ENTO 208 All Questions

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How long do adult mayflies usually live?

1-2 days

Blowflies have how many larval instars?

3

How many spiracular slits does a thrid instar maggot have in each posterior spiracle?

3

Muscidae larvae have how many larval instars?

3

Zoraptera are approximatly _________ mm long.

3

"When waiting to mate, male Tabanidae hover: "

3 meters above ground

About how many species of Sarcophagidae occur in the U.S.?

327

Approximately how many species of Sarcophagidae are found in North America?

327

"According to lecture, how many Tabanidae species are found on the North American continent? "

335

The Dengue virus has how many serotypes?

4

How many instars do Tabanidae larvae have?

6-13

According to your reading, how many pairs of gills do Ephemeroptera naiads have?

7

About how many species of muscidae occur in North America?

700

Sheering sheep reduces sheep keds by how much?

75%

How many moults does it take Diplura to reach sexual maturity?

8 to 10

What percentage of female Tabanidae must return to a host to finish feeding (what percent are unsuccesful at their initial feeding attempt)?

90%

What is distinctive about Anoplura?

Absence of mandibles

How can dragonflies help control Tabanidae?

Attack Tabanidae adults

Deer flies fall into which sub order?

Brachycera

How can ladybird beetles help control Tabanidae?

Eat Tabanidae eggs

First instar Zoraptera have what organ to assist in breaking the egg shells?

Egg burster

Which of these causes clogged arteries and capillaries in the head and neck of deer?

Elaeophorosis

Only male Ephemeroptera have (as opposed to females):

Elongated forelegs

The modified forewings of coleoptera are known as:

Elytra

What is considered the most primitive of the Exopterygota?

Ephemeroptera

What order has cerci?

Ephemeroptera

The beetle suborder Polyphaga have which type of larvae?

Eruciform

A major morphological characteristic of Psycoptera is:

Expanded clypeus

The principal head suture used in identifying flies the the ________ suture.

Frontal

The organ used for jumping in Collembola is:

Furculum

A female fly with fully formed eggs ready to lay is called:

Gravid

Every year College Station is overrun by black crickets. To which superfamily do these crickets likely belong?

Grylloidea

"You find a Tabanidae with short antennae and an enlarged basal flagellum, clear wings, and no apaical tibial spurs. To which sub group does this specimin belong? "

Horse flies

"You find a Tabanidae with short antennae, an enlarged flagellum and clear wings. What have you found?"

Horse fly

What is the most important arthropod affecting human and animal health in the world?

Mosquitoes

What do adult stoneflies eat?

Most do not have mouthparts

What common feature do Ephemeroptera lack?

Mouthparts

"Which species is characterized by four black vittae on a grey thorax, and a shorp forward bend in the M1 vein? "

Musca domestica

Which species is a known developmental host for nematodes?

Musca domestica

How are Gryotigma sp. voided from the horse digestive system?

With the feces

"According to your reading, termites have evolved from: "

Wood-boring cockroaches

Larvae move in the water how?

back and forth lashing of the abdomen

The common name for Treblidae is

bat fly

Which muscid fly is associated with mechanical transmission of trachoma eye disease agents?

bazaar fly

Keds are most commonly found on:

birds

How can you tell Calliphoridae from Muscidae?

bristles on the meron

Hippoboscidae fall into which order?

diptera

The most effective attractant for Tabanidae is:

carbon dioxide

The most effective attractant for female Tabanidae is:

carbon dioxide

Collembola evolved in what type of climate?

cool

Where are Cuterbrinae found?

They are found in the Western hemisphere only

You find a clutch of Tabanidae eggs that are pearly white. What do you know?

They are less than a few hours old

Do Ephemeroptera have a greater than normal life expectancy?

True, while adults live for just a few days, the naiads can live for over a year.

