(adapted from Higley, L. G., L. L. Karr, and L. P. Pedigo. 1989. Manual of Entomology and Pest Management. Macmillan, New York)
| Vector | Pathogen | Disease | Distribution | Victim |
| ACARI (ticks and mites) | Rickettsia | |||
| Liponyssoides sanguineus | Rickettsia akari | rickettsial pox | world | humans |
| Leptotrombidium spp. | Rickettsia tsutsugamushi | scrub typhus | Southeast Asia | humans |
| various, especially Dermacentor spp. | Rickettsia rickettsii | Rocky Mountain spotted fever | North and South America | humans |
| Bacteria | ||||
| Argas spp. | Borrelia anserina | avian spirochetosis | Africa, Australia, Middle East, South America | birds |
| Ixodes scapularis, Ixodes pacificus | Borrelia burgdorferi | Lyme disease | United States | humans |
| Ornithodoros spp. | Borrelia recurrentis | relapsing fever | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America | humans |
| various spp. | Francisella tularensis | tularemia | world | humans |
| Protozoa | ||||
| Boophilus annulatus (& other species) | Babesia bigemina | Texas cattle fever | Africa, Central and South America, Europe, Southeast Asia | cattle |
| Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (& other species) | Theileria parva | East Coast fever | Africa | cattle |
| Virus | ||||
| Dermacentor andersoni (& other species) | CTF virus | Colorado tick fever | United States, Canada | humans |
| Hyalomma marginatum | CCHF virus | Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever | Africa, Asia, Europe | humans |
| Ixodes persulcatus (& other species) | RSSE virus | Russian spring-summer encephalitis | Russia | humans |
| Ixodes ricinus | LI virus | louping ill | Europe | sheep |
| Ixodes ricinus (& other species) | TBE virus | tick-borne encephalitis | Europe, Russia | humans |
| Ornithodoros porcinus | ASF virus | African swine fever | Africa, Europe | swine |
| INSECTS | ||||
| Anoplura (lice) | Bacteria | |||
| Pediculus humanus | Borrelia recurrentis | epidemic relapsing fever | Africa | humans |
| Rickettsia | ||||
| Pediculus humanus | Rickettsia prowazekii | louse-borne typhus | Africa | humans |
| Pediculus humanus | Rochalimaea quintana | trench fever | Africa, Asia, Europe, Central & South America | humans |
| Diptera (flies) | Viruses | |||
| Culicoides spp. | bluetongue virus | bluetongue | Africa, Asia, United States | sheep |
| Culicoides spp. | BEF virus | bovine ephemeral fever | Africa, Australia | cattle |
| Aedes spp. especially A. aegypti | DEN virus | dengue | Carribean, Southeast Asia, North America | humans |
| Aedes spp. especially A. aegypti | YF virus | yellow fever | Africa, Central & South America | humans |
| Aedes spp. especially A. triseriatus | LAC virus | LaCrosse encephalitis | North America | humans |
| Culex spp. | SLE virus | St. Louis encephalitis | North & South America | humans, horses |
| Culex spp. | JBE virus | Japanese encephalitis | eastern Asia | humans |
| Culex and Culiseta spp. | WEE virus | western equine encephalitis | Europe, North & South America | humans, horses |
| various spp. | EEE virus | eastern equine encephalitis | North & South America | humans, horses |
| various spp. | VEE virus | Venezuelan equine encephalitis | North & South America | humans, horses |
| various spp. | RVF virus | Rift Valley fever | Africa | humans, livestock |
| Phlebotomus papatasi (& other species) | sand fly fever virus | sand fly fever | Africa, Asia, Europe | humans |
| Protozoa | ||||
| Anopheles spp. | Plasmodium falciporum, P. malariae, P. ovale, P. vivax | malaria | world (tropics) | humans |
| Glossina spp. | Trypanosoma brucei gambiense | sleeping sickness | tropical Africa | humans |
| Phlebotomus spp. (Old World); Lutzomyia spp. (New World) | Leishmania spp. | Leishmaniasis, Kala-azar, dumdum fever | world (New World: forested and arid tropics) (Old World: savanna, steppe, subtropical) | humans, dogs |
| Glossina spp. | Trypanosoma brucei brucei | nagana | tropical Africa | cattle |
| Nematodes | ||||
| Aedes, Anopheles, & Mansonia spp. | Brugia malayi | brugian filariasis | Southeast Asia | humans |
| Culex pipiens, Aedes & Anopheles spp. | Wuchereria brancrofti | Bancroftian filariasis | world (tropics) | humans |
| various spp. | Dirofilaria immitis | dog heartworm | world | dogs |
| Simulium spp. | Onchocerca volvulus | onchocerciasis | Africa, tropical South America | humans |
| Chrysops spp. | Loa loa | loiasis | Africa | humans |
| Hemiptera (true bugs) | Protozoa | |||
| Triatominae spp. | Trypanosoma cruzi | Chagas' disease | South America | humans |
| Siphonaptera (fleas) | Bacteria | |||
| Xenopsylla spp., primarily X. cheopis | Yersinia pestis | plague | world | humans |
| Rickettsia | ||||
| various spp. | Rickettsia typhi | murine (flea-borne) typhus | Central & North America, Europe | humans |
| Virus | ||||
| Spilopsyllus cuniculi | myxomatosis virus | myxomatosis | Australia, Europe | rabbits |