A large fly which lays its eggs on the legs of mammals such as cattle and horses. The larvae migrate internally to the host's back, where they form a small lump with a breathing hole, dropping to the ground later when fully grown.
牛皮蝇，皮瘤蝇
Genus Hypoderma, family Oestridae: several species, including the widespread H. bovis
Example sentencesExamples
He says Britain's mad cow outbreak can be traced to a mid-1980s government policy requiring farmers to apply high doses of a pesticide called Phosmet to their cows to kill warble fly larvae.
The warble fly lays eggs on cattle in the Spring and Summer, and the larvae enter the animal to migrate through it.
The Minister for Agriculture today alerted farmers that cattle, particularly those which may have come into the jurisdiction within the past year, could show signs of warble fly.
His research began by linking outbreaks of the disease with the compulsory application of organophosphate pesticides, used to prevent warble fly infestation in cattle.
Definition of warble fly in US English:
warble fly
nounˈwôrbəl flī
A large fly which lays its eggs on the legs of mammals such as cattle and horses. The larvae migrate internally to the host's back, where they form a small lump with a breathing hole, dropping to the ground later when fully grown.
牛皮蝇，皮瘤蝇
Genus Hypoderma, family Oestridae: several species, including the widespread H. bovis
Example sentencesExamples
The Minister for Agriculture today alerted farmers that cattle, particularly those which may have come into the jurisdiction within the past year, could show signs of warble fly.
The warble fly lays eggs on cattle in the Spring and Summer, and the larvae enter the animal to migrate through it.
He says Britain's mad cow outbreak can be traced to a mid-1980s government policy requiring farmers to apply high doses of a pesticide called Phosmet to their cows to kill warble fly larvae.
His research began by linking outbreaks of the disease with the compulsory application of organophosphate pesticides, used to prevent warble fly infestation in cattle.