Which Tabanidae instar has an egg burster?

first instar only

Which of the following is a real common name for the family Hippoboscidae?

louse flies

"After a mosquito feeds, the blood meal passes directly into which organ?"

midgut

Which answer represents one of the four aims of mosquito control?

minmize mosquito-vertebrate contact

What major veterinary disease do bot flies transmit?

none

What do adult bot flies feed on?

nothing

What do first instar Tabanidae larvae feed on?

nothing

The host fly that helps bot flies exhibit phoretic behavior is called:

porter

What structures scrape and direct flow of fluids on the labellum of sponging Muscidae?

pseudotracheae

What is the eversible sac called that a muscid fly uses to break out of its puparium?

ptilinum

What do you call the hardened case formed from the 3rd larval integument in which muscids pupate?

puparium

Which of these colors would a female Tabanid be most attracted to?

red

Phasmatodea eggs are camoflaged as:

seeds

What simple measure can be used to reduce ked numbers?

shearing ewes before lambs are born

Lucilia sericata is commonly known as:

sheep blow fly

Melophagus ovinus is commonly known as:

sheep ked

Which is an important biting member of the subfamily Muscinae?

stable fly

Which of these is a disease vectored by Tabanidae?

swamp fever, Anaplasmosis, Elaophorosis

What term describes fly species which exploit foods and habitats created by agriculture and other human activities?

synanthropic

What is the collophore used for?

Osmoregulation and water absorption

Which of these mosquito species is not capable of transmitting malaria in the United States?

An. gambiae

The horse fly falls into which family?

Tabanidae

Which of these muscid flies does bite?

horn fly

"According to your reading, adult flies characterized by short antennae bearing a terminal annulus or stylus fall into which group? "

Tabanomorpha

The leathery forewings in Orthoptera are called:

Tegmina

A checkerboard pattern on a fly is called:

Tessellated

Lipoptena cervi is commonly known as:

The deer ked

Horse flies tend to favor what region of a host?

legs

The orthopteroid orders are distinguished from the Hemipteroid orders by a large ___________ on the hind wing.

Anal lobe

Those species that must feed on blood prior to their producing eggs are referred to as:

Anautogenous

Paleoptera literally means

Ancient wings

What suborder do dragonflies fall into?

Anisoptera

Which mosquito is the major vector of Malaria?

Anopheles gambiae

The house fly, Musca domestica, occurs on all continents EXCEPT:

Antarctica

Dragonflies take how long in the naiad form?

Over 5 years

"According to lecture, adults can bite how many times per minute in heavily infested areas? "

10

What percentage of Tabanids finish feeding completely after the first bite attempt?

10%

How many species of Blattodea are pests?

12

According to lecture, approximately how many species of Ditpera are found in the world?

120,000

Thysanura develop through how many larval instars?

14

The sheep ked was introduced into the US

1400s

According to lecture, how many species of mosquito are currently in North America north of Mexico?

176

When was Grylloblattodea discovered?

1915

When was Cochliomyia homnivorax eradicated from the U.S.?

1966

How many adult instars do Ephemeroptera have?

2

How many spiracular slits does a second instar maggot have in each posterior spiracle?

2

Odonata have how many ocelli?

2

Odonata naiads have a labium that forms:

A mask

The Proturan front legs are developed and do what?

Act as antennae

What does chrysoptin do?

Acts as an anticoagulant

"According to lecture, which mosquito was responsible for the exsanguination of cattle along the Texas coast in 1981? "

Aedes sollicitans

Where is the Mantophasmatodea found?

Africa

The natural antibiotic secreted by blow fly maggots is called:

Allantoin

"In most fly wings, there is an incision on the posterior side of the wing near the base that separates off a small basal lobe, called the _________. "

Alula

Ephemeroptera niads feed on:

Algae, fungi, and some are predatory depending on the species

Of the species of cockroaches you saw in class, which is the largest with well developed wings?

American Cockroach

What is a furuncle?

An inflamed and painful swelling of the flesh with a hard core that houses a developing bot fly maggot

Diplura and Protura fall into what subclass?

Apterygota

What allows Isoptera to feed on cellulose?

Bacterial symbionts

How do we break up subfamilies of bot flies?

