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<FlashCard questions="19">
 
|q1=Is ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' a visiting or resident biting fly?
 
|a1=Visiting
 
|l1=Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans
 
|q2=What are the main recognisable features of ''Stomoxys calcitrans''?
 
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*Forward pointing proboscis
 
*Grey colouring
 
*Grey stripes on thorax and black spots on abdomen
 
*Clear wings
 
|l2=Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans
 
|q3=How do ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' cause production losses?
 
|a3=
 
*Decrease milk production
 
*Decrease weight gain
 
*Cause fly worry
 
|l3=Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans
 
|q4=Which retrovirus is ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' a vector for?
 
|a4=Equine infectious anaemia
 
|l4=Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans
 
|q5=What is ''Haematoba irritans'' more commonly known as?
 
|a5=The horn fly
 
|l5=Biting Flies#Haematoba irritans
 
|q6=Why is ''Haematoba irritans'' easier to control than visiting biting flies?
 
|a6=
 
*Is a resident fly
 
*Spends more time in contact with the host
 
|l6=Biting Flies#Haematoba irritans
 
|q7=What are the three most important species of ''Tabanidae''?
 
|a7=
 
*Tabanus
 
*Chrysops
 
*Haematopota
 
|l7=Biting Flies#Tabanidae
 
|q8=How could you identify ''Tabanidae'' species solely on looking at their wing venation?
 
|a8=Closed discal cell wing venation
 
|l8=Biting Flies#Tabanidae
 
|q9=Why do ''Simuliidae'' species have a hump-backed appearance?
 
|a9=Arched thorax produced a hump-backed appearance
 
|l9=Biting Flies#Simuliidae
 
|q10=Why is the life cycle of ''Simuliidae'' species?
 
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*Eggs laid on plants or stones under flowing water
 
*Larvae attach to submerged rocks and pupate
 
*Conical shaped cocoon
 
*Adults emerge en masse
 
*Life cycle takes one month to complete
 
|l10=Biting Flies#Simuliidae
 
|q11=What are ''Glossinidae'' species more commonly known as and which trypanosomal disease do they transmit to humans?
 
|a11=
 
*Tsetse flies
 
*Sleeping sickness
 
|l11=Biting Flies#Glossinidae
 
|q12=Why are ''Ceratopogonidae'' species a problem to livestock
 
|a12=
 
*Causes sweet-itch in horses
 
*Are vectors for blue tongue
 
*Vectors for parasites such as Onchocerca in cattle
 
*Cause skin infections in livestock
 
|l12=Biting Flies#Ceratopogonidae
 
|q13=What are ''Culicidae'' species better known as?
 
|a13=Mosquitos
 
|l13=Biting Flies#Culicidae
 
|q14=True or False: Both male and female ''Culicidae'' suck blood?
 
|a14=
 
*False
 
*Only female mosquitos suck blood
 
|l14=Biting Flies#Culicidae
 
|q15=What are ''Psychodidae'' the main vectors for?
 
|a15=Leishmaniasis
 
|l15=Biting Flies#Psychodidae
 
|q16=What are ''Hippobosca'' more commonly known as?
 
|a16=Forest flies
 
|l16=Biting Flies#Hippobosca spp.
 
|q17=What are ''Melophagus'' more commonly known as?
 
|a17=Sheep ked
 
|l17=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
 
|q18=What are the main recognisable features of ''Melophagus'' species?
 
|a18=
 
*Hairy
 
*Reddish-brown colouring
 
*Forward pointing proboscis
 
*Narrown head
 
*Dorso-ventrally flattened
 
*Wingless
 
|l18=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
 
|q19=Are ''Melophagus'' species resident or visiting flies?
 
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*Resident
 
*Spend the entire life cycle on the host
 
|l19=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
 
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===Myiasis Producing Flies===
 
===Myiasis Producing Flies===

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