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Dermatobia fly eggs have been shown to be vectored by over 40 species of mosquitoes and muscoid flies, as well as one species of tick [2] (However, the source for this is somewhat old, 2007, and slightly more recent literature seems to indicate they don't need a particular species of ticks, or at least makes no mention of them only being able ...
Botflies, also known as warble flies, heel flies, and gadflies, are flies of the family Oestridae. Their larvae are internal parasites of mammals, some species growing in the host's flesh and others within the gut. Dermatobia hominis is the only species of botfly known to parasitize humans routinely, though other species of flies cause myiasis ...
Cuterebra fontinella, the mouse bot fly, is a species of New World skin bot fly in the family Oestridae. C. fontinella is typically around 1 cm (0.39 in) in length with a black and yellow color pattern. [2] C. fontinella develops by parasitizing nutrients from its host, typically the white-footed mouse.
Gasterophilus nigricornis (broad-bellied horse bot) – ranges from the Middle East to China, infects duodenum of horses and donkeys; Gasterophilus pecorum (dark-winged horse bot) – the most pathogenic species in the genus. Ranges through the Old World and infects the mouth, tongue, esophagus and stomach of horses, donkeys and zebras
Myiasis (/ m aɪ. ˈ aɪ. ə. s ə s / my-EYE-ə-səss [1]), also known as flystrike or fly strike, is the parasitic infestation of the body of a live animal by fly larvae that grow inside the host while feeding on its tissue.
Gasterophilus intestinalis, also known as horse bot fly, is a species of insect of the family Oestridae, [2] and is found worldwide. [3] The adults, which have a bumblebee-like appearance, are prominently active in the summer. [4] G. intestinalis is primarily a parasite of horses, mules and donkeys, [5] rarely of other animals. [6]
The species' name comes from the belief that larvae ate the testicles of chipmunks. This belief is false, as parasitism by the larvae of these flies does not result in lower fertility - chipmunks mate in the spring, while botfly infections occur in the summer, and the larva do not impede sperm production as they reside below the skin. [5]
Cuterebra emasculator Fitch, 1856 i c g b (squirrel bot fly) Cuterebra enderleini Bau, 1929 i c g; Cuterebra ephippium Latreille, 1818 c g; Cuterebra fasciata Swenk, 1905 i c g; Cuterebra fassleri Guimaraes, 1984 c g; Cuterebra flaviventris (Bau, 1931) c g; Cuterebra fontinella Clark, 1827 i c g b (mouse bot fly) Cuterebra funebris (Austen ...