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===Arachnids===
==<font color="purple">Arachnids</font>==
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<FlashCard questions="2">
{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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|q1=What are the two divisions of the arachnid body?
!width="400"|'''Question'''
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|a1=
!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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*Cephalo-thorax
!width="150"|'''Article'''
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*Abdomen
|-
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|l1=Arachnida#Structure and Function
|<big>'''What are the two divisions of the arachnid body?'''
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|q2=Summarise the arachnid life cycle
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|a2=
*'''''Cephalo-thorax'''''
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*Larvae emerge from the egg
*'''''Abdomen'''''
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*Nymphal stage follows the larval stage
||[[Arachnida#Structure and Function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Nymph undergoes ecdyses forming the adult
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|l2=Arachnida#Life Cycle
|<big>'''Summarise the arachnid life cycle'''
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</FlashCard>
||<font color="white"> <big>
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===Ticks===
*'''''Larvae emerge from the egg'''''
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<FlashCard questions="11">
*'''''Nymphal stage follows the larval stage'''''
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|q1=What are seed ticks?
*'''''Nymph undergoes ecdyses forming the adult'''''
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|a1=Tick larvae
||[[Arachnida#Life Cycle|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l1=Arachnida#Life Cycle
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|q2=How can you differentiate hard ticks from soft ticks?
 
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|a2=
==<font color="purple">Ticks</font>==
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*Soft ticks have no scutum
{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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*The mouthparts are not visible from the dorsal surface of soft ticks
!width="400"|'''Question'''
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*Hard ticks have festoons
!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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*Hard ticks can be ornate
!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|l2=Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Morphology
|-
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|q3=True or False: Soft ticks can swell up to three times their body size whilst taking a blood meal
|<big>'''What are seed ticks?'''
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|a3=
||<font color="white"> <big>
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*False
*'''''Tick larvae'''''
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*Soft ticks feed little and often and cannot expand to three times their body size whilst feeding
||[[Arachnida#Life Cycle|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Female hard ticks can swell up to three times their body size whilst engorging on a blood meal
|-
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|l3=Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Morphology
|<big>'''How can you differentiate hard ticks from soft ticks?'''
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|q4=List the mouthparts of ticks
||<font color="white"> <big>
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|a4=
*'''''Soft ticks have no scutum'''''
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*Hypostome
*'''''The mouthparts are not visible from the dorsal surface of soft ticks'''''
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*Chelicerae
*'''''Hard ticks have festoons'''''
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*Palps
*'''''Hard ticks can be ornate'''''
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|l4=Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Mouthparts
||[[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Morphology|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|q5=Fill in the missing words about soft and hard ticks:
|-
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<p>Soft ticks feed ??? and on ??? hosts. Hard ticks take ??? at each life cycle stage and can feed on ??? different hosts during their life cycle.</p>
|<big>'''True or False: Soft ticks can swell up to three times their body size whilst taking a blood meal'''
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|a5=
||<font color="white"> <big>
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*little and often
*'''''False'''''
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*many
*'''''Soft ticks feed little and often and cannot expand to three times their body size whilst feeding'''''
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*one blood meal
*'''''Female hard ticks can swell up to three times their body size whilst engorging on a blood meal'''''
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*one, two or three
||[[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Morphology|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l5=Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Life Cycle
|-
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|q6=What is trans-ovarian transmission and give an example of a species of tick which uses this
|<big>'''List the mouthparts of ticks'''
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|a6=
||<font color="white"> <big>
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*Infection is passed from one generation of ticks to the next through the egg
*'''''Hypostome'''''
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*Babesia
*'''''Chelicerae'''''
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|l6=Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Disease Transmission
*'''''Palps'''''
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|q7=What is trans-stadial transmission?
||[[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Mouthparts|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|a7=
|-
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*Parasite or microbial organism is ingested during feeding
|<big>'''Fill in the missing words about soft and hard ticks'''
