Week 1: Ch 1 and 5

Modern medical entomology is usually recognized as beginning when?

19th century

How many insect species did Dr. Terry Erwin estimate there to be in 1982?

30 Million

insects make up _____% of 1 Million + described animal species?

80%

The species _______ vectors yellow fever.

Aedes aegypti

The order Scorpionida is found in which class?

Arachnida

Wuchereria bancrofti is the causative agent of what disease?

Bancroftian filariasis

What vectors Babesia bigemina?

Boophilus annulatus

Chagas disease is named for ... ?

Carlos Chagas

___________ is extracted from the cochineal insect and used to produce bright red dyes.

Carminic acid

What medical condition can be treated using the venom from a honey bee stinger, according to your textbook?

Chronic arthritis

What is the common name of the insect that is used to illustrate classic biological control?

Cottony cushion scale

Which of the following arthropod classes has two body regions and 2 pairs of legs on each body segment?

Diplopoda

What term is used for the consumption of insects?

Entomophagy

Classification System from largest to smallest

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

How do arthropods filter their blood?

Malphighian tubules

The study of insects that affect humans and public health is known as? _________ entomology is the study of insects, insect-borne diseases, and other related issues affecting people and public health.

Medical Entomology

Who was the first to demonstrate pathogen transmission by blood feeding arthropods?

Patrick Manson

Which of these is found in high concentrations in edible insects?

Protein, beneficial fats, Vitamins B1 and B3, and Iron

What is the name given for the production of silk by raising silkworms?

Sericulture

Babesia bigemina is the causative agent of what disease?

Texas cattle fever

Who led the the US Yellow Fever Commission at Havana Cuba?

Walter Reed

Which stage of a parasitoid is free living?

adult stage

_____________ is the keeping of bees, especially on a large scale.

apiculture

What type of organism causes the plague?

bacterium

_____________ is the reduction in numbers or elimination of pest organisms by interference with their ecology, usually through the introduction of predators or parasites.

biological control

Latrodectus mactans is:

black widow spider

Endemic typhus is spread by?

body lice

A(n) _________ returns organic matter back into the ecosystem, and insects are often classified as this trophic level.

decomposer

The act of injecting venom into animal tissues is called ____________.

envenomation

Bubonic plague is spread by?

fleas

A non-living object that spreads disease is called a(n)___________.

fomite

The fluid-filled body cavity of arthropods is called:

haemocoel

Arthropod literally means:

jointed leg

Chagas disease is spread by?

kissing bugs

Encephalitis is spread by ____ ?

mosquitoes

Glossina palpalis is commonly known as:

tsetse fly

A living organism that spreads disease is called a(an) ______

vector

The lung fluke Paragonimus ____________ uses crustations as intermediate hosts on their way to mesopredators.

westermani