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MOUCHE PIQUEUSE [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

The common stable fly; it is annoying to man and beast, and is capable of transmitting anthrax, tetanus, Trypanosoma evansi, which causes surra in horses, and infectious anemia of horses.

Key term(s)
  • biting house fly

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Mouche qui diffère de la mouche domestique par sa trompe par ses ailes un peu divergentes et par la position haute de la tête.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
OBS

Includes mosquitoes, horse flies, deer flies, and sand flies, and all other dipterous species known to bite humans.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
OBS

Comprend les maringouins, les mouches des chevaux, les mouches à chevreuil, les sinubies, et tous les autres genres diptères qui piquent les humains.

Spanish

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