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*Organism passed onto the next host as the tick develops (only in two and three host ticks)
||<big>Soft ticks feed <font color="white">'''''little and often'''''</font> and on <font color="white">'''''many hosts'''''</font>. Hard ticks take <font color="white">'''''one'''''</font> blood meal at each <font color="white">'''''life cycle stage'''''</font> and can feed on <font color="white">'''''one, two or three different hosts'''''</font> during their life cycle.
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*It is not passed onto the next generation through the egg
||[[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Life Cycle|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l7=Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Disease Transmission
|-
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|q8=What is the most important tick species in the UK, how many hosts does it feed upon and what disease can it spread?
|<big>'''What is trans-ovarian transmission and give an example of a species of tick which uses this'''
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|a8=
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*Ixodes species
*'''''Infection is passed from one generation of ticks to the next through the egg '''''
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*3 host tick
*'''''Babesia'''''
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*Transmits Lyme Disease
||[[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Disease Transmission|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l8=Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Important UK Hard Ticks
|-
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|q9=What climate does Rhipicephalus species prefer and what is it a vector for?
|<big>'''What is trans-stadial transmission?'''
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|a9=
||<font color="white"> <big>
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*Warmer climates
*'''''Parasite or microbial organism is ingested during feeding'''''
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*Theileria parva for East Coast Fever
*'''''Organism passed onto the next host as the tick develops (only in two and three host ticks)'''''
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*Babesia bigemina
*'''''It is not passed onto the next generation through the egg'''''
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*Babesia canis and Ehrlichia canis
||[[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Disease Transmission|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l9=Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Important Overseas Hard Ticks
|-
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|q10=Name some important soft ticks
|<big>'''What is the most important tick species in the UK, how many hosts does it feed upon and what disease can it spread?'''
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|a10=
||<font color="white"> <big>
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*Argas species
*'''''Ixodes species'''''
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*Ornithodorus species
*'''''3 host tick'''''
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*Otobius species
*'''''Transmits Lyme Disease'''''
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|l10=Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Important Overseas Soft Ticks
||[[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Important UK Hard Ticks|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|q11=
|-
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*What are the main methods of tick control?
|<big>'''What climate does Rhipicephalus species prefer and what is it a vector for?'''
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*Killing ticks on the ground
||<font color="white"> <big>
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*Separate the host from infection
*'''''Warmer climates'''''
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*Killing ticks on the host
*'''''Theileria parva for East Coast Fever'''''
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*Enhancing stock resistance
*'''''Babesia bigemina'''''  
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|l11=Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Control
*'''''Babesia canis and Ehrlichia canis'''''
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</FlashCard>
||[[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Important Overseas Hard Ticks|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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===Mites===
|-
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<FlashCard questions="19">
|<big>'''Name some important soft ticks'''
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|q1=How many pairs of legs do adult and nymph mites have respectively?
||<font color="white"> <big>
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|a1=
*'''''Argas species'''''
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*Adults have 4 pairs of legs
*'''''Ornithodorus species'''''
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*Nymphs have 3 pairs of legs
*'''''Otobius species'''''
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|l1=Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Astigmata Introduction
||[[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Important Overseas Soft Ticks|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|q2=What is the main feature which distinguishes burrowing mites from non-burrowing mites?
|-
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|a2=
|<big>'''What are the main methods of tick control?'''
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*Burrowing mites have short legs which project only a small distance from the body
||<font color="white"> <big>
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*Non-burrowing mites have longer legs
*'''''Killing ticks on the ground'''''
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|l2=Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Sarcoptidae
*'''''Separate the host from infection'''''
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|q3=Is ''Sarcoptes'' as burrowing or non-burrowing mite?
*'''''Killing ticks on the host'''''
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|a3=Buurrowing
*'''''Enhancing stock resistance'''''
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|l3=Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Sarcoptidae
||[[Suborder: Metastigmata, ticks#Control|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|q4=What clinical signs present in an infection caused by ''Sarcoptes'' mites?
|}
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|a4=
 
