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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
|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
|a4=Equine infectious anaemia
|l5=Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans
|l4=Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans
|q6=What is ''Haematoba irritans'' more commonly known as?
|q5=What is ''Haematoba irritans'' more commonly known as?
|a6=The horn fly
|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
|l6=Biting Flies#Haematoba irritans
|q7=Why is ''Haematoba irritans'' easier to control than visiting biting flies?
|q7=What are the three most important species of ''Tabanidae''?
|a7=
|a7=
*Tabanus
*Tabanus
*Chrysops
*Chrysops
*Haematopota
*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
|l8=Biting Flies#Tabanidae
|q9=How could you identify ''Tabanidae'' species solely on looking at their wing venation?
|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?
|a10=Arched thorax produced a hump-backed appearance
|a10=
|l10=Biting Flies#Simuliidae
|q11=Why is the life cycle of ''Simuliidae'' species?
|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
*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
|l10=Biting Flies#Simuliidae
|q12=What are ''Glossinidae'' species more commonly known as and which trypanosomal disease do they transmit to humans?
|q11=What are ''Glossinidae'' species more commonly known as and which trypanosomal disease do they transmit to humans?
|a12=
|a11=
*Tsetse flies
*Tsetse flies
*Sleeping sickness
*Sleeping sickness
|l12=Biting Flies#Glossinidae
|l11=Biting Flies#Glossinidae
|q13=Why are ''Ceratopogonidae'' species a problem to livestock
|q12=Why are ''Ceratopogonidae'' species a problem to livestock
|a13=
|a12=
*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
|l12=Biting Flies#Ceratopogonidae
|q14=What are ''Culicidae'' species better known as?
|q13=What are ''Culicidae'' species better known as?
|a14=Mosquitos
|a13=Mosquitos
|l14=Biting Flies#Culicidae
|l13=Biting Flies#Culicidae
|q15=True or False: Both male and female ''Culicidae'' suck blood?
|q14=True or False: Both male and female ''Culicidae'' suck blood?
|a15=
|a14=
*False
*False
*Only female mosquitos suck blood
*Only female mosquitos suck blood
|l15=Biting Flies#Culicidae
|l14=Biting Flies#Culicidae
|q16=What are ''Psychodidae'' the main vectors for?
|q15=What are ''Psychodidae'' the main vectors for?
|a16=Leishmaniasis
|a15=Leishmaniasis
|l16=Biting Flies#Psychodidae
|l15=Biting Flies#Psychodidae
|q17=What are ''Hippobosca'' more commonly known as?
|q16=What are ''Hippobosca'' more commonly known as?
|a17=Forest flies
|a16=Forest flies
|l17=Biting Flies#Hippobosca spp.
|l16=Biting Flies#Hippobosca spp.
|q18=What are ''Melophagus'' more commonly known as?
|q17=What are ''Melophagus'' more commonly known as?
|a18=Sheep ked
|a17=Sheep ked
|l19=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
|l17=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
|q20=What are the main recognisable features of ''Melophagus'' species?
|q18=What are the main recognisable features of ''Melophagus'' species?
|a20=
|a18=
*Hairy
*Hairy
*Reddish-brown colouring
*Reddish-brown colouring
*Dorso-ventrally flattened
*Dorso-ventrally flattened
*Wingless
*Wingless
|l20=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
|l18=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
|q21=Are ''Melophagus'' species resident or visiting flies?
|q19=Are ''Melophagus'' species resident or visiting flies?
|a21=
|a19=
*Resident
*Resident
*Spend the entire life cycle on the host
*Spend the entire life cycle on the host
|l21=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
|l19=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
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===Myiasis Producing Flies===
===Myiasis Producing Flies===
<FlashCard questions="22">
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