6-10 Prevention of Flies and Mosquitoes Flashcards
What is significant about the common house fly?
Most widely distributed insect of importance to mankind
what is the house flies disease
importance?
- Vomit on food
- good mechanical vector
- Walks on organic filth
What are some characteristics of the sand fly?
- bodies are densely covered in hair
- only females have piercing mouth parts
What diseases can the sand fly spread?
- Bartonella
- Sand fly fever
- Leishmaniasis
What are some characteristics of the TSE TSE fly?
Folding wings like scissors when resting
What is the TSE TSE fly capable of transmitting?
Trypanosomiasis
What diseases can the Black fly spread?
-Onchocerciasis or river blindness
What are some characteristics of the horse fly?
- Large
- Inflict an exceedingly painful bite
What diseases can the horse fly transmit?
- Anthrax or tularemia
- Trypanosomes
- Loa Loa
What is the easiest way to control the house fly and blow fly?
- eliminate garbage
- eliminate nearby breeding area
What methods are used to control the sand fly?
- Elimination of potential breeding sources
- Apply residual sprays
What is the best way to control the black fly?
Application of larvicides to streams where eggs are laid
What is the best way to identify the Aedes Aegypti?
-White bands on the base of the tarsal segments
Where do Aedes Aegypti lay their eggs?
-Side of container or above the waterline
What diseases does the Aedes Aegypti transmit?
- Dengue Fever
- Yellow Fever
- Tularemia
- Filarial Nematodes
How can you identify the Anopheles mosquito?
- spotted wings
- 40 to 90 degree angle when sitting on flat surface
How does the Anopheles lay its eggs?
-singly on the water surface and supported by floats
Where does the Anopheles lay its eggs?
-Mainly permanent fresh water sources
What disease does the Anopheles carry?
Malaria
Where do culex breed?
organic material like sewage
How does the culex lay its eggs?
deposited rafts of 100 or more
What disease does the culex spread?
Encephalomyelitis
What are three main methods to control mosquitoes?
- Drain standing water
- Dispose of artificial containers
- Treat water with larvicides
