegia'''''
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|<big>'''What are ''Oestrus ovis'' species also known as?'''
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*'''''Sheep nasal bot flies'''''
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|<big>'''How are the ''Oestrus ovis'' larvae distinguished?'''
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*'''''Distinct black bands on each body segment'''''
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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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|<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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|<big>'''What are the three main species of ''Gasterophilus'' in the UK, also known as the horse bot fly?'''
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*'''''G. intestinalis'''''
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*'''''G. nasalis'''''
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*'''''G. haemorrhoidalis'''''
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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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|<big>'''What are the ''Gasterophilus'' larvae called once they have attached to the gastric mucosa?'''
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*'''''Bots'''''
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|<big>'''Where do ''Dermatobia hominis'' lay their eggs?'''
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*'''''On blood sucking flies'''''
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|<big>'''How long is the life cycle of ''Dermatobia hominis''?'''
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*'''''4 months'''''
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|<big>'''Are ''Calliphoridae'' species obligatory or facultative parsites?'''
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*'''''Facultative'''''
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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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|<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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|<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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|<big>'''What factors influence the prevalence of blowfly strike?'''
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*'''''Temperature'''''
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*'''''Rainfall'''''
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*'''''Host suceptibility'''''
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|<big>'''What are the recognisable features of ''Wohlfahrtia'' species?'''
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*'''''Pale grey colouring'''''
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*'''''Black striped on thorax and black spots on abdomen'''''
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