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==Introduction==
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=''Hippobosca equina''=
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| '''Forest flies
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| '''Forest Fly
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'''Horse louse fly
 
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*Only parasitises horses and cattle
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===Scientific Classification===
  
*Only found in the Old World
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| Class
*Large numbers found around the perineum and inner thighs
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| Insecta
 
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'''Recognition'''
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| Diptera
*1cm long
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| Family
*Reddish brown
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| Hippoboscidae
 
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*Yellow spots on thorax and abdomen
 
 
 
*Clear wings
 
 
 
*Reduced wings with veins crowded towards anterior margins
 
**Not a strong flier
 
 
 
*Forward pointing proboscis which can be retracted into head when not feeding
 
**Both males and females suck blood
 
 
 
 
 
'''Life cycle'''
 
*Adults are on the wing between May and October
 
 
 
*Adults mate on the host
 
  
*Single larvae laid in soil or damp humus
 
  
*Adult flies emerge the following spring
 
  
  

Revision as of 22:07, 19 July 2010

Hippobosca equina

Also known as: Forest Fly


Horse louse fly

Scientific Classification

Class Insecta
Order Diptera
Family Hippoboscidae



Pathogenesis

  • Irritation and annoyance from bites
  • Mechanical vectors of non-pathogenic Trypanosoma theileri in cattle


Control

  • Topical insecticide application
    • Repellents with residual action