Links to other bot fly and related websites

• Cuterebra spp. homepage
  [Info and photos; from Parasites of the Cat; School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania]
  
  
• Cuterebra species
  [Photos of an adult and pupa, probably the tree squirrel/chipmunk bot fly (C. emasculator); Cedar Creek Natural History Area, Minnesota]
  
  
• Adult bot fly
  [Photo of an adult bot fly, probably a species that infests rabbits because of the red in the eyes, which is characteristic of rabbit-infesting species; photo by E.P. Catts]
  
  
• Cuterebra - Rodent Warbles
  [Info on Cuterebra biology & a photo of an infested chipmunk; from the Manual of Common Parasites, Diseases and Anomalies of Wildlife in Ontario (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 1998)]
  
  
• Bot flies
  [Photos of rabbit and rodent bot fly larvae and adults, and of a human bot fly larva and warble; Jim Kalisch, Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln]
  
  
• Bug of the week
  [Info on and photo of a rabbit bot fly species (C. buccata), photos of a human bot fly larva and warble, and a firsthand account of being infested with larvae of the human bot fly; by Tiffany Heng-Moss and Leon Higley, University of Nebraska]
  
  
• Warbles
  [Info on rabbit and rodent bot flies, and a photo of an infested rabbit; from the Michigan Wildlife Diseases Manual, State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division]
  
  
• Bot Flies
  [Info on rabbit and rodent bot flies, by Howard Russell, Michigan State University’s Landscape Crop Advisory Team Alert, Volume 15, No. 16, August 25, 2000]
  
  
• Diptera: Cuterebra austeni & C. neomexicana
  [Photos of adult female fly (closeup of head and thorax only), larva, eggs and infested mouse host (Peromyscus); from the Sevilleta (New Mexico) Longterm Ecological Research (LTER) website]
  
  
• The Effect of Bot Fly Larvae on Reproduction in White-footed Mice, (Peromyscus leucopus)
  [Abstract of a paper by R. M. Timm & E. F. Cook; published in the American Midland Naturalist 101: 211-217 (1979)]
  
  
• First Record of Cuterebra sp. (Diptera: Cuterebridae) Infection in Ototylomys phyllotis (Rodentia: Muridae)
  [Report of Cuterebra infestation of big-eared climbing rats in Mexico, by P. Manrique-Saide, S. Hernandez-Betancourt & M. T. Quintero; published in the Florida Entomologist 83: 487-488 (2000)]
  
  
• Increased Prevalence of Bot Flies (Cuterebra fontinella) on White-footed Mice (Peromyscus leucopus) Near Forest Edges
  [Abstract of an article by M. Wolf & G. O. Batzli; published in the Canadian Journal of Zoology 79(#1): 106-109 (2001)]
  
  
• Bot Fly (Diptera: Cuterebridae) Infestation of Nest-Bound Infant Eastern Gray Squirrels
  [Report with photos of an infested infant squirrel and second instar bot fly larvae, by F. Slansky & L. R. Kenyon; published in the Florida Entomologist 85: 369-371 (2002)]
  
  
• Bot Fly Leaves a Squirrelly Mystery in Atlanta
  [Search for 'bot fly' to access a brief article on squirrel infestation by Cuterebra (September, 1998); University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences]
  
  
• Clinical and Clinicopathologic Features in 11 Cats with Cuterebra Larvae Myiasis of the Central Nervous System
  [Article describing the neurological, histopathological and other characteristics of cats with CNS cuterebriasis, by E. N. Glass, A. M. Cornetta, A. deLahunta, S. A. Center & M. Kent; published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 12: 365-368 (1998)]
  
  
• Human Infestation With Rodent Botfly Larvae-- A New Route of Entry?
  [Article describing a case of a child infested with two Cuterrebra larvae, by J. Goddard; published in the Southern Medical J., Feb. 1997]
  
  
• External Morphology of the Immature Stages of Metacuterebra apicalis
  [Article describing the external morphology of the larvae of Metacuterebra apicalis, with photomicrographs (These bot flies infest rodents and are close relatives of Cuterebra; they occur in the Neotropics), by A. C. Rios Leite & P. Williams; published in the Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Vol. 92(6) , Nov/Dec. 1997]
  
  
• Shutterbug Competition for August, 2000
  [Scroll down for a picture of a Cuterebra warble on a kitten, and the extracted larva; The Insect Company Shutterbug Competition. Photos by Michael Ulyshen]
  
  
• Wild Things-- Invasion of the Bot Fly
  [General info on bot fly biology, with photos of an adult and larval Cuterebra, from KidzWorld]
  
  
• Gabby's Cuterebra
  [Report of a kitten infested with a bot fly larva, with photos of the kitten and a Cuterebra larva; Woodland Veterinary Clinic, Kentwood, MI]
  
  
• Cuterebra in a Cat
  [Photo of a cat infested with a Cuterebra larva and the larva after removal from the cat; Fountain City Veterinary Clinic, Bryan, OH]
  
