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6.10 Prevention of Flies and Mosquitos Flashcards

1
Q

Which fly vomits on food and laps it up?

A

House fly

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2
Q

What is the most widely distributed insect of importance to mankind?

A

house fly

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3
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How long does the pupa stage of the house fly last?

A

4-5 days

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4
Q

What is the identifiable characteristics of blow fly?

A

identifiable by their large metallic shinning blue or green abdomens

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5
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Which fly do only females have piercing mouth parts for sucking blood?

A

sand fly

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6
Q

Which fly folds their wings in a scissor like fashion?

A

TSE fly

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7
Q

Fly in which both genders are bloodsuckers?

A

TSE fly

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8
Q

Which fly causes onochocerciasis (river blindness)?

A

black fly

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9
Q

Which fly causes anthrax and tularemia?

A

horse or deer fly

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10
Q

Which fly has a short flying range?

A

sand fly

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11
Q

Which mosquito has lyre-shaed silver-white lines on the thorax?

A

Aedes Aegypti

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12
Q

Which mosquito lay eggs singly on the side of containers at or above the water line?

A

Aedes Aegypti

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13
Q

Which mosquito transfers malaria?

A

Anopheles

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14
Q

Which mosquito transfer yellow fever?

A

Aedes Aegypti

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15
Q

Which mosquito lays eggs in rafts of 100 or more?

A

Culex

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16
Q

Which mosquito lays eggs singly on the water surface and supported by lateral floats?

17
Q

What diseases can the house fly carry?

A

Many diseases

18
Q

What diseases can the blow fly carry?

A

larvae (surgical maggots) may cause myiasis

19
Q

What diseases can the Sand Fly carry?

A

Bacterial (Bartonella)
Viral (Pappataci Fever)
Protozoal (leishmaniasis)

20
Q

What diseases can the TSE TSE fly carry?

A

Trypanosomiasis

21
Q

What diseases can the black fly carry?

A

Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)

22
Q

What diseases can the Horse fly/Deer fly carry?

A

Bacterial (anthrax or Tularemia)
Protozoan (Trypanosomiasis)
Helminthic (Loa Loa) infections

23
Q

What disease can Eye Gnats carry?

A

no significant disease occurrence

24
Q

What diseases do Aedes Aegypti carry?

A

Dengue Fever
Yellow Fever
Tularemia
Filarial Nematodes

25
Q

What diseases do Anopheles carry?

26
Q

What diseases do Culex carry?

A

Encephalomyelitis

27
Q

Mosquito control methods

A

drain standing water
dispose of artificial containers
treat water with larvicides

28
Q

Personal protective measures for mosquitos

A 
window screen
treated mosquito net
insect repellants
treated uniform 
chemoprophylaxis

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