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*Erythema with papule formation
==<font color="purple">Mites</font>==
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*Intense pruritis
{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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*Wrinkling and thickening of the skin
!width="400"|'''Question'''
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*Scabies
!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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*Rash may present if a hypersensitivity reaction develops
!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|l4=Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Sarcoptidae
|-
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|q5=Which species are affected by ''Knemidocoptes'' mites?
|<big>'''How many pairs of legs do adult and nymph mites have respectively?'''
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|a5=Avians
||<font color="white"> <big>
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|l5=Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Knemidocoptes
*'''''Adults have 4 pairs of legs'''''
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|q6=What are the three main species of ''Knemidocoptes'' mites and what conditions do they cause?
*'''''Nymphs have 3 pairs of legs'''''
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|a6=
||[[Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Astigmata Introduction|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*K. mutans
|-
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**Causes scaly leg
|<big>'''What is the main feature which distinguishes burrowing mites from non-burrowing mites?'''
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*K. gallinae
||<font color="white"> <big>
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**Causes depluming itch
*'''''Burrowing mites have short legs which project only a small distance from the body'''''
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*K. pilae
*'''''Non-burrowing mites have longer legs'''''
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**Causes scaly face and beak
||[[Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Sarcoptidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l6=Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Knemidocoptes
|-
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|q7=Which species do ''Trixacarus'' mites affect and how long can it take before the infection causes death?
|<big>'''Is ''Sarcoptes'' as burrowing or non-burrowing mite?'''
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|a7=
||<font color="white"> <big>
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*Labaratory rodents
*'''''Buurrowing'''''
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**3-4 months after infection
||[[Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Sarcoptidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l7=Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Trixacarus
|-
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|q8=What shape are ''Demodex'' mites?
|<big>'''What clinical signs present in an infection caused by ''Sarcoptes'' mites?'''
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|a8=Cigar shaped
||<font color="white"> <big>
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|l8=Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Demodex
*'''''Erythema with papule formation'''''
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|q9=What are the two types of demodecosis caused by ''Demodex'' mites?
*'''''Intense pruritis'''''
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|a9=
*'''''Wrinkling and thickening of the skin'''''
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*Pustular
*'''''Scabies'''''
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**Skin invasion by ''Stapylococcus''.
*'''''Rash may present if a hypersensitivity reaction develops'''''
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**More serious infection
||[[Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Sarcoptidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Squamous
|-
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**Dry reaction
|<big>'''Which species are affected by ''Knemidocoptes'' mites?'''
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**Less serious
||<font color="white"> <big>
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|l9=Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Demodex
*'''''Avians'''''
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|q10=What species do ''Notoedres'' mites affect?
||[[Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Knemidocoptes|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|a10=
|-
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*Cats
|<big>'''What are the three main species of ''Knemidocoptes'' mites and what conditions do they cause?'''
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*Rats
||<font color="white"> <big>
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*Humans
*'''''K. mutans'''''
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*Rabbits
**'''''Causes scaly leg'''''
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*Tropical bats
*'''''K. gallinae'''''
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|l10=Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Notoedres
**'''''Causes depluming itch'''''
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|q11=What are the main species of non-burrowing mites of veterinary importance?
*'''''K. pilae'''''
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|a11=
**'''''Causes scaly face and beak'''''
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*Chorioptes
||[[Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Knemidocoptes|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Psoroptes
|-
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*Otodectes
|<big>'''Which species do ''Trixacarus'' mites affect and how long can it take before the infection causes death?'''
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*Cheyletiella
||<font color="white"> <big>
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*Dermanyssus
*'''''Labaratory rodents'''''
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*Ornithonyssus
**'''''3-4 months after infection'''''
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*Trombicula
||[[Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Trixacarus|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Leporacarus
|-
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*Varroa
|<big>'''What shape are ''Demodex'' mites?'''
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*Forage mites
||<font color="white"> <big>
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|l11=Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Non-Burrowing Mites
*'''''Cigar shaped'''''
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|q12=Do ''Psoroptes'' mites have segmented or unsegmented pedicles?
||[[Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Demodex|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|a12=Segmented
|-
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|l12=Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Psoroptes
|<big>'''What are the two types of demodecosis caused by ''Demodex'' mites?'''
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|q13=What are the two main ''Psoroptes'' mites of veterinary importance?
||<font color="white"> <big>
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|a13=
*'''''Pustular'''''
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*P. cuniculi
**'''''Skin invasion by ''Stapylococcus''.'''''
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**Affects labaratory and pet rabbits
**'''''More serious infection'''''
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*P. ovis
*'''''Squamous'''''
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**Causes sheep scab
**'''''Dry reaction'''''
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|l13=Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Psoroptes
**'''''Less serious'''''
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|q14=Do ''Chorioptes'' mites have segmented or unsegmented pedicles and what is the main species of veterinary importance?
||[[Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Demodex|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|a14=
|-
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*Unsgmented
|<big>'''What species do ''Notoedres'' mites affect?'''
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*C. bovis
||<font color="white"> <big>
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|l14=Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Psoroptes
*'''''Cats'''''
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|q15=Which non-burrowing mite causes otitis externa in dogs?
*'''''Rats'''''
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|a15=Otodectes cynotis
*'''''Humans'''''
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|l15=Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Otodectes cynotis
*'''''Rabbits'''''
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|q16=Which non-burrowing mite causes walking dandruff?
*'''''Tropical bats'''''
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|a16=Cheyleteilla
||[[Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Notoedres|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|l16=Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Cheyletiella sp.
|-
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|q17=What is ''Dermanyssus gallinae'' better known as and does it spend most of its time on or off its host species?
|<big>'''What are the main species of non-burrowing mites of veterinary importance?'''
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|a17=
||<font color="white"> <big>
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*The poultry red mite
*'''''Chorioptes'''''
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*Spends most of its time off of the host
*'''''Psoroptes'''''
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|l17=Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Dermanyssus gallinae
*'''''Otodectes'''''
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|q18=Which mites are often found in feed stores and bedding and what problems do they cause?
*'''''Cheyletiella'''''
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|a18=
*'''''Dermanyssus'''''
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*Forage mites
*'''''Ornithonyssus'''''
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*Causes respiratory distrubances and skin reactions
*'''''Trombicula'''''
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|l18=Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Forage Mites
*'''''Leporacarus'''''
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|q19=To which industry do ''Varroa destructor'' pose a major problem?
*'''''Varroa'''''
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|a19=Honeybee farming
*'''''Forage mites'''''
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|l19=Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Varroa destructor
||[[Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Non-Burrowing Mites|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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</FlashCard>
|-
 
