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===Insecta===
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==<font color="purple">Insecta</font>==
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|-
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|<big>'''Fill in the missing words about the insect body'''
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||<big>The outer layer of the exoskeleton is called the <font color="white">'''''epicuticle'''''</font> which is made of protein and covered by a <font color="white">'''''waxy layer'''''</font>. The inner layers of the exoskeleton are called the <font color="white">'''''endocuticle'''''</font> and the <font color="white">'''''exocuticle'''''</font> which are made of <font color="white">'''''protein'''''</font> and <font color="white">'''''chitin'''''</font>
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||[[Insecta#Structure and Function|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What are halteres?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Reduced pair of wings'''''
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*'''''Used for balance'''''
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*'''''Possessed by diperan flies'''''
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||[[Insecta#Wing|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are spiracles?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Chitinous openings'''''
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*'''''On the side of the body'''''
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*'''''Under muscular control so can open and close at will'''''
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*'''''Mounted on stimatic plates'''''
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*'''''Leads to trachea'''''
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*'''''Can be used for species identification'''''
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||[[Insecta#Respiratory System|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What is the name of the general insect body system?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Haemocoele'''''
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||[[Insecta#Circulatory System|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are oviparous insects?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Lay eggs outside of the body which hatch after deposition'''''
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||[[Insecta#Life Cycles|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are viviparous insects?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Lay larvae or nymphs'''''
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*'''''Eggs rupture in female reproductive system'''''
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||[[Insecta#Life Cycles|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Summarise simple metamorphosis and give an example of a species of insect which uses it'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Nymph emerges from egg'''''
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*'''''Nymph grows and moults'''''
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*'''''Nymph becomes an adult'''''
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*'''''Lice'''''
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||[[Insecta#Simple Metamorphosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Summarise complex metamorphosis and give an example of a species of insect which uses it'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Larva emerges from egg'''''
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*'''''Larva grows and moults'''''
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*'''''Larva pupates'''''
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*'''''Adult emerges from pupa'''''
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*'''''Flies'''''
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||[[Insecta#Complex Metamorphosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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==<font color="purple">Fleas</font>==
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'''[[Lice Flashcards]]'''
 
  
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'''[[Fleas Flashcards]]
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|-
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|<big>'''What is the most common species of flea which infects cats and dogs?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Ctenocephalides felis'''''
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*'''''Cat flea'''''
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||[[Fleas#Ctenocephalides felis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''Which flea only has pronotal combs?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Ceratophyllus gallinae'''''
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*'''''Poultry flea'''''
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||[[Fleas#Ceratophyllus gallinae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are the key features of ''Pulex irritans''?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''No combs'''''
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*'''''Head rounded anteriorly'''''
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||[[Fleas#Pulex irritans|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''How is the life cycle of ''Spilopsyllus cuniculi'' scynchronised with their main hosts the rabbit?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Shortly before the doe gives birth the adult fleas attach to the ears of the rabbit and feed producing a lot of faeces'''''
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*'''''After parturition the adult fleas move onto the kittens where they feed, mate and lay eggs'''''
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*'''''The new adult fleas emerge from the pupa before the kittens leave the nest'''''
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||[[Fleas#Spilopsyllus cuniculi|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''How long do adult fleas live?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''7-10 days'''''
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||[[Fleas#Life Cycle|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What do flea eggs look like?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Ivory-white'''''
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*'''''Oval shaped'''''
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*'''''0.5mm long'''''
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||[[Fleas#Life Cycle|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Which life cycle stage is negatively phototropic and what does this mean?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Larvae'''''
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*'''''Crawl away from light sources'''''
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||[[Fleas#Life Cycle|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|<big>'''What is the name of the flea juvenile hormone?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Methoprene'''''
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||[[Fleas#Life Cycle|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|}
  
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'''[[Nuisance Flies Flashcards]]
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==<font color="purple">Lice</font>==
  
