ectoparasites exam 4

Question 1

what is the largest ectoparasite

Answer 1

cheyletiella

Question 2

what life stages of fleas are on the animal

Answer 2

adults

Question 3

what is the minimum length of the life cycle for fleas

Answer 3

14 days

Question 4

when does mating occur in adult fleas

Answer 4

24-36 hours

Question 5

what is the difference between flea bite dermatitis and FAD

Answer 5

flea dermatitis: mechanical from actual biting
FAD: hypersensitivity from saliva

Question 6

classical primary lesion in FAD

Answer 6

wheals

Question 7

where is common site of fleas on dogs

Answer 7

lumbosacral and tailhead

Question 8

what is the best testing option if no fleas are seen but you sus FAD

Answer 8

intradermal skin testing

Question 9

common site of FAD in cats

Answer 9

neck and lower back. maybe along the dorsum

Question 10

first goal of flea control

Answer 10

break flea cycle indoors

Question 11

drugs that work only on insects

Answer 11

neonicotinoids/ imidacloprid

Question 12

which drugs are common for insecticides and acaricides

Answer 12

isoxazolines and phenylprazole

Question 13

poultry stick tight flea

Answer 13

echidnophaga gallinacea

Question 14

how are lice transmitted?

Answer 14

direct contact

Question 15

dog sucking lice

Answer 15

linognatus setosus

Question 16

only cat lice

Answer 16

felicola subrostratus

Question 17

dog specific mite

Answer 17

sarcoptes scabiei

Question 18

treatment for smites

Answer 18

inidacloprid, selamectin (macrocyclic lactone)

Question 19

which mite is a surface mite

Answer 19

otodectes cynotis

Question 20

large surface mite. can see.

Answer 20

cheyletiella

Question 21

what is imidacloprid for

Answer 21

insects only. no ticks, no mites. only fleas and lice

Question 22

dermatitis from protozoa

Answer 22

leishmania

Question 23

route of infection for leishmania

Answer 23

vertical in fox hounds or fighting causing blood to blood transmission

Question 24

treatment for leishmania

Answer 24

chronic carriers not curable only supression

Question 25

what transmits theileria orientalis in cattle

Answer 25

haemaphysalis longicornis

Question 26

tick that reproduces parthenogenetically?

Answer 26

haemaphysalis longicornis

Question 27

short mouth parts, nonornate, hexagonal basis capitulum

Answer 27

rhipicephalus sanguineus

Question 28

found throughout the US. strong preference for dogs. found in your house

Answer 28

rhipicaphelus sanguineus

Question 29

what transmits hepatozoon americanum

Answer 29

ambylomma maculatum

Question 30

ambylomma maculatum?

Answer 30

gulf coast tick

Question 31

what is the importance of ambylomma americanum

Answer 31

cytauxzoon felis

Question 32

what transmits borrelia burgdorferi

Answer 32

ixodes scapularis

Question 33

what does dermacentor variabilis transmit

Answer 33

rickettsia rickettsii RMSF

Question 34

ornate with short mouth parts

Answer 34

dermacentor variabilis (american dog tick)

Question 35

long mouth parts with no pattern

Answer 35

ixodes scapularis

Question 36

how do you tell the difference between ambylomma and dermacentor

Answer 36

ambylomma has long mouth parts and dermacentor has short mouth parts. both are ornate.

Question 37

who has large palps

Answer 37

haemaphysalis longicornis

Question 38

anterior anal groove?

Answer 38

ixodes scapularis

Question 39

which two ticks have long mouth parts?

Answer 39

amblyomma and ixodes

Question 40

what two drugs are used to treat lice in large animals

Answer 40

pyrethroids and macrocyclic lactones

Question 41

what signs do you see with LA lice

Answer 41

pruritis, alopecia decreased wool production`

Question 42

our only pig lice

Answer 42

haematophilus suis

Question 43

diagnosing lice vs mites in LA

Answer 43

lice you can count, mites need a skin scraping

Question 44

most important large animal mite

Answer 44

chorioptes

Question 45

tx for chorioptes

Answer 45

injectable ML and topical tx (pyrethroids, lime sulfur, OP)

Question 46

one host tick, ornamental with short mouth parts

Answer 46

dermacentor albipictus

Question 47

what tick transmits gotch ear

Answer 47

amblyomma maculatum

Question 48

what flies cause gadding in cattle

Answer 48

hypoderma spp

Question 49

most widely used pesticide products in cattle

Answer 49

pyrethroids and ML

Question 50

the mite we find in pigs

Answer 50

sarcoptes scabiei

Question 51

two major horse-flies

Answer 51

culicoides and tabanids

Question 52

three major flies in cattle 3

Answer 52

musca autumnalis (face fly) haematobia irritans (horn fly), stomoxys calcitrans (stable fly)