Culicoides spp

Question 1

common name

Answer 1

biting midges

Question 2

hosts

Answer 2

all domestic animals, humans

Question 3

adult size

Answer 3

1-5mm long- very small

Question 4

adult characteristics

Answer 4

mottled wings

short piercing proboscis

Question 5

life cycle

Answer 5

eggs laid in damp ground
four larval stages complete 
pupae at surface and edge of water 
adult flies emerge
females suck blood

Question 6

site of infection

Answer 6

general

Question 7

pathogenesis

Answer 7

annoyance

transmit virus, protozoa, and helminths

Question 8

clinical signs

Answer 8

inflict a lot of pain

allergic reaction in some horses

Question 9

diagnosis

Answer 9

fly identification

Question 10

treatment

Answer 10

decrease standing water
avoid marshy pastures
insecticides