Intro

Question 1

How old is the oldest fossil insect?
How long before dinosaurs did insects exist?
What lifeforms did they arise with?
How long have most major orders been around?

Answer 1

Question 2

About how many insects are alive at any moment?
How many insects per human?
How many pounds per pound of humans?
How many per square mile of earth?
Insects make up about what % of all animal species?

Answer 2

Question 3

Describe the general external configuration of all insects.

Answer 3

Question 4

Describe mosquitos

Class, Order
larvae habitat
male/female diet
human impact
4 diseases they carry, 3 in Kentucky

Answer 4

Question 5

Name 6 hazardous/nuisance insect types in Kentucky

Answer 5

Question 6

Describe chiggers

class
nickname
lifestyle (as nymphs and adults)
human impact

Answer 6

Question 7

Describe ticks

class
lifestyle
human impact

Answer 7

Question 8

What diseases can the lone star tick vector?
Describe its proboscis
Result of bites
Larva known as…
Non-human impact

Answer 8

Question 9

What disease(s) does the American dog tick vector?

Answer 9

Question 10

What disease(s) does the deer tick vector?

Answer 10

Question 11

What is the tick species (3 common names) newly discovered in Kentucky in 2019?
Where is it native?

Answer 11

Question 12

What 2 venomous spiders do we have in Kentucky?

Answer 12

Question 13

What are 4 types of biting flies we have in Kentucky?
larvae habitat?
male/female diets?

Answer 13

Question 14

Name some stinging pests we have in Kentucky and describe a few.
What order are they in?

Answer 14