Arthropod 2

Question 1

Which flies are the non-blood sucking muscoids?

Answer 1

Housefly (Musca domestica)

Face fly (Musca autumnalis)

Question 2

Which flies make up the blood sucking muscoids?

Answer 2

Stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans)

Horn fly (Haematobia irritans)

Tse-Tse fly (Glossina spp.)

Question 3

Musca domestica:

1. Where are eggs laid and larva development take place?
2. Where do the larva pupate?

Answer 3

1. Moist or semi-liquid medium (any moist decaying organic matter)
2. Pupate in dryer medium

Question 4

What type of feeders are Musca domestica?

Answer 4

Liquid feeders

The fly moistens semi-solid substances with a “vomit-drop”

Question 5

What is Musca domestica a biological vector for?

Answer 5

Draschia megastome

Habronema muscae

Question 6

Which two flies require undisturbed cow manure for their larval development?

Answer 6

Musca autumnalis (face fly)

Haematobia irritans (horn fly)

Question 7

What does the face fly feed on?

Answer 7

Lacrimal, nasal, and salivary secretions

Question 8

Is Musca autumnalis a strong or weak flyer?

Answer 8

Strong

Question 9

What type of conditions does Musca autumnalis prefer?

Answer 9

Bright sunshine

Usually do not follow cattle into barns or heavy shade

Question 10

1. For what is Musca autumnalis a vector for?
2. Is this biological or mechanical?

Answer 10

1. Biological vector : Thelazia spp.
2. Mechanical vector : Moraxella bovis