Hypoderma tarandi: Difference between revisions

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The larvae of this fly are a skin-penetrating ectoparasite that usually infest populations of reindeer and [[caribou]] in Arctic areas, causing harm to the hides, meat and milk in domesticated herds. They also may cause [[Ophthalmomyiasis]] in humans.<ref>[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224413000217 Warble infestations by Hypoderma tarandi (Diptera; Oestridae) recorded for the first time in West Greenland muskoxen]</ref>

==As food==

{{see also|Entomophagy}}

''Hypoderma tarandi'' larvae were part of the traditional diet of the [[Nunamiut]] people.<ref>Eric Loker, Bruce Hofkin et al. ''Parasitology: A Conceptual Approach''. p. 229</ref>

==See also==

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[[Category:Parasitic flies]]

[[Category:Parasites of mammals]]

[[Category:Insects as food]]