Parasitology

Order for ticks/mites

Hard ticks

Soft ticks

Spinose ear tick

Otobius megnini is a (soft/hard) tick
preferred site, distribution

How many hosts do hard ticks normally feed on?

black legged tick - Eastern US

western black legged tick

causative agent of Lyme disease

lone star tick

gulf coast tick

Amblyomma americanum is found in what part of the US

rocky mountain wood tick

american dog tick

brown dog tick

Ixodes ticks transmit

Definitive host for Hepatozoon americanum

Definitive host for Cytauxzoon felis

Amblyomma americanum transmits

Rickettsia rickettsii & Francisella are transmitted by this tick

Anaplasma marginale (bovine anaplasmosis) is transmitted by

This is primarily a wildlife tick, it is a 1 host tick

1 host tick that affects moose the most

Definitive host for Babesia canis

Rhipicephalus sanguineus transmits:

Genus Rhipicephalus, two species of importance in North America

R. annulatus & R. microplus transmit

These organisms cause Texas Cattle Fever and have a federally regulated quarantine zone along the TX/Mexico border

R. annulatus prefers

R. microplus prefers

Eradicated and reportable ticks

Vector for Ehrlichia canis

Vector for E. choffeensis

Vector for E. ewingii

Vector for Anaplasma phagocytophilium

Vector for A. platys

Vector for Rickettsia rickettsii

Vector for Borrelia burgdorferi

Vector for Babesia canis

vector for  Babesia gibsoni

Vector for Cytauxzoon felis

Vector for Anaplasma marginale

Vector for Borrelia burgdorferi in cattle

Vector for Anaplasma phagocytophilum in horses

Vector for equine Babesiosis

Tunneling sarcoptiform mites

surface dwelling sarcoptiform mites

These mites like ruminants, camelids, and horses. They start on the lower hind legs & tail head and move to ventral abdomen and front legs

This mite causes a brown discharge in the ear of rabbits, livestock, horses, etc.

This mite causes alot of dark cerumen in the external ear & ear canal. Has been found around the base of tail

Looks like walking dandruff

Nasal mite of dogs

Most commonly encountered flea of cats and dogs

Flea that prefers birds

Flea prefers cotton tail rabbit only

human flea

Screwworm

cattle grubs

Horse stomach bot

This equine stomach bot attaches eggs to the intermandibular space

Most common equine stomach bot

This stomach bot attaches eggs to lips

Sheep nasal bot

This obligatory myasis fly is primarily found in rabbit & rodents, but will infest dogs & cats

sheep ked