6-10-2 Prevention of Flies and Mosquitoes Flashcards
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House Fly
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- Most widely distributed insect of importance to mankind
- Has 4 equally broad, dark longitudinal stripes
2
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Blow Fly
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- Known as blue-bottle or green-bottle flies
3
Q
Sand Fly
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- Body an wings covered in hair, only females have piercing mouth parts for sucking blood
Known to transmit: - Bacterial (Bartenella)
- Viral (Sand fly or pappataci fever)
- Protozoal (Leishmaniasis)
4
Q
TSE TSE Fly
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- Identified when wings are resting
Scissor like fashion above abdomen - Transmits Trypanosomiasis
5
Q
Black Fly
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- Small, 1-5mm
- Develops Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)
6
Q
Horse or Deer Fly
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- Robust with powerful wings
- Exceedingly painful bites
- Transmits anthrax and tularemia
7
Q
Sand Fly control methods
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- Sand flies have a short flight range, elimination of breeding site near infestation will give good control.
- Residual sprays used
8
Q
Black Fly control methods
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Controlled by larvicides, PPE and use of protective netting and faboric
9
Q
3 types of Mosquitoes
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Aedes Aegypti
Anopheles Species
Culex Species
10
Q
Aedes Aegypti
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- Southeastern and southern states
- Lyre shaped
- Eggs laid singly on the side of containers at or above the waterline
Transmits:
- Dengue Fever
- Yellow Fever
- Tularemia
- Filarial Nematodes
11
Q
Anopheles Species
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- Spotted wings
- Transmits MALARIA
12
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Culex Species
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- Tropical regions
- Transmits Encephalomyelitis
