ANNOYING INSECTS
What are the two spider species we talked about in class?
Black Widows and Brown Recluse
What are the three main diseases caused by ticks in NC?
Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Ehrlichioses
What fraction of NC states income comes from agriculture and where do we place in terms of most diverse agricultural scheme in the country?
1/5 and 3rd place
What are 2 physical controls used to manipulate pests environment?
Temperature and Atmosphere
What are the three most common orders of bugs in culture?
lepidoptera, hymenoptera, diptera
What is the chemical found in hymenopteran stingers?
Melittin
Tell me the agent, resevoir, vector, target, and symptoms of Lyme Disease.
Agent- Spiral shaped Bacteria
Resevoir- Wild animals
Vector- Black legged or deer tick
Target- humans and dogs (livestock sometimes)
Symptoms- bulls eye rash , flu-like symptoms
What insect orders are most commonly phytophagous?
Coleoptera and lepidoptera
What is an example of a mechanical control?
Fly swatter, window screens, bug vacuum
What is entomophagy?
bug eating
What are the three kinds of lice we talked about?
Head, Body, Pubic
What trait helps protect you against malaria?
Sickle cell traits
What is the economic threshold?
the population level of a pest insect that causes damage equal in value to the cost of controlling that population
Pathogens- viruses, bacteria, protozoans, fungi, nematodes
Predators- free living animals that feed on other animals
Parasitoids- kill their hosts by living on or inside the host
Who created the painting of melting watches?
Salvador Dali
Explain how a bot fly invades.
when the mosquitoes land on a mammal, the botfly comes down the mosquitoes leg and makes a whirl on the bite mark where the mosquito bit and they will grow in that bite until they crawl out of their breathing hold
What is a bubo?
lymph node that has been impacted with white blood cells and plague bacteria
Why are screw worms considered pests and how were they erradicated?
Lay eggs on wounds of animals and the larvae eats the living tissue around the wound. They were erradicated by releasing sterilized worms.
What are the three major strategies we may use the three P's in and what do they do?
Conservation- conserve natural enemies already present
Augmentation- rear and release more natural enemies
Importation- introduce and establish natural enemies of exotic pests
Where is most common to see people eating bugs?
Africa, Asia, Central and South Am.
Whats the difference between neurotoxic and hemotoxic?
Neurotoxin produces muscle cramps and global pain. Hemotoxin destroys tissue
Tell me the agent, reservoir, vector, target and symptoms of Typhus.
Agent- bacteria (rickettsia)
reservoir- humans and lice
vector- human body louse
target- human and lice
symptoms- rash spreads from trunk to limbs of the body
What is the agent, vector, and target of heartworm?
Agent- Roundworm
Vector- mosquito
Target- mostly dogs and cats
What are the five different kinds of poisons?
Cuticle, Respiratory, Stomach, Hormone, Nerve
Name 2 examples of bugs that eat keratin and 2 examples of bugs that eat cellulose.
Keratin eaters- Beetles and moths
Cellulose- Silverfish, cockroaches, termites