You are visiting India, super swollen ankle picture. The insect vectored disease is a
condition called - answer filariasis
What order of insects transmits the most important disease to humans today - answer
Diptera (Flies)
Child with non life threatening, acne looking scars. Scars are caused from - answer
Leishmaniasis
The pathogen that causes malaria is a _______ and the vector belongs to the family
_________ - answer protozoa, mosquitoes
Black and white picture of child with swollen eyes is caused by what disease and how
would you try to eliminate it in the area? - answerChaga's disease, I would try to kill the
assassin bug
Describe Lyme Disease - answer...
Which arthropod-borne disease kills the most people? Caused by protozoan. Originated
in Africa - answerSleeping Sickness
The tympanum is a chemoreceptor found in many insects that is used for sound
perception - answerFALSE
A home gardener traps aphids by placing a yellowish tub full of water near her garden.
She is exploiting the fact that aphids are... - answerattracted to the color yellow
The construction of a compound eye with many individual facets makes insects very
good at detecting... - answermovement
We can use insect sensory reception to our advantage. Which of the following is NOT a
way we use these senses in pest management practices? - answerplay recorded
sounds of an insect pest to attract them
We discussed how some female moths use olfactory communication to attract males
from long distances. This method of communication involves the females releasing
chemicals called _______ and the males detecting these chemicals with receptors on
their __________ - answerpheromones, antennae
, Where on an insects body does it detect odors? - answeron the antennae
Historically, honeybees have been used as a weapon in warfare. Which of the following
is NOT true about why honeybees made good weapons - answerhoneybee colonies
only have a few individuals so they are easy to carry into battle
True or False: Bioterrorism is a threat to our country. From our discussion, it is likely
that insects would be used to transmit disease agents of bioterrorism - answerFALSE
Durring WW2 and the following Cold War, the US, Great Britain, Japan, Germany, and
Russia all experimented with using various insects for warfare. The research included -
answerfleas to spread plague, beetles to destroy crops, mosquitoes to spread yellow
fever
There was much experimentation with using insects as vectors of disease and potential
"weapons" in WW2 and the Cold War. Which of the following is NOT and example of
this - answerCanada and Mexico both conducted research in case the US was the
target of entomological warfare during WW2 and the cold war
You live in a village well known for its honey and you know a hostile force is heading
your way. Without any substantial defense you decide "hey lets give them that nasty
honey we've been saving for an occasion like this." It is likely that the bees making the
honey used which plants as their source of food - answerRhododendron
The use of biological weapons in war has been outlawed - answerTRUE
True or False: During the Civil War, there were more deaths from disease than battle -
answerTRUE
Plague is endemic in what part of the US and in what organisms - answerIt is endemic
in the Western US and rural rodent populations
The great plague pandemic known as the Black Death began in - answerEurope
The pathogen that causes typhus is a _______ and the insect vector belongs to the
order ______ - answerbacteria like organism called rickettsia, lice
The plague of Justinian contributed to the fall of the - answerRoman Empire
T/F: During the civil war, more people died of mosquito-vecotred disease than an other
cause of death - answerTRUE
Many ancient paintings depicted and angelic person with an insect. To represent santan
(beelzbub) the insect used was a.... - answerFly
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