- directly damaging animals or
 animal products
- reducing milk production
- lowering feed efficiency
- decreasing animal resistance to
 disease
- reduction of available food
 supplies through competition

 Cattle

 Cattle are an important factor
in the economy of the Islands. They
are attacked by a number of insect


pests including:

HOUSE FLIES


 House flies can transmit many
animal diseases, as they feed on manure
and animal secretions. They have
sponging mouthparts. Large numbers
of flies may annoy penned cattle
causing reduced efficiency or production
The egg develops to adult in a life
cycle of about 7 to 14 days. Continuous
development occurs throughout the
year.


MOUTHPARTS


SPONGING MOUTHPARTS