ENTO 208 1st Edition Lecture 11 Outline of Lecture 10FleasI. General CharacteristicsII. AnatomyIII. Life CycleIV. Relevant SpeciesV. Importance of FleasVI. PlagueVII. Other Flea-borne diseaseVIII. Controlling fleasOutline of Lecture 11I. SarcophagidaeII. HippoboscidaeIII. On birdsIV. ImportanceV. ControlCurrent LectureDiptera (flesh flies and keds) I. Sarcophagidae (Flesh flies)a. Checkerboard pattern on abdomen (not metallic)b. Necrophagous, obligatory parasites (on dead or alive hosts)c. Complete metamorphoses d. Larviparouse. Myiasis - larvae often laid on healthy skin, gastrointestinal myiasisf. Domestic animal hostsg. Ex: Common flesh flyh. Some members are obligate parasites of amphibians and reptilesi. Cistudinomyia cistundnis (turtle warble fly)II. Hippoboscidae (Keds, louse flies)a. Dorso-ventrally flattened (louse-like)b. Have compound eyes and wingsi. Some loose wings after finding hostThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.ii. Some never have wings because they live on host entire life (sheep ked)c. Obligate blood feeders (both genders)d. Larviparous - sometimes laid in environment, sometimes on host (sheep ked laid in woole. Melophagus ovinus (Sheep Ked)i. Wingless, entire life on hostf. Lipoptena and Neolipoptena spp. (deer ked)i. Wings are deciduous (functional then shed once host is found)ii. Most prevalent ecto-parasite in southern Texasiii. Large swarms in the fallIII. On birds a. Pigeon flies, pseudolynchia carariensisi. Introduced to North America, often found on domestic birdsb. Louse-flies (flat flies)i. On wild birdsii. Ornithomya spp.iii. Microlynchia spp.iv. Really strong and sturdyIV. Importancea. Direct feeding, mot usually on humansb. Damage to hidesc. Human allergic reactionsV. Controla. Control must include cleaning of environmentb. Systemic
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