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Horn Fly (Haematobia irritants)
Description
- Complete lifecycle takes 7 to 21 days
- Adults spend their entire lives on cattle
- Female lays up to 500 small, reddish-brown eggs in fresh manure
- Eggs hatch in a few hours into maggots which mature to pupa in 10 to 12 days
Life Cycle
- Complete lifecycle takes 7 to 21 days
- Adults spend their entire lives on cattle
- Female lays up to 500 small, reddish-brown eggs in fresh manure
- Eggs hatch in a few hours into maggots which mature to pupa in 10 to 12 days
Food Source
- Feeds on the blood of cattle; lives on or around the shoulders and backs of cattle, moving to the belly on hot days or in rain storms
- Larvae live in fresh manure
Indications
- Tail switching
- Visible irritation
- Batching of flies on the animal
Threat
- Can cause anemia, reduced weight gain, decreased grazing time and a general weakening of the animals
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