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| − | <FlashCard questions="19">
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| − | |q1=Is ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' a visiting or resident biting fly?
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| − | |a1=Visiting
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| − | |l1=Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans
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| − | |q2=What are the main recognisable features of ''Stomoxys calcitrans''?
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| − | |a2=
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| − | *Forward pointing proboscis
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| − | *Grey colouring
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| − | *Grey stripes on thorax and black spots on abdomen
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| − | *Clear wings
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| − | |l2=Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans
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| − | |q3=How do ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' cause production losses?
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| − | |a3=
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| − | *Decrease milk production
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| − | *Decrease weight gain
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| − | *Cause fly worry
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| − | |l3=Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans
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| − | |q4=Which retrovirus is ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' a vector for?
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| − | |a4=Equine infectious anaemia
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| − | |l4=Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans
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| − | |q5=What is ''Haematoba irritans'' more commonly known as?
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| − | |a5=The horn fly
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| − | |l5=Biting Flies#Haematoba irritans
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| − | |q6=Why is ''Haematoba irritans'' easier to control than visiting biting flies?
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| − | |a6=
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| − | *Is a resident fly
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| − | *Spends more time in contact with the host
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| − | |l6=Biting Flies#Haematoba irritans
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| − | |q7=What are the three most important species of ''Tabanidae''?
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| − | *Tabanus
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| − | *Chrysops
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| − | *Haematopota
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| − | |l7=Biting Flies#Tabanidae
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| − | |q8=How could you identify ''Tabanidae'' species solely on looking at their wing venation?
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| − | |a8=Closed discal cell wing venation
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| − | |l8=Biting Flies#Tabanidae
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| − | |q9=Why do ''Simuliidae'' species have a hump-backed appearance?
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| − | |a9=Arched thorax produced a hump-backed appearance
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| − | |l9=Biting Flies#Simuliidae
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| − | |q10=Why is the life cycle of ''Simuliidae'' species?
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| − | |a10=
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| − | *Eggs laid on plants or stones under flowing water
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| − | *Larvae attach to submerged rocks and pupate
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| − | *Conical shaped cocoon
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| − | *Adults emerge en masse
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| − | *Life cycle takes one month to complete
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| − | |l10=Biting Flies#Simuliidae
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| − | |q11=What are ''Glossinidae'' species more commonly known as and which trypanosomal disease do they transmit to humans?
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| − | |a11=
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| − | *Tsetse flies
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| − | *Sleeping sickness
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| − | |l11=Biting Flies#Glossinidae
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| − | |q12=Why are ''Ceratopogonidae'' species a problem to livestock
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| − | |a12=
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| − | *Causes sweet-itch in horses
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| − | *Are vectors for blue tongue
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| − | *Vectors for parasites such as Onchocerca in cattle
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| − | *Cause skin infections in livestock
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| − | |l12=Biting Flies#Ceratopogonidae
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| − | |q13=What are ''Culicidae'' species better known as?
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| − | |a13=Mosquitos
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| − | |l13=Biting Flies#Culicidae
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| − | |q14=True or False: Both male and female ''Culicidae'' suck blood?
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| − | *False
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| − | *Only female mosquitos suck blood
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| − | |l14=Biting Flies#Culicidae
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| − | |q15=What are ''Psychodidae'' the main vectors for?
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| − | |a15=Leishmaniasis
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| − | |l15=Biting Flies#Psychodidae
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| − | |q16=What are ''Hippobosca'' more commonly known as?
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| − | |a16=Forest flies
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| − | |l16=Biting Flies#Hippobosca spp.
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| − | |q17=What are ''Melophagus'' more commonly known as?
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| − | |a17=Sheep ked
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| − | |l17=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
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| − | |q18=What are the main recognisable features of ''Melophagus'' species?
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| − | *Hairy
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| − | *Reddish-brown colouring
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| − | *Forward pointing proboscis
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| − | *Narrown head
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| − | *Dorso-ventrally flattened
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| − | *Wingless
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| − | |l18=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
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| − | |q19=Are ''Melophagus'' species resident or visiting flies?
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| − | |a19=
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| − | *Resident
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| − | *Spend the entire life cycle on the host
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| − | |l19=Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.
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| | ===Myiasis Producing Flies=== | | ===Myiasis Producing Flies=== |