Flies and mosquitoes Flashcards
What type of fly is the most widely distributed insect of importance to mankind?
house fly
What type of fly deposits in decaying veggies and animal matter garbage, and fecal material?
house fly
How man batches do house flies females produce?
20 batches eggs every 3-4 days
What type of fly is gray in color and gray thorax with 4 equally broad, longitudinal stripes and non-biting spongy mouth?
house fly
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?
house fly
Type of fly who is also known as blue-bottle or green-bottle flies, ID by large metallic shining blue or green abdomens?
blow fly
What type of fly produce larvae and may cause myiasis but rarely a concern for public health?
blow fly
Type of fly that only females have piercing mouthparts for sucking blood and diseases transmitted are bacteria,viral pappataci fever, and protozoal, leishmaniasis?
sand fly
Type of fly that has scissor-like fashion above abdomen, prominent biting mouthparts?
tse tse fly
What fly is capable of transmitting trypanosomiasis?
tse tse fly
What type of fly is black small (1-5mm) females feed leaving large bite capable of vectoring onchocerciasis?
black fly
What type of fly is capable of vectoring onchocerciasis, river blindness, and females feed leaving a large size bite?
black fly
What type of fly is robust ranging in size from house fly to 25mm, inflict painful bites?
horse or deer fly
What type of fly is known for bacterial anthrax/tularemia, protozoan trypanosomes, and helminthic loa loa infections?
horse or deer fly
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?
eye gnats
what are control methods for house flies and blow flies?
- chemical control rarely justified
- remove or contain garbage onboard
- residual insecticide may be necessary for fly congregation
- screens, fans, fly paper, baited traps
What are control methods for sand flies?
eliminating potential breeding near infested areas
apply residual sprays as house fly and mosquito
what are control methods for tse tse fly?
difficult to control
set traps, natural enemies, control game animal, and establish barriers
What are control methods for black flies?
larvicides to streams where immature develop
PPE is essential
use protective netting and fabric
What are control methods for horse or deer fly?
control is difficult and ineffective
space applications of insecticides similar to those recommended for mosquito control
What type of mosquito is distributed in US in southeastern and southern states (N. Carolina, Tennessee, + Arkansas)?
aedes aegypti
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?
aedes aegypti
What breeding places are common for aedes aegypti and how many days to develop?
flower vases, tin cans, jars, tires, unused water closets, cisterns, rain barrels
6-10days
What diseases doe aedes aegypti produce?
dengue fever
yellow fever
tularemia
filarial nematodes
