ENTO 208 All Questions
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
