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BSPM 102 Final Exam Questions & Detailed Answers
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- BSPM 102
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- Colorado State University
BSPM 102 Final Exam Questions & Detailed Answers
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BSPM 102 Final Exam Questions & DetailedAnswers
Crane flies (Family: Tipulidae) - ANS Do not feed on blood, feed on water
Available liquid, sources (tree sap)
Develop in moist areas heavy w/ organic material
Midges (Family Chironomidae, primarily) - ANS Develop in moist sites heavy w/
organic material
Some have periodic, synchronized emergence
Best known from swarms that tower overhead
Assembly a common response to certain markers
Tsetse Flies (Glossina Species) - ANS Several species native to Central Africa
Transmits Trypanosoma parasites
Life History:
- Produces a single egg
- Egg hatches inside her body
- Eventually gives birth to fully developed larva
Two species of Trypanosoma - ANS Trypanosoma gambiense: Associated with
humid,
forested areas (often near moving water sources)
, Trypanosoma rhodesience: Associated with dry savanna areas
Sleeping sickness symptoms - ANS - Swelling of lymph nodes
- Lethargy
- Disruption of sleep cycle (Sleep all day, agitated at night) 90-100% mortality of
w/o treatment
Nagana - ANS Six species of trypanosoma produce this disease in livestock and
some grazing animals
Miasis - ANS The parasitic infestation of the body of a live mammal by fly larva
(maggots) that grow in/on the host while feeding on its tissue
Sterile Insect Technology - ANS Area wide suppression of insects - Take advantage
of the weakest point in the life history of the insect
Maggot Therapy - ANS Used for treatment of deep wounds
Feeding the maggots results in them producing an antibiotic substance known as
allantoin
Bot Flies - ANS Common: Cattle bot fly (heel fly or bomb fly)
Make "warbles" or bumps on the surface of cow
Bot fly cows can force cows to stampede (gadding)
Phoresy: Bot flies lay their eggs on other insects
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