horn fly

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horn fly

A small black European fly (Haematobia irritans), introduced into North America, that sucks blood from cattle, usually biting an animal at the base of the horn.

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horn fly - small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn

Haematobia irritans

fly - two-winged insects characterized by active flight

genus Haematobia, Haematobia - European genus of bloodsucking flies

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fly genus Haematobia Haematobia Haematobia irritans			Significant decrease in weight gains of calves have been attributed to the stress, annoyance, blood loss, and reduced feed efficiency resulting from horn fly infestation (Campbell, 1976; Quisenberry and Strohbehn, 1984). CASE STUDY: Impact of Horn Flies, Haematobia irritans (L.) (Diptera: ... by H T Boland and G PAS Scaglia and K Umemura / Professional Animal Scientist Cattle can be so tortured by blood-sucking flies, the horn fly in particular, that they eat poorly and their milk production and weight suffer, explains G. Bugs for hire: siccing good insects on bad ones by Adler, Tina / Science News			horizontal stabilizer horizontal stowage horizontal surface horizontal tail Horizontal training horizontal union Horizontal water wheel Horizontality horizontally Horkheimer horlicks Horlivka horme hormogonium hormonal hormone hormone replacement therapy hormone treatment hormone-replacement therapy Hormuz Horn Horn block horn button Horn distemper Horn drum horn fly horn in Horn lead Horn maker Horn mercury Horn of a dilemma Horn of Africa horn of plenty horn plate horn poppy Horn pout Horn pox Horn quicksilver Horn shell horn silver Horn slate Horn-mad horn-rimmed horn-rims horn-shaped Hornbeak hornbeam hornbill hornblende Hornblende granite Hornblende schist			horn base horn base horn base Horn block Horn Book Guide horn bud horn bud horn bud horn bud horn buoy horn button horn button horn button Horn Childe & Maiden Rimnild Horn clause Horn clauses Horn coral Horn coral Horn coral horn core cancer, horn cancer horn core cancer, horn cancer horn core cancer, horn cancer horn cyst horn cyst horn cyst Horn Dance Horn distemper Horn Drive Riot Squad Horn drum horn equation horn fly Horn formula horn gap horn gland horn gland horn gland Horn Group Inc horn in horn in horn in Horn Kolb Syndrome Horn Lake Chamber of Commerce Horn Lake Intermediate School Horn lead Horn lead horn lightning arrester Horn Loaded Compression Drivers Horn logic horn loudspeaker Horn maker Horn mercury horn nerve block horn nerve block horn nerve block Horn of a dilemma Horn of abundance Horn of abundance Horn of abundance Horn of Africa Horn of Africa Horn of Africa

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