Mites and Ticks Flashcards
(32 cards)
answer M if applicable for mite & T if applicable for tick
A. suborder Metastigmata
B. body with long hairs
C. exposed hypostome with teeth
D. membranous in appearance
A. T
B. T
C. M
D. T
answer M if applicable for mite & T if applicable for tick
A. heavily chitinized chelicerae
B. pedipalps almost lacking in segmentation
C. body has long hairs
D. suborder Mesostigmata
A. T
B. M
C. M
D. M
A. chelicerae reduced to blades or rods
B. pedipalps distinctly segmented
C. hidden and unarmed hypostome
D. leathery in appearance
answer M if applicable for mite & T if applicable for tick
A. M
B. T
C. M
D. T
A. with Haller’s organ
B. have a pair if lateral stigmata located behind a third coxa
C. usually brown
answer M if applicable for mite & T if applicable for tick
A. T
B. M
C. M
Which is false?
A. Arachnids are holometabulous
B. Mites don’t have Haller’s organ
C. Toothed hypostome present in adult ticks
A
arachnids - hemimetabulous
Why do ticks undergo quiescence?
provide adequate moisture and protection against adverse environmental conditions; this helps to ensure that a certain segment of the tick population is able to withstand a colder than normal winter or survive during dry spells.
False about questing behavior of ticks A. crawl up on stems of grass/edges of leaves B. front legs are extended C. carbon dioxide inhibits this behavior D. this is in response to a predator
C & D
CO2 - stimulator
this is in response to a host passing by
identify
family considered to be missing link of soft ticks to hard ticks
Nuttalliellidae
hard ticks belong to family ___ while soft ticks belong to family __
Ixodidae
Argasidae
___, or the American dog tick is the
vector of Rickettsia rickettsii or (what is its common disease name)?
Dermacentor variabilis
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Ixodes scapularis or (what's the common name?) may transmit the ff except A.anaplasmosis, B.babesiosis C.plague D.Lyme disease
black-legged tick
C
brown dog tick or (what’s the sci name?) is considered reservoir of (what disease?)
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Gulf Coast tick (what is sci name?) can transmit (what pathogen?)
Amblyomma maculatum
Rickettsia parkeri
Lone star tick(what is the sci name?) transmits pathogens that cause (what illness)?
Amblyomma americanum
human ehrlichiosis
complete list of diseases transmitted by Amblyomma americanum
human ehrlichiosis
tularemia
STARI: Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness
A.Relapsing fever tick is also known as (what genus name)?
B. Common fowl ticks is AKA (sci name)?
A. Ornithodorus sp.
B. Argas radiatus
T/F human is accidental host of Amblyomma americanum for ehrlichiosis
T. Deer talaga host nila
A.The relapsing fever tick: (sci name)?
B. color before feeding
C. color after feeding
A. scientific name: Ornithodorus hermsi
B. sand-colored
C. grayish blue
A. scientific name for woodchuck tick
B. it’s vector of ___
A. Ixodes cookei
B. Powassan virus
A. scientific name of winter tick
B. T/F This tick primarily feeds on humans
A. Dermacentor albipictus
B. F
A.How do ticks and mites trasmit rickettsia?
B.How do fleas and lice transmit rickettsia?
defecation or crushing releases organisms from intestinal tract to the human skin
A.direct inoculation through arthropod saliva
B.defecation or crushing releases organisms from intestinal tract to the human skin
False about mites A.Larvae= 8 legs B.Genital opening is found underneath and between the attachments of the first two pairs o legs. C.Mouthparts consist of appendages
A.
larvae only has 6 legs
[Mite]
A. purpose of mouthpart appendages
B. How does a mite walk?
C. T/F Legs may sense touch, odor and light (depending on species).
A. guide other food particles
B.using body muscles to press blood to indiv legs
C. T
A. mite family for Scabies
B. mite family whose larva is called chiggers
A. Sarcoptidae
B. Trombiculidae