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'''[[Biting Flies Flashcards]]
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|<big>'''What are the characteristics of chewing lice?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Broad head'''''
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*'''''Rasping mouthparts'''''
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*'''''Thorax narrower than head'''''
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||[[Lice#Mallophaga|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''True or False: Chewing lice are found on both mammals and birds?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''True'''''
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*'''''Occurs on both mammals and birds'''''
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||[[Lice#Mallophaga|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are the characteristics of sucking lice?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Narrow head'''''
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*'''''Piercing mouthparts'''''
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*'''''Thorax wider than head'''''
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*'''''Powerful legs'''''
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||[[Lice#Anoplura|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''True or False: Sucking lice are found on both mammals and birds?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''False'''''
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*'''''Occurs on mammals only'''''
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||[[Lice#Anoplura|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''How long does the louse life cycle take?'''
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*'''''2-3 weeks'''''
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||[[Lice#Life Cycle|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What is the name of the generalised condition lice cause?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Pediculosis'''''
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||[[Lice#Pediculosis|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Which species is affected by only sucking lice?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Pigs'''''
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||[[Lice#Pigs|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Are birds affected by sucking or chewing lice?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Chewing'''''
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||[[Lice#Poultry|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''True or False: Mallophaga are more susceptible to systemic insecticides than Alloplura?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''False'''''
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*'''''Anopleura lice are more susceptible to systemic insecticide treatment'''''
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||[[Lice#Control|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|}
  
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'''[[Myiasis Producing Flies Flashcards]]
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==<font color="purple">Nuisance Flies</font>==
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<FlashCard questions="8">
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|q1=Fill in the missing words about the insect body:
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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<br />
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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<small>The outer layer of the exoskeleton is called the _______ which is made of _______ and covered by a ____ ______. The inner layers of the exoskeleton are called the ______ and the _______ exocuticle which are made of protein and _______.
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|a1=<small>The outer layer of the exoskeleton is called the epicuticle which is made of protein and covered by a waxy layer. The inner layers of the exoskeleton are called the endocuticle and the exocuticle which are made of protein and chitin.
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|-
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|l1=Insect_Structure_and_Function#Reproductive_System
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|<big>'''What are the two ''Muscidae'' species of veterinary importance?'''
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|q2=What are halteres?
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|a2=
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*'''''Hydrotaea irritans'''''
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*Reduced pair of wings
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**'''''Head fly'''''
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*Used for balance
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*'''''Musca spp.'''''
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*Possessed by diperan flies
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**'''''Face and house flies'''''
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|l2=Insect_Structure_and_Function#Reproductive_System
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||[[Nuisance Flies#Introduction|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|q3=What are spiracles?
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|-
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|a3=
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|<big>'''What is the main difference between biting and nuisance flies?'''
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*Chitinous openings
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*On the side of the body
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*'''''Nuisance flies have sponge-like labellum mouthparts'''''
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*Under muscular control so can open and close at will
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*'''''Biting flies have pointed mouthparts for sucking blood'''''
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*Mounted on stimatic plates
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||[[Nuisance Flies#Musca spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Leads to trachea
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*Can be used for species identification
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|<big>'''How do ''Musca'' spp. cause production losses?'''
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|l3=Insect_Structure_and_Function#Reproductive_System
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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|q4=What is the name of the general insect body system?
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*'''''Fly worry'''''
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|a4=Haemocoele
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*'''''Reduced weight gain'''''
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|l4=Insect_Structure_and_Function#Reproductive_System
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*'''''Reduced milk yield'''''
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|q5=What are oviparous insects?
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||[[Nuisance Flies#Musca spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|a5=Lay eggs outside of the body which hatch after deposition
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|-
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|l5=Insect_Life_Cycles
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|<big>'''Give some examples of disease ''Musca' spp. transmit'''
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|q6=What are viviparous insects?
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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|a6=
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*'''''Viruses'''''
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*Lay larvae or nymphs
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**'''''E.g. Enteroviridae'''''
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*Eggs rupture in female reproductive system
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*'''''Bacteria'''''
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|l6=Insect_Life_Cycles
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**'''''E.g. Anthrax'''''
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|q7=Summarise simple metamorphosis and give an example of a species of insect which uses it
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*'''''Helminths'''''
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|a7=
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**'''''E.g. Habronema'''''
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*Nymph emerges from egg
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||[[Nuisance Flies#Musca spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Nymph grows and moults
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|-
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*Nymph becomes an adult
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|<big>'''True or False: ''H. irritans'' larvae undergo diapause?'''
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*Lice
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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|l7=Insect_Life_Cycles
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*'''''True'''''
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|q8=Summarise complex metamorphosis and give an example of a species of insect which uses it
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*'''''Larvae undergo diapause and pupate in spring'''''
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|a8=
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||[[Nuisance Flies#Hydrotaea irritans|span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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*Larva emerges from egg
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*Larva grows and moults
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|<big>'''What problems can ''H. irritans'' cause in livestock?'''
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*Larva pupates
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*Adult emerges from pupa
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*'''''Summer mastitis in cattle'''''
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*Flies
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*'''''Broken Head in sheep'''''
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|l8=Insect_Life_Cycles
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*'''''Can increase the incidence of secondary blowfly stirke'''''
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</FlashCard>
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||[[Nuisance Flies#Hydrotaea irritans|span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|}
  
