Facts & Information on Livestock Pests
Links to K-State Extension Publications (pdf files):
Managing Stable Fly Production at Pasture Feeding Sites, MF2662
Common insect and mite pests of livestock and pets in Kansas:
Flies | Animals Affected | |
Cattle, swine, horses, sheep, goats, fowl and to a lesser extent dogs and cats. | ||
Cattle (However, occasionally horses and people have hosted cattle grubs) | ||
Most domestic animals except fowl. | ||
Cattle and Horses | ||
Mostly cattle, but will feed on horses, sheep and goats. | ||
Mostly cattle and horses, but may bite swine, sheep, goats, dogs and humans. | ||
Horses, mules and donkeys. | ||
All | ||
Cattle, swine, horses, sheep, goats, dogs and will bite humans. (Also refer to the managing stable fly populations at pasture feeding sites publication) | ||
Sheep and goats. | ||
Sheep (some success on goats and may bite people). | ||
Lice | ||
Most domestic animals except cats and fowl. | ||
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, Medical and Veterinary Entomologist, Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan KS 66506, (785) 532-4731, lzurek@ksu.edu