Based on preferred feeding sites

"According to your reading, the main family of economic importance in the Blattaria is the: "

Blattidae

Siphonaptera feed on:

Blood

Which color is most likely to attract a female Tabanidae

Blue, black, red

Melophagus ovinus will vector which of these diseases?

Bluetongue virus

What order has a collophore?

Collembola

Which Apterygota order is of main interest in agriculture and horticulture?

Collembola

Which order may be used for early testing of soil pollution?

Collembola

What Family are mosquitoes found in?

Culicidae

"According to your reading, the study of mosquitoes is known as: "

Culicidology

What is the primary vector of Eastern Equine Encephalitis?

Culiseta melnura

The subfamily for the new world skin fly is:

Cuterebrinae

You find an adult insecy with hind and forewings narrow at the base, wings held vertically at rest, large compound eyes separated dorsally, and slender bodied niads. What is the common name of this insect?

Damselfly

What do Protura feed on?

Decomposing matter and fluids

Primates are a host for a sylvatic-enzootic cycle of what disease?

Dengue fever

What are earwigs

Dermaptera

What are earwigs?

Dermaptera

A non-living thing that can transmit disease is called:

Fomite

Nycteribiidae fall into which order?

Diptera

Streblidae fall into which order?

Diptera

What filarial nematode is responsible for Heartworm disease in dogs?

Dirofilaria immitis

Fisherman call the Ephemeropteran preimago the:

Dun

"In general, when are Tabanidae attacks highest? "

During midday or in late afternoon

Larval siphonaptera feed on what (according to lecture)?

Fecal matter from the adults

Which of these is NOT currently an option for aiding in the eradication of lymphatic filariasis?

Filariasis vaccine

An anautogenous fly must:

Find a protein meal to produce eggs

Which Tabanidae instar has an egg burster?

First instar only

Yellow fever is found in which family of viruses?

Flaviviridae

Springtails are pests in:

Gardens

The subfamily for the stomach bot fly is:

Gasterophilinae

You see bot fly eggs on the inner forelegs of your horse. To what subfamily do these flies likely belong?

Gasterophilinae

Tabanidae adults feed on the fecal matter of what order?

Hemiptera

"According to the study we discussed in class, what was the most prevelant ectoparasite on deer in Texas? "

Hippoboscidae

Which of these most resembles the louse?

Hippoboscidae

The hind wings of Diptera are called:

Halteres

Ants fall into which order?

Hymenoptera

Bumblebees fall into which order?

Hymenoptera

The subfamily for the old world skin fly is:

Hypodermatinae

The sub order for mosquitoes is:

Nematocera

Elaophorosis is a:

Nematode

Plecoptera are most abundant:

In cool climates

Tabanidae mating occurs:

In flight

Where do Megaloptera larvae live?

In fresh water

Where do Odonata generally lay their eggs?

In rafts of the water surface

If you wanted to find Protura, where would you look?

In soil, in leaf litter, under stones or bark and in animal burrows

The greatest diversity of Siphonaptera is found:

In temperate areas

Members of Streblidae are found:

In the new world

Most species of Hippoboscidae are:

In tropical and subtropical regions

What is myiasis?

Infestation of a living animal with fly larvae

A fly that retains its eggs and lays them when they pupate is known as:

Pupiarous

_______ exhibits a caste system

Isoptera

You find a large Dermapteran with curved cerci. What do you know about this insect?

It is male

Tabanidae over winter as:

Larvae

Why don't warbles get secondary infections?

Larvae produce antibiotics

Sarcophagidae tend to be:

Larviporous

The common name for Hippoboscidae is:

Louse fly

What is the enzyme found in beetles that can produce light?

Luciferase

"According to lecture, which is the SECOND largest order in the class insecta? "

Lepidoptera

Approximately how big are Proturans?

Less than 2 mm

How big are Collembola

Less than 6mm

Collembola are generally

Less than 6mm long

Trichoptera are characterized by:

Long silky hairs on their wings

What disease invades and destroys red blood cells in humans?

