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Fundamentals of Livestock Entomology
Common insect and mite pests of livestock and pets in Kansas:
| Flies | Animals Affected | |
| Black Flies | Cattle, swine, horses, sheep, goats, fowl and to a lesser extent dogs and cats. | |
| Cattle Grubs | Cattle (However, occasionally horses and people have hosted cattle grubs) | |
| Deer Flies | Most domestic animals except fowl. | |
| Face Fly | Cattle and Horses | |
| Horn Fly | Mostly cattle, but will feed on horses, sheep and goats. | |
| Horse Flies | Mostly cattle and horses, but may bite swine, sheep, goats, dogs and humans. | |
| Horse Bots | Horses, mules and donkeys. | |
| House Flies | All | |
| Stable Flies | Cattle, swine, horses, sheep, goats, dogs and will bite humans. | |
| Sheep Bot | Sheep and goats. | |
| Sheep Ked | Sheep (some success on goats and may bite people). | |
| Lice | ||
| Sucking Lice | Most domestic animals except cats and fowl. | |
| Chewing Lice | Most domestic animals except swine | |
| Mites | ||
| Choriptic mange mite | Cattle, horses, sheep and goats (different variety or subspecies for each species of host). Common on cattle and sheep but seldom diagnosed. | |
| Demodectic mange mite | Cattle, swine, horses, goats, dogs and cats (different species of mite for each host species). | |
| Psoroptic mange mite | Different species or subspecies parasitize cattle, horses, sheep, goats, and rabbits. | |
| Sarcoptic mange or scabies mite | Different species affect different kinds of animals. Swine, horses, sheep, goats, dogs and humans. | |
| Mosquitoes | All | |
| Ticks | All | |
Created by Don Mock, retired. Updated and Maintained by Ludek Zurek and Alberto Broce.