NAME THAT ECTOPARASITES

Otodectes - ear mites. lives in the ear canals of animals, feeding on skin debris and ear wax. itching, head shaking, and dark, crumbly ear discharge.

Demodex - hair follicles and sebaceous glands. humans and animals.

Sarcoptes scabiei - burrows into the skin. intense itching+inflammation

Cheyletiella - surface-dwelling mite. feeds on keratin. walking dandruff

Argas persicus/Fowl Tick - soft tick. poultry and other birds. cause anemia, reduced egg production

Otobius megnini/spinose ear tick - soft tick. larvae and nymphs live in the ear canals of animals. Adults do not feed. immature stages cause ear infections. headcrab + ear = Otobius

Amblyomma americanum/Lone Star - hard tick. can transmit several diseases, including ehrlichiosis + tularemia. alpha-gal meat allergy.

Boophilus annulatus/cattle fever - hard tick. entire life cycle on a single animal. cattle. transmits Babesia - bovine babesiosis

Dermacentor annulatas/variabilis/Dog - hard tick. Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Ixodes scapularis/Black Legged dear - LYME. hard tick. anaplasmosis + babesiosis.

Rhicephaleus sanguines/Brown Dog - hard tick. dogs. ehrlichiosis, babesiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

Haemaphysalis longicornis/Asian Longhorn - invasive hard tick. reproduces rapidly. livestock, wildlife, pets, humans. NEWLY DISCOVERED

Dermacentor andersoni/Rocky Mountain Wood - hard tick. western North America. Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia, tick paralysis.

Ixodes pacificus/western blacklegged - LYME hard tick. Pacific Coast. anaplasmosis

Bovicola bovis - flat face chewing louse. cattle. feeds on skin debris. itching, hair loss. NANCY FAVE

Ctenocephalides felis/cat flea - common blood-feeding flea. cats, dogs. dead end humans. itching. tapeworms NATHANIEL

Gasterophilus intestinalis/horse bot fly. eggs are ingested from the hair coat, larvae develop in the horse stomach. gastric irritation, ulcers, and digestive discomfort. NASTY. HATE. ‘MEMEBER THE PICS

Melophagus ovinus/sheep ked - wingless fly. lives permanently in the wool of sheep. eats blood. irritation, wool damage, anemia in heavy infestations, reduced productivity.

Pediculus humanus/human lice - blood-feeding louse. infests humans. itching and skin irritation. typhus.

Trichodectes canis - flat face chewing louse. infests dogs. skin debris. itching, hair loss. is this nancy’s fave?

Cuterebra - bot flies. larvae develop under the skin. cause warbles, breathing pore. tiktok squirrels

sarcophaga larvae/maggots - flesh fly maggots. decaying organic matter or wounds. open sores. feeding on tissue. pain infection myiasis