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[[Category:Parasite Flashcards]]
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==<font color="purple">Biting Flies</font>==
  
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[[Category:Insecta]]
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{| border="3" cellpadding="8"
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
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!width="400"|'''Answer'''
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!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|<big>'''Is ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' a visiting or resident biting fly?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Visiting'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are the main recognisable features of ''Stomoxys calcitrans''?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Forward pointing proboscis'''''
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*'''''Grey colouring'''''
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*'''''Grey stripes on thorax and black spots on abdomen'''''
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*'''''Clear wings'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''How do ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' cause production losses?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Decrease milk production'''''
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*'''''Decrease weight gain'''''
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*'''''Cause fly worry'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Which retrovirus is ''Stomoxys calcitrans'' a vector for?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Equine infectious anaemia'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Stomoxys calcitrans|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What is ''Haematoba irritans'' more commonly known as?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''The horn fly'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Haematoba irritans|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Why is ''Haematoba irritans'' easier to control than visiting biting flies?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Is a resident fly'''''
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*'''''Spends more time in contact with the host'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Haematoba irritans|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are the three most important species of ''Tabanidae''?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Tabanus'''''
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*'''''Chrysops'''''
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*'''''Haematopota'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Tabanidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''How could you identify ''Tabanidae'' species solely on looking at their wing venation?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Closed discal cell wing venation'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Tabanidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Why do ''Simuliidae'' species have a hump-backed appearance?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Arched thorax produced a hump-backed appearance'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Simuliidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Why is the life cycle of ''Simuliidae'' species?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Eggs laid on plants or stones under flowing water'''''
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*'''''Larvae attach to submerged rocks and pupate'''''
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*'''''Conical shaped cocoon'''''
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*'''''Adults emerge en masse'''''
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*'''''Life cycle takes one month to complete'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Simuliidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are ''Glossinidae'' species more commonly known as and which trypanosomal disease do they cause in humans?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Tsetse flies'''''
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*'''''Sleeping sickness'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Glossinidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Why are ''Ceratopogonidae'' species a problem to livestock'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Causes sweet-itch in horses'''''
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*'''''Are vectors for blue tongue'''''
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*'''''Vectors for parasites such as Onchocerca in cattle'''''
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*'''''Cause skin infections in livestock'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Ceratopogonidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are ''Culicidae'' species better known as?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Mosquitos'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Culicidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''True or False: Both male and female ''Culicidae'' suck blood?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''False'''''
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*'''''Only female mosquitos suck blood'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Culicidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are ''Psychodidae'' the main vectors for?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Leishmaniasis'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Psychodidae|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are ''Hippobosca'' more commonly known as?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Forest flies'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Hippobosca spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are ''Melophagus'' more commonly known as?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Sheep ked'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''What are the main recognisable features of ''Melophagus'' species?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Hairy'''''
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*'''''Reddish-brown colouring'''''
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*'''''Forward pointing proboscis'''''
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*'''''Narrown head'''''
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*'''''Dorso-ventrally flattened'''''
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*'''''Wingless'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|-
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|<big>'''Are ''Melophagus'' species resident or visiting flies?'''
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||<font color="white"> <big>
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*'''''Resident'''''
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*'''''Spend the entire life cycle on the host'''''
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||[[Biting Flies#Melophagus spp.|<span title="Answer article">Link to Answer Article</span>]]
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|}
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==<font color="purple">Myiasis Producing Flies</font>==

