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Arthropods Flashcards

1
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Stick tight flea that inserts mouth parts into the skin of host and remains attached

A

Echidnophaga gallinacea

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The common flea

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Ctenocephalides felis

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3
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Are fleas host specific?

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No

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4
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Human Flea

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Pulex Irritans

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5
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Rat Flea

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Xenopsylla Cheopis

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Allergy or Hypersensitivity to the bite of a flea is called ____ and caused by flea ____. It can be treated with _____

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Flea Bite Dermatitis, Saliva
Prevention and glucocorticoids

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What is the optimum temp for flea development, and how long does the life cycle take?

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65 - 85 degrees F
16 days

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How many life stages does the flea have?

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5 - Egg, Larvae, Pupae, Unfed adult, Adult

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What are Sarcoptidae mites?

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Mites that burrow or tunnel within the epidermis

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What are psorotidae mites?

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Mites that live on the surface of skin or within the ear canals

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What zoonotic mite is this? Canine species name?

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Sarcoptes Scabiei
Sarcoptes Canis

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12
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Name of this mite found on the cat?

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Notoedres Cati

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13
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“Scaly Leg” mite found on the legs and feet of birds

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Knemidokoptes pilae

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14
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What is the name of this ear mite commonly found in rabbits?

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Psoroptes Cuniculi

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15
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Which mites are reportable in cattle?

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Psoroptes bovis, Sarcoptes scabiei, and Chorioptes bovis

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16
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What is the species name for foot or tail mites of large animals that can spread to flank and shoulder areas?

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Chorioptes

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17
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What is the name of this mite commonly found in the ears of cats, dogs, and ferrets?

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Otodectes cynotis

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18
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What is the name of this mite normally found in the hair follicles and sabeceous glands?

Whats is an increased number of this mite called?

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Demodex (Canis or Cati)
Demodicosis

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19
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What is the scientific name of this mite often seen with the naked eye and referred to as “Walking Dandruff”?

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Cheyletiella

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20
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What is this?

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Flea eggs

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21
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What is this?

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Flea dirt

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22
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Lesser common flea of the dog

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Ctenocephalides canis

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23
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What is the name of this bug?
What disease do they transmit, and what parasite do they carry?

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Kissing (Reduviid) Bug
Can transmit Chagas disease
Carry protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi

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24
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What is the name of this harmless bug?

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Bed Bug

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25
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What are Mallophaga lice?

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Chewing/biting lice
**Have a wide head

26
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What are Anoplura lice?

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Sucking lice
**Narrow head

27
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What are these?

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Nits (Lice eggs)

28
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How many life stages do lice have?

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3 - Egg, Nymphal, and Adult

29
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Are lice zoonotic?

A

No, species specific!

30
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A lice infestation is called ___

A

pediculosis

31
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Biting louse of the dog is called ___

A

Trichodectes canis

32
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Two winged flies are called ___

A

Dipterans

33
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When fly larvae develop in tissues or organs of a host, it is called ___

A

Myiasis

34
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This fly, which is the largest of all blood feeding flies, is called ___

A

Tabanus spp.
“Horse fly”

35
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This fly, smaller than the horsefly, has a painful blood sucking bite. It is called ____

A

Chrysops spp.
“Deerfly”

36
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This fly is the primary cause of fly strike and has a bayonet like proboscis. Called the “Biting house fly”

A

Stomoxys calcitrans
“Stable fly”

37
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This fly is commonly found in cattle and deposits its eggs in cow manure. It cause blood loss and often result in weight loss or decrease in milk production

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Haematobia Irritans
“Horn Fly”

38
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Permanent ectoparasite found on sheep and goats. Can cause severe anemia, itching and host will often damage wool trying to scratch

A

Melophagus Ovinus
“Sheep Ked”

39
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What is the common and scientific name of this fly?

What condition does it cause in horses?

A

Culicoides spp
“No-see-ums, punkies”

Causes “Queensland Itch” or “Sweat Itch”

40
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This fly feeds on the tears, saliva, and mucus of large animals. Found on and around the face.

A

Musca Autumnalis
“Face fly”

41
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These flies lay their eggs in rodent burrows, penetrate the skin of their host, feed and grow in subcutaneous area, and are often found in cats/rabbits. What is it called

A

Cuterebra

42
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This fly causes secondary myiasis and deposits eggs in decaying organic matter/septic wounds

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Blowfly

43
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Caused by the blowfly in horses

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Gasterophilus intestinalis
“Stomach Bots”

44
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This fly has a larval stage referred to as warbles or grubs. They migrate to the subcutaneous tissue along the back of the cattle and live there for 2 or 3 months.

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Hypoderma Bovis
“Heel Fly”

45
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This fly lays eggs around nasal openings of sheep

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Oestrus Ovis
“Sheep Nasal Botfly”

46
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Only fly that is a primary invader of fresh, uncontaminated skin wounds of domesticated animals.

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Cochliomyia hominivorax
“Screwworm”

47
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These flies are referred to as “filth” flies, and they commonly fly from feces to food. The adults are “vomit drop feeders”

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Musca Domestica
“Housefly”

48
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Give the scientific names of this species

A

Anopheles, Aedes, Culex

49
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Argasid ticks are ___

A

Soft ticks

50
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Ixodid ticks are ___

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Hard ticks

51
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A tick infection is also known as ___

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Acariasis

52
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This tick is usually found within the ear canals of its host. Give the common and scientific name.

Argasid or Ixodid?

A

Otobius megnini
“Spinous ear tick”

Argasid

53
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Name this tick, commonly known as the “American Dog Tick”

A

Dermacentor Variabilis

53
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Name this tick, commonly known as the “Rocky Mountain Wood Tick”

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Dermacentor Andersoni

53
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Name this tick commonly known as the “Brown Dog Tick”

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Rhipicephalus sanguineus

54
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Name the tick commonly known as the “Pacific Coast Dog Tick”

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Dermacentor occidentalis

55
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Name this tick, commonly known as the “Lone Star Tick”

A

Amblyomma americanum

56
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Name this tick known to live in the high humidity areas of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.

A

Amblyomma maculatum
“Gulf Coast tick”

57
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This tick is important as it is the primary vector of Lyme’s disease in people and animals.
This tick is found mainly on the east coast, and some northern and southern states.

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Ixodes Scapularis
“Deer tick”

58
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This tick is reportable, and it is the intermediate host for the protozoan parasite, Babesia bigemina.

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Boophilus annulatus
“Texas cattle fever tick or North American tick”

59
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East asian or longhorned tick, recently discovered

A

Haemaphysalis longicornis

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