Ectoparasites

Ectoparasites

1. ARACHINIDA (2 body segments, 8 legs)

   • TICKS: larvae, nymphxn, adult
     • ARGASIDAE (soft)
       • ARGAS PERSICUS: annoying to wild birds
       • OTOBIUS MEGNINI: ear canal of cattle, horses, dogs, humans
     • IXODIDAE: hard
       • IXODES SCAPULARIS: B. burgdorferi, A. phagocytophilum
       • IXODES PACFICUS: B. burgdorferi, A. phagocytophilum
       • AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM: host of cytauzoon felis
       • AMBLYOMMA MACULAUTUM: host for hepatozoon americanum
       • DERMACENTOR ANDERSONI: tick paralysis, R. rickettsii
       • DERMACENTOR VARIABILIS: tick paralysis, R. rickettsii
       • DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS: 1 host
       • RHIPICEPHALUS R. SANGUINEUS: host of babesia canis (all 3 dog)
       • RHIPICEPHALUS MICROPLUS: TX cattle fever
       • RHIPICEPHALUS ANNULATUS: anaplasma marginale (TX cattle fever)
   • MITES: egg, larvae, nymphxn, adult
     • sarcoptifrom burrowing
     • sarcoptiform non-burrowing
       • Psoroptes bovis
     • Non-sarcoptiform
       • DEMODEX
       • CHEYLETIELLA
       • DERMANYSSUS GALLINAE

2. INSECTA (3 body segments, 6 legs and possibly antennae/wings

   • LICE: eggs, nymphx3, adult, mating
   • FLEAS: eggs, larvaex3, pupa, adult
     • CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS/CANIS: transmits bartonella
     • PULEX IRRITANS : transmits Yersina Pestis
     • OROSPYLLA MONTANA: transmits Yersina Pestis
   • FLIES: eggs or larvae, 3maggots, adults
     • COCHLIOMYIA HOMINOVORAX: eradicated, living tissue
     • HYPODERMA BOVIS/LINEATUM: larvae in epidural fat/esophagus
     • GASTEROPHILUS: horse stomach bot
     • OESTRUS OVIS: sheep nasal bot (ocular myasis)
     • CUTEREBRA: benign unless in brain, ZOO
   • KEDS: wingless flies
     • MELOPHAGUS OVINUS
   • GNATS/MOSQUITOES : egg, larva5, pupa, adult (only F is bad)
     • SIMULIUM: buffalo gnats
     • CULICOIDES: sweet itch and bluetongue
     • ANOPHELES/AEDES/CULEX : IH of dirofilaria immitis
   • HORSE FLIES/DEER FLIES: semi aqauitic egg, larva, pupa, adult
     • TABANUS: transmits anaplasma marginale
   • STABLE/HORN/FACES/HOUSE FLIES
     • STOMOXYS CALCITRANS : stable fly EQ
     • HAEMATOBIA IRRITANS: $$ for cattle
     • MUSCA AUTUMNALIS: face fly
   • BEDBUGS