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1
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examples of innate behavior

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preprogrammed. courtship/mating. web spinning

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preprogrammed is advantageous for

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animals w/short life spans & no parental care

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3
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two types of orientation behavior

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kenesis & taxis

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examples of kinesis

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pillbugs like humid areas so they wiggle around to find humid areas

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examples of taxis

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photo taxis is when a bug goes toward the light (positive taxis)

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what does a digger wasp do when you move its prey?

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drag cricket back to the nest entrance

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examples of protective behavior

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escaping, secretions, autotomy, reflex immobility, reflect bleeding, sonic behavior

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reflex immobility

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playing dead (beetles)

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reflex bleeding

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blood with toxic substances (ladybug)

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sonic behavior

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moths- ultrasonic to warn bats

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4 types of learning

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habituation, associative learning, imprinting, latent behavior

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12
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can insects figure out how to use tools?

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yes: Weaver ants & Ground nesting solitary wasp

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13
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4 types of olfactory chemicals

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pheromones, kairomones, allomones, synomones

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pheromones

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substance secreted externally to attract the same species

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kairomones

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substance secreted to attract different species that is beneficial to receiver

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allamone

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chemical substance produced and released for different species but beneficial to sender

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synomone

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chemical compound produced and released to get a response from a different species but beneficial to both species

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4 types of pheromones

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sex, aggregation, alarm, trail

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example of how kairomone is used

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ponderosa pine tree and western pine beetle

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two types of allomones

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defense and predatory

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21
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example of an ilicit receiver that uses chemical cues

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predatory beetles that feed on bark beetles

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example of an illicit sender that uses chemical cues

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bolas spiders emitting chemicals that mimic moths sex pheremone

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23
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do humans use chemical communication

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yes, in sweat and periods

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24
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what is bioluminescence

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when an insect produces light

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25
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how do different species of fireflies communicate

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each species has its own specific flash code.

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26
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give an example of aggressive mimicry

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crickets give an aggressive call to warn other males intruding on their territory

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what is stridulation

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noise made by rubbing bod parts together (crickets & katydids)

28
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what are satellite males

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male crickets that don’t sing, instead they are attracted to the songs of other males

29
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how do cicadas make noise

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a tymbal organ

30
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what is a tactile communicatoin

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communication by touching/feeling with antennae & mouthparts

31
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name four ways insects can become pests

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new crop, accidentally introduced to a new region, chemical insecticides cause pest problems, human attitudes

32
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example of new crop causing insects to be pests

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colorado potato beetle– farmers planted potatoes and beetles loved it

33
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example of an insect accidentally becoming a pest

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the japanese beetle was introduced to New Jersey

34
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example of how chemical insecticides cause pest problems

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kills pests but all kills the pests natural enemies

35
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how do human attitudes cause insects to become pests

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demand for cosmetically perfect and pest free food

36
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name 8 ways we can deal with insect pests

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  1. chemical insecticides
  2. crop rotation
  3. host plant resistance
  4. GMOs
  5. biological control
  6. insect growth regulators
  7. mating disruption
  8. mechanical and physical control
37
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pros and cons of chemical insecticides

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most kill a wide variety of insects but some act as nerve poisons (paris green and ddt)

38
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pros and cons of crop rotation

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reports of larval damage in rotated cornfields but has worked for many years

39
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pros and cons of host plant resistance

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affect insect growth/survival but plant can tolerate it

40
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pros and cons of GMO’s

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helps with the production of insulin for diabetics and modified to resist virus

41
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pros and cons of biological control

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grow and release natural enemies but threatened to destroy citrus crops

42
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pros and cons of insect growth regulators

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doesn’t allow insects to reach adult stage

43
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pros and cons of mating disruption

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confuses male moths to where they cannot find the female to mate with

44
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pros and cons of mechanical and physical control

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bug zappers, ultrasonic devices

45
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where did the asian long horned beetle come from

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pupae in solid wood packing material from china

46
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what damage do the asian long horned beetle do?

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larvae tunnel deep into wood of many kinds of trees and kills them (maples)

47
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how did gypsy moths get to the US

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brought from europe because people wanted to use them in silk production

48
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why are gypsy moths so destructive

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caterpillars feed on several hundred species of trees

49
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how do moths spread

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accidental movement because female moths cannot fly

50
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preventative drugs for mosquito

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artemisinin and quinine

51
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diseases mosquitos transfer

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yellow fever, dengue, west nile virus, chickengunya, zika

52
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diseases ticks transfer

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lyme disease, rocky mountain spotted fever,

53
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malaria symptoms

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fever, chills, sweating, headaches, muscle pains

54
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yellow fever symptoms

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VIRUS, fever, chills, nauseas. panama canal

55
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break bone fever (dengue)

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VIRUS, high fever, headache

56
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west nile virus symptoms

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no symptoms, may last weeks and have permanent affects

57
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chickengunya

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VIRUS. fever and joint pain. carribean

58
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zika

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no symptoms.

59
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rocky mountain spotted fever

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fever, nausea, vomitting, can be fatal

60
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chagas disease

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bacteria, can be symptom free or life threatening

61
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emerald ash borer beetle pest

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accidentally brought to the US. kills ash tree. can be transported by firewood.found in KY. killed by systemic insecticides.

62
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spathius wasp

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this will parasitize up to 90% of the emerald ash borer beetles.

63
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fire ants

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accidentally brought to alabama. in western KY.

64
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how does the biological control work for the fire ant

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phorid flies decapitate the ant.

65
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hemlock wooly adelgid

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sucks stored starches from the tree. came from asia. found in KY in 2006. moved by wind and birds.

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