Revision as of 13:04, 30 November 2008

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INSECTA
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Insecta

Question Answer Article
Fill in the missing words about the insect body The outer layer of the exoskeleton is called the epicuticle which is made of protein and covered by a waxy layer. The inner layers of the exoskeleton are called the endocuticle and the exocuticle which are made of protein and chitin Link to Answer Article
What are halteres?
  • Reduced pair of wings
  • Used for balance
  • Possessed by diperan flies
 Link to Answer Article
What are spiracles?
  • Chitinous openings
  • On the side of the body
  • Under muscular control so can open and close at will
  • Mounted on stimatic plates
  • Leads to trachea
  • Can be used for species identification
 Link to Answer Article
What is the name of the general insect body system?
  • Haemocoele
 Link to Answer Article
What are oviparous insects?
  • Lay eggs outside of the body which hatch after deposition
 Link to Answer Article
What are viviparous insects?
  • Lay larvae or nymphs
  • Eggs rupture in female reproductive system
 Link to Answer Article
Summarise simple metamorphosis and give an example of a species of insect which uses it
  • Nymph emerges from egg
  • Nymph grows and moults
  • Nymph becomes an adult
  • Lice
 Link to Answer Article
Summarise complex metamorphosis and give an example of a species of insect which uses it
  • Larva emerges from egg
  • Larva grows and moults
  • Larva pupates
  • Adult emerges from pupa
  • Flies
 Link to Answer Article

Fleas

Question Answer Article
What is the most common species of flea which infects cats and dogs?
  • Ctenocephalides felis
  • Cat flea
 Link to Answer Article
Which flea only has pronotal combs?
  • Ceratophyllus gallinae
  • Poultry flea
 Link to Answer Article
What are the key features of Pulex irritans?
  • No combs
  • Head rounded anteriorly
 Link to Answer Article
How is the life cycle of Spilopsyllus cuniculi scynchronised with their main hosts the rabbit?
  • Shortly before the doe gives birth the adult fleas attach to the ears of the rabbit and feed producing a lot of faeces
  • After parturition the adult fleas move onto the kittens where they feed, mate and lay eggs
  • The new adult fleas emerge from the pupa before the kittens leave the nest
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How long do adult fleas live?
  • 7-10 days
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What do flea eggs look like?
  • Ivory-white
  • Oval shaped
  • 0.5mm long
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Which life cycle stage is negatively phototropic and what does this mean?
  • Larvae
  • Crawl away from light sources
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What is the name of the flea juvenile hormone?
  • Methoprene
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Lice