Malaria

What type of mouth parts do Psycoptera have?

Mandibulate

What types of mouthparts do Thysanura have?

Mandibulate

Which order can turn its head from side to side without moving any other body part?

Mantodea

The most recent order of insects discovered is:

Mantophasmatodea

The most recent order to be discovered is:

Mantophasmatodea

The name of this order is a mix between praying mantids and walking sticks:

Mantophasmatodea

This order was named because the entomologist had just watched the movie Gladiator.

Mantophasmatodea

Dobsonflies are in what order?

Megaloptera

"This family of Mallophaga is large, and contains only ectoparasites of birds. "

Menoponidae

Most adult Lepidoptera feed on:

Nectar

"Megaloptera and Raphidioptera were, at one time, lumped into which order?"

Neuroptera

This order does not have a complete digestive system as larvae:

Neuroptera

Which order lays its eggs on silken stalks?

Neuroptera

The louse egg is known as:

Nit

The suffix "aptera" means:

No wings

Thysan means

fringed

The subfamily for the nose bot fly is:

Oestrinae

"You notice your flock of sheep has stopped grazing, and is pusing their muzzles into clumps of grass and bushes. What fly is likely attacking the flock? "

Oestrus ovis

Where is the arista found on Calliphoridae?

On the antennae (it's part of the antennae)

Where are the silk glands found in Embiidina?

On the foretarsae

Where do deer flies normally feed?

On the head and shoulders

Where is the meron located?

On the lateral portion of the mesothorax

Where do horse flies normall feed?

On the legs and ventral surfaces

Where do horse flies normally feed?

On the legs and ventral surfaces

When do male Tabanidae emerge from their pupae?

One day before females

Cockroaches cover their eggs in a hard casing called a(n):

Ootheca

What are spermatophores?

Packages of sperm placed for external fertilization

Which region is richer in hippoboscids than any other?

Palaeotropic

Which of these is not an amplification host of Rift Valley Fever?

Passerine birds

What is transovarial transmission?

Passing of a pathogen from adult female mosquito to eggs

"Because some Mallophaga are very small, they may disperse by ""hitching a ride,"" scientifically known as: "

Phoresy

You find a dark green blowfly with black legs and a bright orange anterior thoracic spiracle. What species is this?

Phormia regina

Which of these is responsible for Trench Fever?

Phthiraptera

What do collembola primarily feed on?

Plant matter

Insects that produce honeydew feed on:

Plant xylem and phloem

What do phasmatodea feed on?

Plants

What order is used as a bioindicator of water health?

Plecoptera

What order lives the shortest amount of time as an adult?

Plecoptera Ephemeroptera

An adult Calliphoridae with a dusty or dull coating on their exoskeleton is known as:

Pollinose

How can you tell first instar Tabanidae larvae from other instars?

Presence of an egg burster

How can you tell a first from a second instar muscidae larvae?

Presence or absence of a prothoracic spiracle

Apterygota are considered:

Primarily Wingless

Maggot that feed on living tissues of living organisms are said to produce:

Primary myiasis

What is the major difference between primary and secondary reproductives in Isoptera?

Primary reproductives have wings while secondary reproductives do not

An autogenous fly can:

Produce eggs without a protein meal

Campodeiform beetle larvae have which orientation of mouthparts?

Prognathous

Book lice are in the order:

Psycoptera

The first insect order that usually colonizes a new island is:

Psycoptera

The most primitive type of lice listed is:

Psycoptera

Some Psycoptera have a large dark spot on the front wing called a(n):

Pterostigma

Which organ is used to emerge from a pupal casing in Diptera?

Ptilinum

Which organ is reponsible for the fly's ability to walk on walls and ceilings?

Pulvuli

How do dogs become infected with heart worm?

from a mosquito bite

Which order has larvae with adhesive organs on the abdomen?

Raphidioptera

The mantodea have what type of forelegs?

Raptorial

What type of front legs does Mantodea have?

