Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Parasitology
Fleas
Fleas are one of the more common parasites found on new patents at Greenwood. This sectioin covers flea ID, life cycle, transmittable zoonoses, and treatment.
Lice
Lice are a wingless parasite with over 3,000 species. This section covers lice life cycle, differentiating between chewing lice and sucking lice, symptoms, and treatment.
Mites
Mites affect both mammals and avians and are a member of Arachnidae. This section covers their life history, symptoms, and treatment.
Ticks
Another arachnid, ticks have 8 legs and 2 body parts. They can pass on many diseases. This section covers tick life history, diseases, and treatment.
Flat Flies
Flat flies are obligate sanguinivores (blood "eaters") common on wildlife. This section covers their unique life history and treatment.
Carnid Fly
These common flies are also sanguinivores. This section covers their life history and treatment.
Quiz
This quiz is 7 questions long and covers information from the fleas, lice, mites, ticks, flat flies, and carnid flies lessons.
Carnid Fly Life History and Zoonoses
Carnid flies are common, especially on birds that nest in tree hollows. For example, wood peckers, flickers etc. They are well equipped at hiding in skin folds, under the wings, legs and necks. They feed on the host’s blood, with their abdomen able to expand to great sizes. As adults they will drop the last half of their wings once they find a host.
Zoonosis Risk: Low.
Carnid flies may spread to other hosts in wildlife rehabilitation.
P.O. Box 18987
Boulder, Colorado, 80308
Phone: (303) 823-8455
If you have a wildlife EMERGENCY, or a question about a wild animal, please call (303) 823-8455
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