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===Biting Flies===
 
===Biting Flies===
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|q1=Is ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' a visiting or resident biting fly?
 
|q1=Is ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' a visiting or resident biting fly?
 
|a1=Visiting
 
|a1=Visiting
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|l3=Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans
 
|l3=Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans
 
|q4=Which retrovirus is ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' a vector for?
 
|q4=Which retrovirus is ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' a vector for?
|a5=Equine infectious anaemia
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|a4=Equine infectious anaemia
|l5=Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans
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|l4=Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans
|q6=What is ''Haematoba irritans'' more commonly known as?
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|q5=What is ''Haematoba irritans'' more commonly known as?
|a6=The horn fly
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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
 
|l6=Biting Flies#Haematoba irritans
 
|l6=Biting Flies#Haematoba irritans
|q7=Why is ''Haematoba irritans'' easier to control than visiting biting flies?
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|q7=What are the three most important species of ''Tabanidae''?
 
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|a7=
*Is a resident fly
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*Spends more time in contact with the host
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|l7=Biting Flies#Haematoba irritans
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|q8=What are the three most important species of ''Tabanidae''?
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*Tabanus
 
*Tabanus
 
*Chrysops
 
*Chrysops
 
*Haematopota
 
*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
 
|l8=Biting Flies#Tabanidae
 
|l8=Biting Flies#Tabanidae
|q9=How could you identify ''Tabanidae'' species solely on looking at their wing venation?
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|q9=Why do ''Simuliidae'' species have a hump-backed appearance?
|a9=Closed discal cell wing venation
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|a9=Arched thorax produced a hump-backed appearance
|l9=Biting Flies#Tabanidae
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|l9=Biting Flies#Simuliidae
|q10=Why do ''Simuliidae'' species have a hump-backed appearance?
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|q10=Why is the life cycle of ''Simuliidae'' species?
|a10=Arched thorax produced a hump-backed appearance
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|l10=Biting Flies#Simuliidae
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|q11=Why is the life cycle of ''Simuliidae'' species?
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|a11=
   
*Eggs laid on plants or stones under flowing water  
 
*Eggs laid on plants or stones under flowing water  
 
*Larvae attach to submerged rocks and pupate  
 
*Larvae attach to submerged rocks and pupate  
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*Adults emerge en masse  
 
*Adults emerge en masse  
 
*Life cycle takes one month to complete
 
*Life cycle takes one month to complete
|l11=Biting Flies#Simuliidae
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|l10=Biting Flies#Simuliidae
|q12=What are ''Glossinidae'' species more commonly known as and which trypanosomal disease do they transmit to humans?
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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=
 
*Tsetse flies  
 
*Tsetse flies  
 
*Sleeping sickness  
 
*Sleeping sickness  
|l12=Biting Flies#Glossinidae
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|l11=Biting Flies#Glossinidae
|q13=Why are ''Ceratopogonidae'' species a problem to livestock
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|q12=Why are ''Ceratopogonidae'' species a problem to livestock
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*Causes sweet-itch in horses  
 
*Causes sweet-itch in horses  
 
*Are vectors for blue tongue  
 
*Are vectors for blue tongue  
 
*Vectors for parasites such as Onchocerca in cattle
 
*Vectors for parasites such as Onchocerca in cattle
 
*Cause skin infections in livestock
 
*Cause skin infections in livestock
|l13=Biting Flies#Ceratopogonidae
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|l12=Biting Flies#Ceratopogonidae
|q14=What are ''Culicidae'' species better known as?
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|q13=What are ''Culicidae'' species better known as?
|a14=Mosquitos  
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|a13=Mosquitos  
|l14=Biting Flies#Culicidae
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|l13=Biting Flies#Culicidae
|q15=True or False: Both male and female ''Culicidae'' suck blood?
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|q14=True or False: Both male and female ''Culicidae'' suck blood?
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|a14=
 
*False  
 
*False  
 
*Only female mosquitos suck blood
 
*Only female mosquitos suck blood
|l15=Biting Flies#Culicidae
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|l14=Biting Flies#Culicidae
|q16=What are ''Psychodidae'' the main vectors for?
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|q15=What are ''Psychodidae'' the main vectors for?
|a16=Leishmaniasis  
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|a15=Leishmaniasis  
|l16=Biting Flies#Psychodidae
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|l15=Biting Flies#Psychodidae
|q17=What are ''Hippobosca'' more commonly known as?
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|q16=What are ''Hippobosca'' more commonly known as?
|a17=Forest flies  
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|a16=Forest flies  
|l17=Biting Flies#Hippobosca spp.
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|l16=Biting Flies#Hippobosca spp.
|q18=What are ''Melophagus'' more commonly known as?
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|q17=What are ''Melophagus'' more commonly known as?
|a18=Sheep ked  
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|a17=Sheep ked  
|l19=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
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|l17=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
|q20=What are the main recognisable features of ''Melophagus'' species?
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|q18=What are the main recognisable features of ''Melophagus'' species?
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|a18=
 
*Hairy
 
*Hairy
 
*Reddish-brown colouring
 
*Reddish-brown colouring
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*Dorso-ventrally flattened  
 
*Dorso-ventrally flattened  
 
*Wingless
 
*Wingless
|l20=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
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|l18=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
|q21=Are ''Melophagus'' species resident or visiting flies?
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|q19=Are ''Melophagus'' species resident or visiting flies?
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|a19=
 
*Resident
 
*Resident
 
*Spend the entire life cycle on the host  
 
*Spend the entire life cycle on the host  
|l21=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
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|l19=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
 
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===Myiasis Producing Flies===
 
===Myiasis Producing Flies===
 
<FlashCard questions="22">
 
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