Parasites and insects Flashcards
What is the most common physical form used in administering antiparasitic compounds to horses?
Paste
What is the least safe class of dewormer?
Organophosphate
Parasites that attack the skin and body openings of the host are called what?
External parasites or ectoparasites
About how much money is spent on fly control each year in the U.S.
$270 million dollars
What are two species of lice infestation of the horse?
Haematopiuns and the Damalinia Equi
Where on the horse do “bot eggs” hatch?
In the horse’s mouth
What are “Musca Domestica?”
House flies
What do male and female stable flies eat?
blood
What is the toxic material from the blister beetle?
Cantharidian
What insect causes Lyme disease?
Ticks
What is the foundation for any successful fly control program?
Sanitation
What is the most feasible, non-chemical means of breaking the life cycle of the fly?
Removing breeding material
Tiny eight-legged relatives of spiders that cause dermatitis and intense itching which we call mange are called what?
Mites
What insect is the most detrimental to horses when they contaminate forage?
Blister beetles
What is the Latin name for bloodsucking stable flies?
Stomoxys calcitrans
What is the Latin name for face flies?
Musca autumnalis
What is the Latin name for horn flies?
Haemalobia irritans
How long is the average life cycle of a mosquito?
10-14 days
What is the latin name for the throatbot fly?
Gastrophilus nalasis
What is the range of amount of eggs a female bot fly lays?
150-500
True or False? The female botfly lays eggs on the horse’s hair.
True
What is the latin name for the sarcoptic mite?
Sarcoptes scabiei varequi
Does the mite that causes psoroptic mange burrow beneath the skin?
No
What do blister beetles cause?
Fluid filled eruptions
