botflies
Skin-burrowing insect pests
Botflies are parasitic flies whose larvae develop inside the bodies of mammals, including humans.
The adult fly deposits eggs on or near a host; the hatched larvae burrow into flesh and mature beneath the skin, creating painful swellings.
The human botfly, found in Central and South America, is particularly notorious.
Warble flies, which infest cattle, are a related group.
One receiving guests
- infestationPest takeover situation
- ectoparasiteOrganism feeding on host externally
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- skinBody's outer layer
wound · subcutaneous · infection · larvae · tissue · feeding · obligate parasite · vector
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- maggotImmature fly stage
- instarArthropod developmental stage
- life cycleOrganism's full developmental sequence
metamorphosis · pupa · pupation · emergence · ovipositor · egg · warble · bot
Of hot, humid regions
- Central AmericaIsthmus connecting two continents
- South AmericaWestern Hemisphere's southern continent
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
- BelizeCentral American coastal nation
Amazon · rainforest · humid · wildlife · rural · grazing lands · pastures · outdoor
Abnormal tissue enlargement
- lesionArea of pathological change
- boilHeat to bubbling point
- painBodily or emotional distress
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
inflammation · pus · nodule · migration · extraction · removal · tweezers · secondary infection
host
One receiving guests
- infestationPest takeover situation
- ectoparasiteOrganism feeding on host externally
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
skin · wound · subcutaneous · infection · larvae · tissue · feeding · obligate parasite · vector · livestock
diptera
life cycle · metamorphosis · pupa · pupation · emergence · ovipositor · egg · warble · bot · gadfly
tropical
Of hot, humid regions
- Central AmericaIsthmus connecting two continents
- South AmericaWestern Hemisphere's southern continent
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
Belize · Amazon · rainforest · humid · wildlife · rural · grazing lands · pastures · outdoor · endemic
swelling
Abnormal tissue enlargement
irritation · inflammation · pus · nodule · migration · extraction · removal · tweezers · secondary infection · scarring
- animal parasitesfleas, ticks, mites, lice, worms
- ranch pestsflies, ticks, lice, mites, stable flies
- livestock parasitesroundworms, tapeworms, lungworm, lungworms, tapeworm
- insectsant, ants, bee, bees, butterfly
- parasitestapeworm, roundworm, pinworm, hookworm, fleas
- bird parasitesgapeworm, blackhead, eyeworms, ectoparasites, endoparasites
botfliesmosquitoes
Blood-drinking flying insects
horseflies · tsetse flies · stable flies · black flies · deer flies
botfliesbeneficial insects
Arthropods aiding agriculture
honeybees · pollinators · mutualists · dung beetles · ladybugs