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Overview of Flies
Dipterans with Biting Mouthparts
Black Flies
Sand Flies
Biting Midges
Mosquitoes
Horse Flies and Deer Flies
Stable Flies
Horn Flies
Buffalo Flies
Tsetse Flies
Sheep Keds
Spider Flies/New Forest Flies
Hippoboscid or Louse Flies
Dipterans with Nonbiting Mouthparts
Face Flies
Head Flies
Filth-breeding Flies
Eye Gnats
Dipterans that Produce Myiasis
Facultative Myiasis-producing Flies
Obligatory Myiasis-producing Flies
Pseudomyiasis
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Fleas and Flea Allergy Dermatitis
Of the >2,200 species of fleas worldwide, only a few infest dogs and cats in North America. Which species is the most prevalent flea on dogs and cats in North America?
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Dipterans with Nonbiting Mouthparts

By

Charles M. Hendrix

, DVM, PhD, Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University

Last full review/revision Aug 2013 | Content last modified Jun 2016

Nonbiting dipterans include face flies, head flies, filth-breeding flies, and eye gnats.

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