Horse Arthropods

Question 1

How many hosts does Dermacentor albipictus have?

Answer 1

1

Question 2

How many hosts does Dermacentor variablis have?

Answer 2

3

Question 3

How many hosts does Dermacentor andersoni have?

Answer 3

3

Question 4

How many hosts do Ixodes spp. have?

Answer 4

3

Question 5

How many hosts does Otobius megnini have?

Answer 5

1

Question 6

Who is our winter tick?

Answer 6

Dermacentor albipictus

Question 7

Who are our spring ticks?

Answer 7

Dermacentor variablis & Dermacentor andersoni

Question 8

Which ticks are present in spring & fall?

Answer 8

Ixodes spp.

Question 9

Which tick is annual?

Answer 9

Otobius megnini

Question 10

Which are the infective stages for a horse for Dermacentor albipictus?

Answer 10

larvae, nymph, adult

Question 11

Which is the infective stage for a horse for Dermacentor variablis?

Answer 11

adult

Question 12

Which is the infective stage for a horse for Dermacentor andersoni?

Answer 12

adult

Question 13

Which is the infective stage for a horse for Ixodes spp.?

Answer 13

adult

Question 14

Which are the infective stages for a horse for Otobius megnini?

Answer 14

larvae, nymph

Question 15

What are the tick transmitted health issues of horses?

Answer 15

• ixodes -> Anaplasma phagocytophilum & Borrelia burgdorferi
• Dermacentor andersoni -> paralysis in BC
• Babesia caballi & Theileria equi (equine piroplasmosis)