Biology Flashcards
Take place through action of mouth parts
Bites
Occur through a stinger or barbed hairs associated with a venom sac
Stings
Bees and wasps belong to what order
Hymenoptera
Social wasps
Vespids
Among most important human health pests worldwide
Mosquitoes
Lay eggs directly into standing water
Standing water mosquitoes
Lay eggs in dry ground that is prone to flooding in the future
Flood water mosquitoes
T/F all female mosquitoes feed on blood males do not
True
Small wingless insects in the order Siphonaptera
Fleas
Most common indoor flea in US
Cat fleas
Fleas develop through what metamorphosis
Complete
Fleas have what type of mouth parts
Piercing sucking
T/F Adult form of flea is only one that lives on host
True
True bugs are in what order
Hemiptera
True bugs are in what suborder of Hemiptera
Heteroptera