Life Cycles of Ectoparasites in Small Animals

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction

• General importance of parasites Importance of life cycles in parasite control

2. Ticks

• Description and geographic distribution
• Hard ticks
• Soft ticks
• Life cycle
• Hard ticks
• Soft ticks
• Vector potential and disease transmission
• Critical points for control and prevention

3. Fleas

• Description and geographic distribution
• Life cycle
• Host component of flea life cycle
• Environmental component of flea life cycle
• Vector potential, disease transmission, and economic impact
• Critical points for control and prevention

4. Mites

• Description and geographic distribution
• Demodex mites
• Critical points for diagnosis, control, and prevention
• Scabies mites
• Critical points for diagnosis, control, and prevention
• Otodectes cynotis/Ear mites
• Critical points for diagnosis, control, and prevention
• Cheyletiella spp./“Walking dandruff”
• Critical points for diagnosis, control, and prevention

5. Chewing and sucking lice

• Description and geographic distribution
• Life cycle
• Vector potential and disease transmission
• Critical points for control and prevention

6. Biting flies

• Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae)
• Description and geographic distribution
• Life cycle
• Vector potential and disease transmission
• Sand flies (Psychodidae)
• Description and geographic distribution
• Life cycle
• Vector potential and disease transmission
• Critical points for control and prevention

7. Mosquitoes

• Description and geographic distribution
• Life cycle
• Vector potential and disease transmission
• Critical points for control and prevention

8. Screwworm flies

• Description and geographic distribution
• Life cycle
• Health concerns
• Critical points for control and prevention

9. Conclusion

• Further reading references