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wcc ext parasites
wccvettech external parasites
| scientific name | common name |
|---|---|
| ctenocephalides felis; insect | cat flea |
| ctenocephalides canis; insect | dog flea |
| gasterophilus spp.; insect | bot flies, horse bots |
| cuterebra spp; insect | warbles; type of myiasis-producing fly |
| myiasis | infestation by larvae of flies is called |
| hypoderma lineatum & bovis; insect | ox warble, cattle grub, heel fly; also myiasis-producing |
| mallophaga; insect | chewing/biting lice (order not species) |
| anoplura; insect | sucking lice (order not species) |
| Rhipicephalus sanguineus; arachnid | brown dog tick; ixodidae family |
| dermacentor variabilis; arachnid | american dog tick; ixodidae |
| dermacentor andersoni; arachnid | wood tick of western us; ixodidae |
| otobius megnini; arachnid | spinose ear tick; argasidae family |
| demodex spp. ; arac | follicle mite, demodectic mange mite |
| sacrcopies scabiei; arac | scabies mite, sarcoptic mange mite |
| notoedres cati; arac | feline scabies mite |
| cheyletiella spp.; arac | walking dandruff mite, rabbit fur mite |
| otodectes cynotis; arac | ear mite |
| psoroptes cuniculi; arac | ear canker mite of rabbits |
| knemidokoptes mutans & pilae; arac | avian scaly leg mite (AKA cnemidocoptes) |