Musca domestica Flashcards
1
Q
class
A
insecta
2
Q
phylum
A
arthropoda
3
Q
order
A
diptera
4
Q
common name
A
house fly
5
Q
hosts
A
domestic animals and humans
6
Q
adult size
A
5.5-7.5mm
7
Q
adult characteristics
A
sticky hairs on legs
sponging mouth parts
8
Q
life cycle
A
female lays eggs eggs in manure or rotting organic material eggs hatch- produce larvae 3 larval instars develop to pupae pupae develop to adult flies
9
Q
____shaped eggs
A
banana
10
Q
pathogenesis
A
mechanical vectors of disease agents
annoyance
11
Q
reproductive capacity is ______
A
HUGE
12
Q
diagnosis
A
fly identification
13
Q
treatment
A
insecticides
screens
