externals: Hypoderma lineatum

Question 1

Hypoderma lineatum is also known as

Answer 1

• cattle bot fly
• cattle grub
• warble fly

Question 2

Hypoderma lineatum can cause (2)

Answer 2

• worry factor

- tissue damage

Question 3

Hypoderma lineatum life cycle

Answer 3

• eggs on legs
• larva penetrate skin
• migrate through esophagus & spinal canal before arriving in SQ tissue of dorsal back

Question 4

don’t treat Hypoderma lineatum during this time of the year

Answer 4

late fall

Question 5

why don’t we treat Hypoderma lineatum during that time of the year?

Answer 5

the larva can die in esophagus or spinal canal causing inflammation and damage to tissues