Flies and mosquitoes

Question 1

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

Answer 1

house fly

Question 2

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

Answer 2

house fly

Question 3

How man batches do house flies females produce?

Answer 3

20 batches eggs every 3-4 days

Question 4

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

Answer 4

house fly

Question 5

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?

Answer 5

house fly

Question 6

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

Answer 6

blow fly

Question 7

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

Answer 7

blow fly

Question 8

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

Answer 8

sand fly

Question 9

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

Answer 9

tse tse fly

Question 10

What fly is capable of transmitting trypanosomiasis?

Answer 10

tse tse fly

Question 11

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

Answer 11

black fly

Question 12

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

Answer 12

black fly

Question 13

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

Answer 13

horse or deer fly

Question 14

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

Answer 14

horse or deer fly

Question 15

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?

Answer 15

eye gnats

Question 16

what are control methods for house flies and blow flies?

Answer 16

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

Question 17

What are control methods for sand flies?

Answer 17

eliminating potential breeding near infested areas

apply residual sprays as house fly and mosquito

Question 18

what are control methods for tse tse fly?

Answer 18

difficult to control

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

Question 19

What are control methods for black flies?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

What are control methods for horse or deer fly?

Answer 20

control is difficult and ineffective

space applications of insecticides similar to those recommended for mosquito control

Question 21

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

Answer 21

aedes aegypti

Question 22

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?

Answer 22

aedes aegypti

Question 23

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

Answer 23

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

6-10days

Question 24

What diseases doe aedes aegypti produce?

Answer 24

dengue fever
yellow fever
tularemia
filarial nematodes

Question 25

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

Answer 25

anopheles species

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Anopheles species

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Culex species

Question 28

What mosquito transmits encephalomyelitis?

Answer 28

Culex species

Question 29

What are the 2 classifications of control methods for mosquitoes?

Answer 29

Temporary + permanent

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Temporary

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Permanent

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Window screen
Treated mosquito net
Insect repellants
Treated uniform
Chemoprophylaxis