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| − | ===Myiasis Producing Flies===
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| − | <FlashCard questions="22">
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| − | |q1=What is myiasis?
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| − | |a1=The parasitism of living animals by dipteran larvae
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| − | |l1=Myiasis Producing Flies#Introduction
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| − | |q2=Are ''Oestridae'' species obligatory or facultative parasites?
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| − | |a2=Obligatory
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| − | |l2=Myiasis Producing Flies#Oestridae
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| − | |q3=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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| − | |l3=Myiasis Producing Flies#Hypoderma spp.
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| − | |q4=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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| − | |l4=Myiasis Producing Flies#Hypoderma spp.
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| − | |q5=How many generations of warble flies are there per year?
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| − | |a5=One
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| − | |l5=Myiasis Producing Flies#Hypoderma spp.
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| − | |q6=Why are warble flies a problem?
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| − | |a6=
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| − | *Cause production losses
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| − | *Cause myositis
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| − | *Causes paraplegia
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| − | |l6=Myiasis Producing Flies#Hypoderma spp.
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| − | |q7=What are ''Oestrus ovis'' species also known as?
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| − | |a7=Sheep nasal bot flies
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| − | |l7=Myiasis Producing Flies#Oestrus ovis
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| − | |q8=How are the ''Oestrus ovis'' larvae distinguished?
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| − | |a8=Distinct black bands on each body segment
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| − | |l8=Myiasis Producing Flies#Oestrus ovis
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| − | |q9=If ''Oestrus ovis'' larvae are deposited in late summer, where in the sheep can they overwinter?
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| − | |a9=In the nasal cavity
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| − | |l9=Myiasis Producing Flies#Oestrus ovis
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| − | |q10=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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| − | |l10=Myiasis Producing Flies#Oestrus ovis
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| − | |q11=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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| − | |l12=Myiasis Producing Flies#Gasterophilus spp.
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| − | |q12=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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| − | |l13=Myiasis Producing Flies#Gasterophilus spp.
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| − | |q14=What are the ''Gasterophilus'' larvae called once they have attached to the gastric mucosa?
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| − | |a14=Bots
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| − | |l14=Myiasis Producing Flies#Gasterophilus spp.
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| − | |q15=Where do ''Dermatobia hominis'' lay their eggs?
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| − | |a15=On blood sucking flies
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| − | |l15=Myiasis Producing Flies#Dermatobia hominis
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| − | |q16=How long is the life cycle of ''Dermatobia hominis''?
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| − | |a16=4 months
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| − | |l16=Myiasis Producing Flies#Dermatobia hominis
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| − | |q17=Are ''Calliphoridae'' species obligatory or facultative parsites?
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| − | |a17=Facultative
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| − | |l17=Myiasis Producing Flies#Calliphoridae
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| − | |q18=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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| − | |l18=Myiasis Producing Flies#Calliphoridae
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| − | |q19=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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| − | |l19=Myiasis Producing Flies#Calliphoridae
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| − | |q20=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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| − | |l20=Myiasis Producing Flies#Calliphoridae
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| − | |q21=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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| − | |l21=Myiasis Producing Flies#Calliphoridae
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| − | |q22=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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| − | |l22=Myiasis Producing Flies#Wohlfahrtia sp.
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