  
• Guide for Controlling Insects on Pets
  [Brief mention that rabbit and rodent pets can become infested by bot flies; mistakenly states that these bot flies can lay eggs directly on the host animal; University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension]
  
  
• Family Oestridae
  [A list of fossil Cuterebra and related flies; from the Catalogue of the Fossil Flies of the World (Insecta: Diptera) by N. Evenhuis, Bishop Museum, Hawaii]

• Nose bots
  [Info on caribou nose bots, with pictures of the larvae and the nasal passage of an infested caribou; from the Common Wildlife Diseases and Parasites in the NWT & Nunavut website]
  
  
• Efficacy of Orally Administered Ivermectin Against Larval Stages of Bot Fly (Cephenemyia stimulator C.) in Roe Deer
  [Abstract of an article by J. Lamka, J. Suchý & F. Staud, published in the Acta vet. Brno 66: 51-55 (1997)]
  
  
• Fundamentals of Livestock Entomology
  [Info on the natural history and control of cattle grubs, horse bots, sheep bots, other flies and other insects and mites affecting these animals; D. E. Mock, Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas]
  
  
• Control of Insect and Related Pests of Livestock and Poultry in British Columbia
  [Links to info on the natural history and control of cattle grubs, horse bots, sheep bots, other flies and other insects and mites affecting these animals; Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, British Columbia]
  
  
• Order Diptera
  [Info on mosquito and fly pests; scroll down to "Myiasis Producing Diptera Larvae" for info on the natural history and control of cattle grubs, sheep bots, horse bots, Cuterebra and other fly pests; includes photos of the larvae of several species, along with closeup photos of the posterior spiracles of the larvae; from the Veterinary Parasitology-- Entomology Section website of the College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University]
  
  
• Warble Control in Alberta
  [Info on warble flies that infest cattle and their control; Alberta, Canada Agriculture, Food and Rural Development]
  
  
• Sheep Insect Management
  [Info on the natural history and control of the sheep nose bot fly, other flies and other insects affecting sheep; University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension]
  
  
• Sheep Bot Flies
  [Brief info on the appearance and natural history of the sheep nose bot fly, with b&w drawings of an adult and larva; North Carolina Pest Management Information]
  
  
• Progress on Eradication of Warble Fly in the UK
  [Info on the lifecycles of cattle grubs (Hypoderma) and efforts to manage these pests in the United Kingdom; from Rob Hutchinson's Veterinary Entomology website]
  
  
• Horse bot flies
  [Info on natural history and b&w drawings of the lifecycle stages of horse stomach bot flies, from the Insect and Related Pests of Man and Animals website; Center for IPM, North Carolina State University]
  
  
• Horse bot fly
  [Info on the horse bot fly and photo of larvae; Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Texas A&M University]
  
  
• Horse Insect Control Guide
  [Info on the natural history and control of horse-infesting bot flies, other flies and other insects affecting horses; University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension]
  
  
• Parasite Information-- Bot Fly
  [Info on the natural history and control of horse-infesting bot flies; by Health Horse Products, Phoenix, AZ]
  
  
• Torsalo Fly, Dermatobia hominis
  [Info on the lifecycle of the human bot fly, with drawings of an adult, larva, and a 'porter' mosquito with attached bot fly eggs; from John R. Meyer's entomology course website, Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University]
  
  
• Bot Flies, aka Torsalo or Dermatobia hominis-- p. 1 and p. 2
  [Page 1 has general info on Cuterebra and Dermatobia biology, a picture of a Cuterebra adult and a larva of a human bot fly and the wound it causes, and several first-person accounts of being infested by human bot fly larvae. Page 2 describes a case of a child with a human bot fly larva under his lower eyelid, with photos documenting medical extraction of the larva, as well as the larva after being removed. This report's title is "Anterior Orbital Myiasis Caused by Human Botfly (Dermatobia hominis)" by Capt R.L. Goodman, Col M. A. Montalvo, Maj J. B. Reed, LTC F. W. Scribbick, C. P. McHugh, R. L. Beatty & R. Aviles; published in the Archives of Opthamology 118(#7) (July 2000)]
  
  
• Diagnosis: Bot Fly Infestation or Cutaneous Myiasis
  [Info on human bot fly infestation, with photos of Dermatobia larvae and the wound one caused in a person; George Washington University School of Medicine]
  
  
• Myiasis Man
  [Personal account of letting a human bot fly larva develop to maturity under one's skin; from the Belmont University Department of Biology Principles of Biology II - Zoology course]
  
  
• Do you know what a Human Botfly is? Well you will after reading this!
  [Personal and technical accounts of a person infested with human bot fly larvae in his scrotum]
  
  
• Human Bot Fly Question
  [Email forum dealing mostly with human bot fly infestations]
  
  
• Parasitic Diseases
  [Links to 100's of parasite websites; scroll down to 'Ectoparasitic Infestations/ Myiasis' for a few links to human infestation by bot flies and other flies; Karolinska Institute Library, Stockholm, Sweden]
  
