Melophagus ovinus, or the sheep ked, is a brown, hairy fly that resembles a tick. This wingless fly is about 4 to 6 mm long and has a small head; it is...
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1758) Melophagus pantholopsus Sun, 1996 Melophagus rupicaprinus Rondani, 1879 They are native to Europe, Asia and North Africa. M. ovinus ovinus has been...
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mother's body, and pupation occurs almost immediately. The sheep ked, Melophagus ovinus, is a wingless, reddish-brown fly that parasitizes sheep. The Neotropical...
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type of snow crane fly Genus Badisis Family Braulidae, or bee lice Melophagus ovinus, or the sheep ked Mystacinobia zelandica, the New Zealand batfly Wingless...
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Calyptra (moth) (vampire moths) Hippoboscoidea Tsetse fly Lipoptena Melophagus ovinus, (sheep keds) and relatives Oestridae (bot flies) Human botfly Cuterebra...
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placing of rams with ewes for mating (see tupping). Ked, or sheep ked – Melophagus ovinus, a species of louse-fly, a nearly flightless biting fly infesting...
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koalas T. lewisi, in rats T. melophagium, in sheep, transmitted via Melophagus ovinus T. parroti, in amphibians T. percae, in the species Perca fluviatilis...
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rate is high. In species that never develop wings as adults, such as Melophagus ovinus, the sheep-ked, the fully developed larvae are deposited by the female...
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Ked itch is a cutaneous condition caused by sheep ked (Melophagus ovinus) which feed by thrusting their sharp mouth parts into the skin and sucking blood...
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Chrysomya species Lucilia species Oestrus ovis (sheep bot fly) sheep ked (Melophagus ovinus) Pugh, D. G. (2002). Sheep and Goat Medicine. Philadelphia: Saunders...
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