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What are the characteristics of chewing lice?
  • Broad head
  • Rasping mouthparts
  • Thorax narrower than head
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True or False: Chewing lice are found on both mammals and birds?
  • True
  • Occurs on both mammals and birds
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What are the characteristics of sucking lice?
  • Narrow head
  • Piercing mouthparts
  • Thorax wider than head
  • Powerful legs
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True or False: Sucking lice are found on both mammals and birds?
  • False
  • Occurs on mammals only
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How long does the louse life cycle take?
  • 2-3 weeks
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What is the name of the generalised condition lice cause?
  • Pediculosis
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Which species is affected by only sucking lice?
  • Pigs
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Are birds affected by sucking or chewing lice?
  • Chewing
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True or False: Mallophaga are more susceptible to systemic insecticides than Alloplura?
  • False
  • Anopleura lice are more susceptible to systemic insecticide treatment
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Nuisance Flies

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What are the two Muscidae species of veterinary importance?
  • Hydrotaea irritans
    • Head fly
  • Musca spp.
    • Face and house flies
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What is the main difference between biting and nuisance flies?
  • Nuisance flies have sponge-like labellum mouthparts
  • Biting flies have pointed mouthparts for sucking blood
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How do Musca spp. cause production losses?
  • Fly worry
  • Reduced weight gain
  • Reduced milk yield
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Give some examples of disease Musca' spp. transmit
  • Viruses
    • E.g. Enteroviridae
  • Bacteria
    • E.g. Anthrax
  • Helminths
    • E.g. Habronema
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True or False: H. irritans larvae undergo diapause?
  • True
  • Larvae undergo diapause and pupate in spring
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What problems can H. irritans cause in livestock?
  • Summer mastitis in cattle
  • Broken Head in sheep
  • Can increase the incidence of secondary blowfly stirke
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Biting Flies

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Is Stomoxys calcitrans a visiting or resident biting fly?
  • Visiting
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What are the main recognisable features of Stomoxys calcitrans?
  • Forward pointing proboscis
  • Grey colouring
  • Grey stripes on thorax and black spots on abdomen
  • Clear wings
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How do Stomoxys calcitrans cause production losses?
  • Decrease milk production
  • Decrease weight gain
  • Cause fly worry
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Which retrovirus is Stomoxys calcitrans a vector for?
  • Equine infectious anaemia
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What is Haematoba irritans more commonly known as?
  • The horn fly
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Why is Haematoba irritans easier to control than visiting biting flies?
  • Is a resident fly
  • Spends more time in contact with the host
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What are the three most important species of Tabanidae?
  • Tabanus
  • Chrysops
  • Haematopota
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How could you identify Tabanidae species solely on looking at their wing venation?
  • Closed discal cell wing venation
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Why do Simuliidae species have a hump-backed appearance?
  • Arched thorax produced a hump-backed appearance
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Why is the life cycle of Simuliidae species?
  • Eggs laid on plants or stones under flowing water
  • Larvae attach to submerged rocks and pupate
  • Conical shaped cocoon
  • Adults emerge en masse
  • Life cycle takes one month to complete
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What are Glossinidae species more commonly known as and which trypanosomal disease do they cause in humans?
  • Tsetse flies
  • Sleeping sickness
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Why are Ceratopogonidae species a problem to livestock
  • Causes sweet-itch in horses
  • Are vectors for blue tongue
  • Vectors for parasites such as Onchocerca in cattle
  • Cause skin infections in livestock
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What are Culicidae species better known as?
  • Mosquitos
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True or False: Both male and female Culicidae suck blood?
  • False
  • Only female mosquitos suck blood
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What are Psychodidae the main vectors for?
  • Leishmaniasis
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What are Hippobosca more commonly known as?
  • Forest flies
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What are Melophagus more commonly known as?
  • Sheep ked
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What are the main recognisable features of Melophagus species?
  • Hairy
  • Reddish-brown colouring
  • Forward pointing proboscis
  • Narrown head
  • Dorso-ventrally flattened
  • Wingless
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Are Melophagus species resident or visiting flies?
  • Resident
  • Spend the entire life cycle on the host
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Myiasis Producing Flies

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