Livestock Pests

Facts & Information on Livestock Pests

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 Fly	All
	Stable Fly	Cattle, swine, horses, sheep, goats, dogs and will bite humans. (Also refer to the managing stable fly populations at pasture feeding sites publication)
	Sheep Bot	Sheep and goats.
	Sheep Ked	Sheep (some success on goats and may bite people).

Comparion of House Fly and Stable Fly Biology and Behavior

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

For further information, please reach out to our Veterinary Entomologist Dr. Cassandra Olds (colds@ksu.edu)