Raptorial

The furculum is held in placee by a stiff band of tissue called the:

Retinaculum

Which of these diseases are bird reservoir hosts NOT vital for amplification of the pathogen?

Rift Valley Fever

Which of these is NOT a Flavivirus transmitted by mosquitoes?

Rift Valley Fever virus

What is a mating technique found in Springtails?

Ring of fire

"According to your reading, approximatly 2/3 of the Anoplura are parasitic on _________. "

Rodents

The elongated mouthparts found in Hemiptera are called:

Rostrum

"According to your reading, which group is divided into the acalyptratae and calyptratae flies? "

Schizophora

The Phoridae are commonly known as:

Scuttle flies

Maggot that only feed on necrotic tissue of living organisms are said to produce:

Secondary myiasis

Which of these is a known vector of Trypanosoma?

Stomoxys calcistrans

Which of these may vector anthrax to humans?

Stomoxys calcistrans

The longitudinal grooves on the elytra of some beetles are called:

Striations

The rubbing together of body parts to form sounds is known as:

Stridulation

What is the additional stage of development that Ephemeroptera have?

Subimago

Honeydew is full of:

Sugars and amino acids

Which of these is a disease vectored by Tabanidae?

Swamp fever

Phormia regina is commonly known as:

The black blowfly

"Which of these, according to your reading, distinguishes the muscoid flies from others? "

The frontal suture

Hippobosca equina is commonly known as:

The horse ked

The larvae of Neuroptera have sickle-shaped moutparts formed from:

The mandibles and maxillae

Why are mayfly naiads useful as pollution indicators?

The naiads require high quality water to survive.

The major difference between Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera naiads is:

The number of cerci

Which of these is a way to tell Cochliomyia macellaria from Chochliomyia homnivorax?

The presence of dark or light setae on the fronto-orbital plate

Why do we think Tabanidae larvae inject a toxin into their prey?

The prey stops struggling more quickly than anticipated

Why is the mesothorax very large in Ephemeroptera?

There are lots of muscles in that region.

What are the purpose of halteres in diptera?

They are organs of equilibrium

How do Oestrinae emerge from the host?

They are sneezed out by their host.

Why is a ventral tube an important appendage for Collembola?

They are soft bodied and become dessicated easily

Why do Calliphoridae extensively walk across a potential oviposition site?

They are tasting the site with their feet

Adult male Tabanidae prefer which type of host?

They don't feed on blood--they prefer nectar

What type of antennae do Protura have?

They don't have antennae

What type of mouthparts do Ephemeroptera adults have?

They don't have mouthparts

This family of thrips includes most of the species regarded as crop pests.

Thripidae

How are young Hippoboscidae larvae fed while growing in the female's abdomen?

Through milk glands

When and how do nematodes leave an infested housefly?

Through the mouthparts of the adult

Firebrat is one of the common names for which order?

Thysanura

Firebrats are in what order?

Thysanura

Which order contains probably the largest Apterygota?

Thysanura

Crane flies fall into which family?

Tipulidae

Where do Plecoptera naiads live?

Under stones in fast moving, well aerated waters.

If you wanted to collect Diplura, where would you look?

Under stones, among fallen leaves, in dead wood, or in the soil

Where is the ptilinum found?

Under the frontal suture on the head

A living organism that can transmit disease is called:

Vector

What virus causes encephalitis and is reservoired in horses?

Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis

A positive Coggins test means:

Your horse has Equine infectious anemia

When does mosquito mating occur?

a few days after adult emergence

Possible food for a mosquito larvae could be...

small organisms

Most hippoboscid flies:

are winged

The dung flies tend to prefer what?

cattle dung

What structure provides support for the head of muscid larvae?

cephalopharyngeal skeleton

Carnivorous Diplura have ______ while phytophagous Diplura do not?

cerci

Batches of Calliphoridae eggs are called:

clutches

"You find a Tabanidae with long antennae, striped wings, and apaical tibial spurs. To which sub group does this specimin belong? "

deer flies

What disease type is most often linked to mechanical transmission by house flies?

diarrhoeal

The female mosquito prefers to land on which body parts of a host?

head and legs

Bot fly larvae develop in

furuncle

The tiny modified hindwings that are located behind the insertins of the wings are called what?

halteres

Which of these hosts is a reservoir for the SECONDARY cycle of Western Equine Encephalitis?

jackrabbits

Where do stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans, usually prefer to feed on humans?

lower legs

Mosquito-borne filarial nematodes are associated with acute and chronic human disease termed what?

lymphatic filariasis

What is an aedeagus?

male genitalia

How can you tell male mosquiotes from female mosquitoes?

males have plumose antennaes

Leishmaniasis is assoicated with which fly?

sand flies

What determines the size of Tabanidae clutches?

size of the blood meal

Piophilidae are commonly known as:

skipper flies

Male Tabanidae feed on:

sugars

Cochliomyia hominivorax is commonly known as:

the primary screwworm

Cochliomyia macellaria is commonly known as:

the secondary screwworm

The suffix -ura, refers to what?

the tail

Mosquito pupae are commonly know as what?

tumblers

Where would you apply adulticides?

where adults rest where adults fly in the air

Mosquito larvae are commonly known as what?

wigglers and wrigglers

Diptera larvae generally have how many legs?

0

Univoltine mosquito species copmlete how many generations per year?

1

How many spiracular slits does a first instar maggot have in each posterior spiracle?

1 u-shaped slit

Damselflies can take how long in the naiad form?

1 year

Calliphoridae tend to have _________ notopleural bristles

2-3

"According to lecture, how many fly species are found in North America? "

20,000

About how many eggs to female Calliphoridae lay at once (or in quick succession)?

200

When was Mantophasmatodea discovered?

2002

How many species are known of Grylloblattodea?

26

You find a maggot with two spiracular slits in each posterior spiracle. What instar is this maggot?

2nd

Calliphoridae have how many larval instars?

3

How many larval instars do all Muscidae have?

3

Approximately how many species of Muscidae are there in the world?

4200

"According to lecture, how many muscidae in the U.S. are introduced species from the old world? "

5

What is the upper temperature limit of Grylloblattodea?

50-56F

A single generation of Grylloblattodea can take up to:

7 years

"According to your reading, which of these is NOT considered an infraorder of Brachycera? "

Aschiza

Musca domestica falls into which suborder?

Brachycera

The sub order for blow flies is:

Brachycera

How do you identify a Sarcophagidae species?

By looking at the adaegus

The muscoid flies fall into these two main groups:

Calyptratae and Acalypratae

The first meal for the adult Tabanidae consists of:

Carbohydrates

The most effective attractant for Tabanidae is:

Carbon dioxide

Which of these is considered a common olfactory cue used by blood-feeding flies?

Carbon dioxide

Close relatives of the Plecoptera have been found fossilized as early as the:

Carboniferous

Campodeiform beetle larvae are often:

Carnivores

Lepidopteran larvae are commonly known as (usually)

Caterpillars

What type of mouthparts do Isoptera have?

Chewing

Which disease has recently (within the last several months) spread to the Carribean and thus poses a risk to the United States?

Chikungunya

Which species has canabalistic and predatory maggots?

Chrysomya rufifacies

"According to lecture, which of these is a genus to which a Tabanidae pest species belong? "

Chrysops

What chemical keeps blood from clotting?

Chrysoptin

Which of these is most likely to cause primary myiasis?

Cochliomyia homnivorax

Blattodea literally means

Cockroach

Fireflies are in which order?

Coleoptera

Which is the largest order in the class Insecta?

Coleoptera

Webspinners are in what order?

Embiidina

Which large globular structure responds to vibrations of the flagellum induced by sound?

Johnston's organ

"The small, triangular segment of the mesothorax that sometimes shows between the elytra on beetles is called the: "

Mesoscutellum

Eastern Equine Encephalitis is often not found in what state?

