(1) An endoparasitic worm is transferred from a mosquito to its host when bitten.(2) The only indication of endoparasitic infection in the present study was the eggs of an unknown species recovered from the intestinal tract.(3) However, they are endoparasites , spending most of their lives inside the roots.(4) Another factor inhibiting the finch is a high level of infection by an endoparasitic mite which affects its respiratory system.(5) In contrast, they found infrequent infestations of endoparasites and attributed this to the whales' long period of fasting each year.(6) It embraces some 300 described members which are exclusively endoparasitic to insects and other organisms.(7) She confirmed that endoparasites and ectoparasites also attack and reduce sheep production.(8) All of the 5000 or so known species of tapeworms are endoparasites .