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Lecture 5: Flies and Myiasis Flashcards

1
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diptera are

A

flies

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2
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diptera/flies characteristics: morphology, type of life cycle

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1 pair of wings
1 pair of halteres = modified hindwings
complete/holometabolous metamorphosis = egg –> larvae –> pupa –> adult

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3
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diptera/flies: 3 main suborders

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nematocera
brachycera
cyclorrhapha

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4
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what do all 3 suborders of diptera have in common

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hematophagous
biting mouthparts

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5
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mosquitos, blackflies and midges are part of what suborder of diptera

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nemaotcera

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6
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horseflies and deerflies are part of what suborder of diptera

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brachycera

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7
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blowflies, botflies and face flies are part of what suborder of diptera

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cyclorrhapha

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8
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myiasis definition

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when larvae feed on host animal tissues

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9
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which diptera suborder includes myiasis species

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cyclorrhapha

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10
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clinical importance of biting flies

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inflammation –> pruritis –> scratching, rubbing,, biting –> alopecia, secondary bacterial infections, production losses

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11
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2 main effects of myiasis

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tissue destruction
obstruction - respiratory passages, GI tract

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12
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diagnosis: detection of (4)

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adults on/near host
larvae on/near host
larvae expelled in feces or from nose
eggs on host

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13
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how to preserve flies for taxonomic ID

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70% ethanol

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14
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comprehensive control program targets (3)

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reduce host exposure to adult flies + eliminate larvae/eggs on host
control existing environmental infestation of all life cycle stages
prevent re infection of host and/or environment

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15
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treatment and prevention of adult flies (4)

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insecticides
oral insect growth regulators to disrupt life cycle
repellants, fly masks
shelter animals during peak hours of fly activity + prevent exposure to fly infested habitats

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16
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treatment and prevention of myiasis (3)

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insecticides
macrocyclic lactones (ivermectin)
physical removal from host, clean wounds

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17
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environmental control: chemical control (3)

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insecticides
insect growth regulators for larvae
smothering agents for mosquito larvae and pupae

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18
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environmental control: biological control (2)

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parasitoid wasps feed on pupae of cyclorrhaphans
bacillus thuringiensis feed on larval stages

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19
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environmental control: source reduction

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modify aquatic habitats of mosquito larvae

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20
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nematocera: 3 main genera of mosquitos

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aedes
anopheles
culex

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21
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nematocera: main genus for blackflies

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simulium

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22
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equine allergic dermatitis caused by (hint: nematocera)

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culicoides midges

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23
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pathogens transmitted by nematocera mosquitos (3)

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canine heartworm
plasmodium/malaria
WNE/EE

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24
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simulium blackflies feed on

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blood of birds and mammals

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25
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aedes/anopheles/culex mosquitos feed on

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mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians

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26
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parasitic protozoa species that use simulium blackflies to transmit disease (and what species are affected)

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leucocytozooon species - poultry and birds

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27
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simuliotoxicosis: what caused by, affected species, effect

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simulium blackflies
equids, ruminants, swine
anaphylactic shock

28
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nematocera midges: genus, host targets

A

culicoides species
mammals and birds

29
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what 2 parasites are associated with leucocytozoon species

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simulium blackflies
culicoides midges

30
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nematocera sandflies: genera (2)

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lutzomyia
phlebotomus

31
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new world vs old world sandlfies

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lutzomyia = new world
phlebotomus = old world

32
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sandflies: target species (3)

A

mammals
birds
reptiles

33
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pathogen transmitted by sandflies

A

leishmania species

34
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clinical leishmaniasis found in what 2 species

A

humans
dogs

35
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types of flies found in nematocera (4)

A

mosquitos
blackflies
midges
sandflies

36
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2 main flies in brachycera

A

horseflies
deerflies

37
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genus: horseflies

38
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genus: deerflies

39
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pathogen transmitted by brachycera species (horseflies, deerflies)

A

trypanosoma species of ungulates

40
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which suborder of flies are biting flies

A

cyclorrhapha

41
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4 types of BITING flies within cyclorrhapha

A

horn flies
stable flies
keds/louse flies
tsetse flies

42
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3 main groups of cyclorrhapha flies (hint: behavior)

A

biting
non biting
myiasis causing

43
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horn flies genus

A

haematobia species

44
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stable flies genus

A

stomoxys species

45
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melophagus ovinus: type of fly

A

sheep ked fly
biting

46
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tsetse flies: genus

A

glossina species

47
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cyclorrhapha non biting flies (2)

A

face fly
housefly

48
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face fly genus

A

musca autumnalis

49
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pathogen transmitted by face fly

A

moraxella bovis

50
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housefly genus

A

musca domestica

51
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obligate myiasis

A

larvae require live host for food

52
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facultative myiasis

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larvae eat carrion and sometimes infest live animals

53
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cyclorrhapha: myiasis causing flies (3)

A

flesh flies
blowflies
botflies

54
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which families of cyclorrhapha includes BOTH facultative and obligate myiasis causing species

A

flesh flies
blowflies

55
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obligate myiasis causing flies in cyclorrhapha: generic name and binomial

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gray flesh fly = wohlfahrtia vigil
new world screwworm = cochliomyia hominivorax

56
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new world screwworm outbreak: where, date

A

2016
Key deer, FL

57
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common green bottle fly: scientific name

A

lucilia sericata

58
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lucilia sericata: generic name, what kind of myiasis, treatment

A

common green bottle fly
facultative myiasis
maggot debridement therapy

59
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botflies are agents of what kind of myiasis

60
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main types of botflies (3)

A

sheep nasal botfly
heel flies
horse botflies

61
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sheep nasal botfly: scientific name

A

oestrus ovis

62
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false gid is caused by what species of botfly

A

oestrus ovis = sheep nasal botfly

63
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heel flies: genus, what it causes in host

A

hypoderma species
SQ cysts (warbles) in bovids

64
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horse botflies: genus, what it causes in host

A

gaterophilus species
GI myiasis in equids

65
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cuterebra species: type of fly, what it causes in hosts, main complication in dogs and cats

A

Botfly
SQ cysts in rabbits/rodents
cerebrospinal cuterebriasis

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