|<big>'''Do ''Psoroptes'' mites have segmented or unsegmented pedicles?'''
 
||<font color="white"> <big>
 
*'''''Segmented'''''
 
||[[Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Psoroptes|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
|-
 
|<big>'''What are the two main ''Psoroptes'' mites of veterinary importance?'''
 
||<font color="white"> <big>
 
*'''''P. cuniculi'''''
 
**'''''Affects labaratory and pet rabbits'''''
 
*'''''P. ovis'''''
 
**'''''Causes sheep scab'''''
 
||[[Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Psoroptes|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
|-
 
|<big>'''Do ''Chorioptes'' mites have segmented or unsegmented pedicles and what is the main species of veterinary importance?'''
 
||<font color="white"> <big>
 
*'''''Unsgmented'''''
 
*'''''C. bovis'''''
 
||[[Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Psoroptes|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
|-
 
|<big>'''Which non-burrowing mite causes otitis externa in dogs?'''
 
||<font color="white"> <big>
 
*'''''Otodectes cynotis'''''
 
||[[Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Otodectes cynotis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
|-
 
|<big>'''Which non-burrowing mite causes walking dandruff?'''
 
||<font color="white"> <big>
 
*'''''Cheyleteilla'''''
 
||[[Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Cheyletiella sp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
|-
 
|<big>'''What is ''Dermanyssus gallinae'' better known as and does it spend most of its time on or off its host species?'''
 
||<font color="white"> <big>
 
*'''''The poultry red mite'''''
 
*'''''Spends most of its time off of the host'''''
 
||[[Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Dermanyssus gallinae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
|-
 
|<big>'''Which mites are often found in feed stores and bedding and what problems do they cause?'''
 
||<font color="white"> <big>
 
*'''''Forage mites'''''
 
*'''''Causes respiratory distrubances and skin reactions'''''
 
||[[Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Forage Mites|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
|-
 
|<big>'''To which industry do ''Varroa destructor'' pose a major problem?'''
 
||<font color="white"> <big>
 
*'''''Honeybee farming'''''
 
||[[Suborder: Astigmata, astigmatid mites#Varroa destructor|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
 
|}
 

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Deer tick - Scott Bauer

Arachnids

Question Answer Article
What are the two divisions of the arachnid body? Link to Article
Summarise the arachnid life cycle Link to Article


Ticks

Question Answer Article
What are seed ticks? Link to Article
How can you differentiate hard ticks from soft ticks? Link to Article
True or False: Soft ticks can swell up to three times their body size whilst taking a blood meal Link to Article
List the mouthparts of ticks Link to Article
Fill in the missing words about soft and hard ticks:

Soft ticks feed ??? and on ??? hosts. Hard ticks take ??? at each life cycle stage and can feed on ??? different hosts during their life cycle.

Link to Article
What is trans-ovarian transmission and give an example of a species of tick which uses this Link to Article
What is trans-stadial transmission? Link to Article
What is the most important tick species in the UK, how many hosts does it feed upon and what disease can it spread? Link to Article
What climate does Rhipicephalus species prefer and what is it a vector for? Link to Article
Name some important soft ticks Link to Article
  • What are the main methods of tick control?
  • Killing ticks on the ground
  • Separate the host from infection
  • Killing ticks on the host
  • Enhancing stock resistance
Link to Article


Mites

Question Answer Article
How many pairs of legs do adult and nymph mites have respectively? Link to Article
What is the main feature which distinguishes burrowing mites from non-burrowing mites? Link to Article
Is Sarcoptes as burrowing or non-burrowing mite? Link to Article
What clinical signs present in an infection caused by Sarcoptes mites? Link to Article
Which species are affected by Knemidocoptes mites? Link to Article
What are the three main species of Knemidocoptes mites and what conditions do they cause? Link to Article
Which species do Trixacarus mites affect and how long can it take before the infection causes death? Link to Article
What shape are Demodex mites? Link to Article
What are the two types of demodecosis caused by Demodex mites? Link to Article
What species do Notoedres mites affect? Link to Article
What are the main species of non-burrowing mites of veterinary importance? Link to Article
Do Psoroptes mites have segmented or unsegmented pedicles? Link to Article
What are the two main Psoroptes mites of veterinary importance? Link to Article
Do Chorioptes mites have segmented or unsegmented pedicles and what is the main species of veterinary importance? Link to Article
Which non-burrowing mite causes otitis externa in dogs? Link to Article
Which non-burrowing mite causes walking dandruff? Link to Article
What is Dermanyssus gallinae better known as and does it spend most of its time on or off its host species? Link to Article
Which mites are often found in feed stores and bedding and what problems do they cause? Link to Article
To which industry do Varroa destructor pose a major problem? Link to Article