horn fly - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about horn fly Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,522,548,704 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

horn fly

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.09 sec.

horn fly

Small fly that is a pest of cattle and other animals.

Classification

Horn flies are in the family Muscidae, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
No references found
 
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
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.