Michigan

Which group of Diptera do you expect to have caudal structures to assist with attachment to substrates?

Simuliidae

In dragonflies, the sclerites of the thorax oint diagonally forwards. Why?

So the legs can catch small insects in the air

Why do the sclerites of the thorax in dragonflies point forwards?

So the legs can catch small insects in the air

How can you tell male from female Muscidae?

Spacing of the compound eyes

What is the major factor that determines the size of Calliphoridae adults?

Species and food availability during larval stages

Basilia boardmani is commonly known as:

Spider-like bat fly

A tessellated abdomen is:

checkerboard

The outer most layer of the egg shell is reffered to as what?

chorion

"According to lecture, which of these is a genus to which a Tabanidae pest species belong? "

chrysops

Tabanidae inject which compound when feeding on blood?

chrysoptin

Where do first instar maggots tend to feed?

close to the egg mass

What do we call the hard nudules on sheep skin formed by ked feeding?

cockles

Pleco means

folded

"You find a Tabanidae with short antennae and an enlarged basal flagellum, clear wings, and no apaical tibial spurs. To which sub group does this specimin belong? "

horse flies

Which fly was almost renamed the typhoid fly by Leland Howard?

house fly

Members of Nycteribiidae are found:

in the old world

"The large, free-standing structures built by termites are called: "

termitaria

What larval stage of filarial nematodes that is circulated in the blood and infect female mosquitoes taking a bloodmeal?

third stage

Swamp fever is what type of disease?

virus

The stripes on the dorsal surface of the thorax of the seconary screwworm are known as:

vittae

Furuncles are commonly known as:

warbles

The larval period in Tabanidae lasts:

"2-3 years, but maybe longer under harsh conditions"

Where are the clypters found?

"At the base of the wing edge, covering the halteres"

Where does Stomoxys calcitrans primarily breed?

"Decaying straw, oats, rice, barley, wheat, silage, and manure"

Where does pupation of Tabanidae occur?

"In drier soil, near the soil surface"

In what order to Tabanidae eclose from the pupal stage?

"The males eclose first, followed by the females one to several days later"

Which muscid subfamily includes the little house fly?

Faniinae

Which of these climatic factors did NOT contribute to the 2012 outbreak of West Nile Virus?

Heavy rainfall in the summer

"Of these orders, which is most likely to produce honeydew?"

Hemiptera

"Which of these is considered a ""catch-all"" order?"

Hemiptera

"Which of these species has larval posterior spiracles that resemble ""back to back Ds?"""

Musca domestica

Which of these species is known to be the developmental host for nematodes that cause problems in horses?

Musca domestica

Which of these was specifically mentioned as being synanthropic in class?

Muscidae

You find a fly with no bristles on the meron and an A1 vein that does not reach the margin. What family does this belong to?

Muscidae

You see a maggot with squiggly (or s-shaped) spiracular openings. What is the likely family?

Muscidae

You want to lower the number of Tabanidae eggs found near your livestock. What do you do?

Release ladybugs

How many lobes on the prothoracic spiracle are present in first instar muscidae?

They don't have prothoracic spiracles

Larval lacewings produce what type of fecal matter in the environment?

They don't produce fecal matter into the environment

How many simple eyes do Diplura have?

They have no eyes at all

How are Embiidina foretarsi modified?

They have silk glands

How do house fly larvae become infested with nematodes?

They ingest the eggs in fecal matter

How do sheep keds (Melophagus ovinus) primarily spread to new hosts?

They move from ewes to lambs.

How do Hypoderma bovis larvae migrate through cattle tissue?

They pass through connective tissue to the spinal column and onto the back of the cow

What regions are most heavily burdened with mosquito-borne diseases?

Tropics/Subtropics

Which of these is attractive to female Tabanidae?

Volatiles assoicated with urine

Phasmatodea are commonly known as:

Walking sticks

What is gadding?

Wandering restlessness by animals

The collophore may be used for what:

Water absoprtion and osmoregulation


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