What type of parasites are bot fly larvae?
obligate parasites
What is fly strike?
flies laying eggs on an animal - maggots
maggots may infect
... [Show More] wounds, soiled wool, or hair coat. If the area is not treated, healthy tissue may become invaded (facultative myiasis)
What causes fly bother?
adult flies
What clinical signs can you see with fly bother?
decrease thriftiness, decrease weight gain, decrease productivity, decrease feed conversion
What is Musca autumnalis?
face fly
What is Stomoxys calcitrans?
Stable fly
What is Haematobia irritans?
horn fly
Where does the face fly (Musca autumnalis) deposit eggs?
laid in fresh cow manure
Where do the adult face flies (musca autumnalis) loiter?
swarms of adults during winter are inside, in summer if animals go inside they stay on plants, post, fences
What is the mechanical vector for face flies (musca autumnalis)?
Keratoconjunctivitis (Moraxella bovis)
What is the biological vector for face flies (Musca autumnalis)?
eye worm (thelazia spp.)
How can you control face flies (Musca autumnalis)?
in feed insecticides, topicals, fly masks
What is the biological control of face flies (Musca autumnalis)?
parasitoid wasps
Where do Stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans) deposit eggs?
breed in decaying hay, straw, silage, and rotting vegetable matter
Where do adult stable flies (stomoxys calcitrans) loiter?
prefer outdoors, light colored surfaces, swarms of adults on outside walls
What is the mechanical vector for stable flies (stomoxys calcitrans)?
horse stomachworm - Habronema microstoma
How do you control stable flies (stomoxys calcitrans)?
elimate/reduce breeding habitat, topical insecticides on walls and animals, fly strips
What is the biological control for stable flies (stomoxys calcitrans)?
parasitoid wasp
Where do horn flies (haematobia irritans) deposit eggs?
fresh cow manure, hatch, larva then burrow in manure
What fly only leaves the host to lay eggs or when the host goes inside?
horn fly - haematobia irritans
What is the biological vector for the horn fly (haematobia irritans)?
cattle filarial worm - stephanofilaria stilesi
How should you control horn flies (haematobia irritans)?
in feed insecticides, topicals, fly traps and vacuums
What is myiasis?
invasion of tissue by dipterous larvae (maggots)
What is facultative myiasis?
accidental invasion of tissues
What is obligate myiasis?
true parasite, lives only in the living flesh of warm blooded animals
Where do bottle flies and blow flies deposit eggs?
decaying vegetable matter, diseased/necrotic tissue or in wounds (carrion)
What is the name for horse bots?
Gasterophilus spp.
What is the name for heel fly?
Hypodermic spp. [Show Less]