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Flies and mosquitoes Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

house fly

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2
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What type of fly deposits in decaying veggies and animal matter garbage, and fecal material?

A

house fly

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3
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How man batches do house flies females produce?

A

20 batches eggs every 3-4 days

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4
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What type of fly is gray in color and gray thorax with 4 equally broad, longitudinal stripes and non-biting spongy mouth?

A

house fly

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5
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What type of fly vomits on food and laps it up, mechanical vector, and walks on organic filth, can carry many disease organisms or cause myiasis?

A

house fly

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6
Q

Type of fly who is also known as blue-bottle or green-bottle flies, ID by large metallic shining blue or green abdomens?

A

blow fly

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7
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What type of fly produce larvae and may cause myiasis but rarely a concern for public health?

A

blow fly

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8
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Type of fly that only females have piercing mouthparts for sucking blood and diseases transmitted are bacteria,viral pappataci fever, and protozoal, leishmaniasis?

A

sand fly

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9
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Type of fly that has scissor-like fashion above abdomen, prominent biting mouthparts?

A

tse tse fly

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10
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What fly is capable of transmitting trypanosomiasis?

A

tse tse fly

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11
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What type of fly is black small (1-5mm) females feed leaving large bite capable of vectoring onchocerciasis?

A

black fly

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12
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What type of fly is capable of vectoring onchocerciasis, river blindness, and females feed leaving a large size bite?

A

black fly

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13
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What type of fly is robust ranging in size from house fly to 25mm, inflict painful bites?

A

horse or deer fly

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14
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What type of fly is known for bacterial anthrax/tularemia, protozoan trypanosomes, and helminthic loa loa infections?

A

horse or deer fly

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15
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What type of fly is very small and are attracted to wounds, pus, and sebaceous secretions, are annoying to man with no significant disease occurrence just troublesome for man?

A

eye gnats

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16
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what are control methods for house flies and blow flies?

A
  • chemical control rarely justified
  • remove or contain garbage onboard
  • residual insecticide may be necessary for fly congregation
  • screens, fans, fly paper, baited traps
17
Q

What are control methods for sand flies?

A

eliminating potential breeding near infested areas

apply residual sprays as house fly and mosquito

18
Q

what are control methods for tse tse fly?

A

difficult to control

set traps, natural enemies, control game animal, and establish barriers

19
Q

What are control methods for black flies?

A

larvicides to streams where immature develop
PPE is essential
use protective netting and fabric

20
Q

What are control methods for horse or deer fly?

A

control is difficult and ineffective

space applications of insecticides similar to those recommended for mosquito control

21
Q

What type of mosquito is distributed in US in southeastern and southern states (N. Carolina, Tennessee, + Arkansas)?

A

aedes aegypti

22
Q

What type of mosquito lays eggs singly on the side of containers, less often on water, able to withstand drying for several months and hatch quickly?

A

aedes aegypti

23
Q

What breeding places are common for aedes aegypti and how many days to develop?

A

flower vases, tin cans, jars, tires, unused water closets, cisterns, rain barrels

6-10days

24
Q

What diseases doe aedes aegypti produce?

A

dengue fever
yellow fever
tularemia
filarial nematodes

25
Q

Type of mosquito with spotted wings, rest with head, thorax, abdomen in straight angle held @40-90 degrees?

A

anopheles species

26
Q

What type of mosquito lays eggs singly on water surface and supported by lateral floats transmitting malaria?

A

Anopheles species

27
Q

What type of mosquito is in tropical and subtropical regions of world and breed in quiet water, artificial containers, organic material water including sewage?

A

Culex species

28
Q

What mosquito transmits encephalomyelitis?

A

Culex species

29
Q

What are the 2 classifications of control methods for mosquitoes?

A

Temporary + permanent

30
Q

Disposing artificial containers and treating water with larvicides are what type of control methods when treating mosquitoes?

A

Temporary

31
Q

Draining standing water if possible is what type of control method for mosquitoes?

A

Permanent

32
Q

What are some PPE measures for controlling the spread of mosquitoes?

A 
Window screen
Treated mosquito net
Insect repellants
Treated uniform
Chemoprophylaxis

Prevmed Test 4 (6 decks)

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