Ectop Of LA Flashcards
What are the three common female blood feeding flies? 
 horseflies, deerflies, and stable flies

What is the genus of horse flies? 
Tabanus sp
Describe two characteristics of the species tabanus sp
Very large and scissor like mouth parts
For the order deer flies, what is the genus
Chrysops sp
What are two descriptive words for the Chrysops sp
Banded wings and scissor like mouth parts 
What are the three disease vectors of female blood feeding flies? 
Anthrax, anaplasmosis & EIA
What are the two female and male blood feeding flies 
A. Stable fly & deer flies
B.Stable fly & Sheep keds
C.stable fly & horn fly
C. Stable and horn fly. 
For the order stable fly, what is the genus? 
A. Malophagus
B.stomoxys calcitrans
C.Haematobia irritans
B. stomoxys calcitrans
T/F
For , stomoxys calcitrans they can attack legs, ventrum and ears

TRUE
What are the two intermediate host of
 stomoxys calcitrans
A. Habronema sp & stephanofilaria sp
B. Habronema sp & stephanofilaria stilesi
C. Habronema sp & sarcophaga sp
A. Habronema sp & stephanofilaria sp
stomoxys calcitrans
2 mechanical vectors are .. 
A. Anaplasmosis UIA
B . Anaplasmosis & EIA

B . Anaplasmosis & EIA
For the order horn fly what is the genus?
A. Habronema sp
B. stomoxys calcitrans
C. Haematobia irritans
C. Haematobia irritans
The horn fly is common in what type of animal 
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T/ F
Horn flies, attack the stomach, tail, and eyes 
False -
The attack the back, shoulders, sides
What is the intermediate host of horn flies
A.stephano stilsia
B. Stephanofilaria stilesi
C. A & B
D. None

B. Stephanofilaria stilesi
Where are the eggs laid of horn flies 
Fresh manure 🐄
What is the permanent external parasite of sheeps
A. Screwworm “ cochiliomya”
B. M. autum
C. Sheep keds “ melophagus ovinus
C. Sheep keds “ melophagus ovinus
What are the two severe pathological characteristics of sheep keds
A. Anemia & severe blisters
B. None
C. Anemia and wool damage.

C. Anemia and wool damage.
T/F
Sheep keds lay eggs
False . No eggs
- only 1 larva
For the order screwworm what is the genus
A. Gastrphulis
B. Hypoder sola
C. Cochilomyia homniorax
C. Cochilomyia homniorax
T/F - Cochilomyia homniorax have adult parasites & parasitic larva
False - adult non p &
True - parasitic larva
Where are the eggs of
Cochilomyia homniorax laid at
Fresh wounds
What day do parasitic larva of Cochilomyia homniorax feed for
A. 3-8 day
B. 4-7 day
C. 1 week
B. 4-7 day
What are the two reportable types of? Screwworm
State & federal
Are screwworm obligatory or facultative myiasis
Obligatory
Define obligatory myiasis
Maggots feeding on live tissue 
For the order heel flies / ox warbles, what is the species
A. Hypoderma spp
B. A & B
C. Gastrophulis sp
D. None

A. Hypoderma spp