  
• Screwworm flies as agents of wound myiasis
  [Describes the various types of myiasis, with examples (including photos of adults and larvae) of representative myiasis-causing fly species, with emphasis on screwworm flies, including photos of the lifecycle stages]
  
  
• The Associated Microflora to the Larvae of Human Bot Fly Dermatobia hominis L. Jr. (Diptera: Cuterebridae) and its Furuncular Lesions in Cattle
  [Abstract of a paper by E. Sancho, M. Caballero & I. Ruíz-Martínez; published in Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Vol. 91(#3) (May/Jun. 1996)]
  
  

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• bugbios
  [Info, photos and other images of many insects, including insects in human culture, and additional links]
  
  
• Entomology Index of Internet Resources
  [Extensive directory and search engine of insect-related internet resources; compiled by J. K. VanDyk & L. B. Bjostad, Iowa State University]
  
  
• Insects on the WWW
  [1000's of links to internet info on insects, spiders, ticks, mites, scorpions and other arthropods; compiled by Jun Fan]
  
  
• Animal Pictures Archive
  [Search for photos of many insect, arthropod and other animal species; also, a few insect sound files and insect/arthropod video clips]
  
  
• Featured Creatures
  [In-depth profiles, with photos, of many insects, mites, nematodes and other organisms, especially those that are of interest to Florida's residents; Department of Entomology & Nematology, University of Florida]
  
  
• Forensic Entomology
  [Info & photos of insects, their lifecycles, etc., of relevance to forensic entomology, with additional links; by J. H. Byrd]
  
  
• Singing Insects of North America
  [Info, photos, drawings & songs of crickets, katydids and cicadas; by T. J. Walker & T. E. Moore]
  
  
• Insect Identification 5 -- Order Diptera
  [Info, photos & links for many fly species; replace 'ID5' in the url (http://www.wm.edu/biology/entomology/ID5.htm) with 'ID1' or up to 'ID6' for other orders of insects (unfortunately, the pages are not interlinked)]
  
  
• Insects - Flies
  [Info on flies; many links to other fly websites; by Linda Mosbacker]
  
  
• The University of Florida Book of Insect Records
  [Info on the smallest, largest, fastest, loudest, etc., species of insects]
  
  
• Animals of S.E. Minnesota
  [Info on the natural history of insects, mammals and other animals occurring in southeastern Minnesota, with photos; from the Rickert Nature Preserves website]
  
  
• The Veterinary Parasitology Images Gallery
  [Info, photos & drawings of insects, ticks and mites of veterinary significance; Marcelo de Campos Pereira, University of São Paulo, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Parasitology]
  
  
• List of Threatened and Endangered Insects
  [Species lists with some photos and additional links; part of the US Fish & Wildlife Service's Species Information: Threatened and Endangered Animals and Plants website]
  
  
• Insects & Human Society
  [Info on how insects have changed major battles, altered governments, and shaped human history, with additional links; by Tim Mack]
  
  

• Animal Diversity Web
  [Search for natural history and other info on and photos of a variety of animals; from the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology website]
  
  
• Animal Pictures Archive
  [Search for photos of many animal species; also, many animal sound files and some video clips]
  
  
• Electronic Zoo / NetVet - Animal Image Collection
  [100's of links to websites with info & photos of animals]
  
  
• Animals
  [Info on animals, including which species are the largest, smallest, fastest, slowest, etc., from the Ecoworld website]
  
  
• Animals of S.E. Minnesota
  [Info on the natural history of insects, mammals and other animals occurring in southeastern Minnesota, with photos; from the Rickert Nature Preserves website]
  
  
• Northern Prairie Biological Resources
  [Info on the natural history of, and photos and range maps for the many animals that occur in the Northern Prairie region of the US, from the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, USGS]
  
  
• Nebraska Wildlife
  [Info on the natural history and management of many of the birds and mammals occurring in Nebraska, along with photos]
  
  
• Michigan Wildlife Diseases Manual
  [Info on 'diseases' (parasites, bacteria, viruses, fungi, tumors, pesticides & other toxins, etc.) of wildlife; State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division]
  
  
• How To Locate a Wildlife Rehabilitator
  [State-by-state and international listing of many wildlife rehabilitators]
  
  
• The Chipmunk Place
  [Info on the natural history and other aspects of chipmunks, with additional links]
  
  
• The Squirrel Page
  [Many links to websites about tree squirrels, flying squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, urban wildlife, prairie dogs, etc.]
  
  
• SquirrelWorld
  [Info on basic care and feeding of orphaned infant gray squirrels, by Russell Smith]
  
  
• TheSquirrelStore
  [Info on squirrel rehabilitation, along with pictures to help age infant squirrels; rehabbing supplies and formulas for sale]
  
  
• Diarrhea-Free! Successful Infant Rabbit Rehabilitation
  [Detailed 2-part article describing rehabilitation of wild rabbits, by Lou Rea Kenyon]

• Tree Squirrel Bot Fly (home page)

     Frank Slansky & Lou Rea Kenyon // fslansky@ufl.edu

     Version 1.3 (December 9, 2002)