External Parasites Flashcards
External parasite
Common Name
Scientific name
Life Stage
Cat flea
Ctenocephalides felis
5 life stages - egg, larvae, pupae, nymph, and adult
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External parasite
Common Name
Scientific name
Life Stage
Red Mange Mite
Demodex canis
Life stages : ova, nymph, adult
(adult seen)
External parasite
Common Name
Scientific name
Life Stage
American Dog tick
Dermacentor variabilis
IH : larvae/nymph - small animals
adult - dog
External parasite
Common Name
Scientific name
Life Stage
Deer tick / black legged tick/ lyme tick
Ixodes scapularis
IH : Larvae/nymphs - mice/birds
Adults - white tail deer, dogs, humans
common name and scientific name
Lone star tick
Amblyomma americanum
common and scientific name
fowl
Fowl tick/Poultry tick
Argus persicus
common and scientific name
intermediate hosts
sucking louse
Linognathus setosus
common and scientific name
ear swab
Ear mite
Otodectes cyantosis
Common and scientific name
Rabbit ear mite
Psoroptes cuniculi
common and scientific name
Intermediate host
Brown dog tick/kennel tick
Rhipicephalus sanquineus
IH : 3 - all dog
common and scientific name
Scabies/itch mite
Sarcoptes scapiei
common and scientific name
Biting/chewing louse
Trichodectes canis
