Overview of Cattle Grubs
- Cattle Grubs
- Overview of Cattle Grubs
- Hypoderma spp
- Dermatobia hominis
Hypodermosis of cattle in the northern hemisphere is caused by bot fly larvae (cattle grubs or ox warbles) of Hypoderma spp (order Diptera, family Oestridae). In Central and South America, larvae (tropical warbles) of Dermatobia hominis (order Diptera, family Cuterebridae) are important pests of cattle.
- Cattle Grubs
- Overview of Cattle Grubs
- Hypoderma spp
- Dermatobia hominis
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