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Give the genera of mosquitoes whose eggs are singly, boat shaped with paired lateral floats

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Anopheles

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These genera of mosquitoes have well-developed siphon tube and hangs head down from water surface and feed below it.

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Culex, Aedes

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Larvicides for controlling moosquitoes

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Metroprene, Bacillus thuringiensis

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Designed to be applied directly to water to control mosquito larvae.

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larvicides

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Identify the genera of mosquitoes that serves as I.H. of Dirofilaria immitis.

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Culex, Anopheles

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3 genera of Family Culicidae with veterinary importance

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culex, aedes, anopheles

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Give the scientific name of the vector that transmits carrier yellow fever and dengue.

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Aedes aegypti

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Give the scientific name of the vector that transmits viral encephalitis

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Culex pipiens

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Identify the genera and species that serves as I.H. of human malaria

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Anopheles minimus, A. flavirostris

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Identify the genera and species that serves as I.H. of simian malaria

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Anopheles quadrimaculatus

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Identify the genera that serves as I.H. of avian malaria

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Culex and Aedes

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These genera of mosquitoes have pupa with short breathing trumpet and broad in lateral view

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Anopheles

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Which sub-order of diptera have antennae shorter than thorax with 3-6 segments?

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Brachycera

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Which family of nematocera is most hairy and slender?

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psychodidae

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These sub-order have mouthparts has simple hooks used for tearing debris:

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cyclorrharpha

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Name the blood protozoan parasite of chicken prevalent in the Philippines transmitted by Culicoides spp.

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Leucocytozoon caulleryi

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These genus have wings that are oval in shape, spotted and have hair.

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Culicoides

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They cause painful bites, and may rise to vesicle or wart like lesions in teats of cattle and carabao.

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Simulium spp.

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Simulium spp that cause anemia to poultry

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S. arcticum, S. pecuarum, S. Columbaschense

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These species are active during the night and attracted to light and animal odor.

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Culicoides spp.

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Eggs of this family are laid in moist, dark places between stones, loose soil, rock and crevices

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Family Psychodidae

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Which flies under sub-order nematocera transmit BTD of sheep and fowl pox?

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Culicoides

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Identify the scientific name of causative agent of Elephantiasis of man.

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Wuchereria bancrofti

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Identify the genera of mosquitoes that serves as carrier of tularemia

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Anopheles, Aedes

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Identify the genera of mosquitoes that serves as carrier of fowl cholera
Culex
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Identify the genera of mosquitoes that serves as carrier of fowl pox
Culex, Aedes
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Which flies cause allergic dermatiti/sweat itch/summer dermatitis that affect horses?
Culicoides spp.
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These species transmit eastern equine encephalitis and vesicular stomatitis in pigs.
Simulium spp.
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Give the common name of simulium spp.
black flies, buffalo gnats
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Subspecies of Simulium recorded in the Philippines
S. indicum, S. venustum, S. baltazarae, S. balsasae, S. philippinensis
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Give the common name of phlebotomus spp.
sandflies
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These genera of mosquitoes have larva with no siphon tube and rest parallel to water surface and feed there.
Anopheles
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These genera of mosquitoes have palpi long as their proboscis.
Anopheles
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Identify which species have pupa that is brown in color, obtectate, and inactive covered with spines and tubercles.
culicoides
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These species are 1.5 - 6 mm long, has short proboscis and stout, short legs and has humped back appearance.
Simulium spp.
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Identify the tip of labium which guide piercing instruments.
labella
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I.H. of Onchocerca species
Simulium, Culicidae
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These flies are very small, 1-3 mm, that can pass through mosquito screens.
culicoides spp.
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Species of Ceratopogonidae found in poultry farms of the Philippines
C. peregrinus, C. palpifer, C. effusus
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Identify the final hosts of Haemoproteus nettionis
ducks and geese
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Name the genera of flies that serves as I.H. of Leucocytozon anatis/simondi which affects ducks.
Simulium spp.
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These flies have roughly spherical head with mouth parts that form the long slender proboscis.
Culicidae
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These flies have palpi that are recurved and hairy.
Psychodidae
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Phlebotomus species recorded in the Philippines
P. philippinensis, P. nicnic, P. mangyanus, P. lagunensis, P. hitchensis, P. heiseri, P. bigtil, P. torrenchantei, P. dayupensis
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Name the genera and species of Family Tabanidae most common in the Philippines.
Tabanus striatus, Tabanus reducens, Haematopota sp., Chrysops signifer, C. dispar, Hybomitra sp., Silvius sp., Pangonia sp.,
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Tabanidae spp with clear wings
horsefly
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mottled wings, most proboscis is short, and prevalent in forest
Haematopota spp.
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What are the common names of tabanids?
horseflies, deerflies, breezeflies, mangoflies
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Tabanidae are carrier of what bacterial diseases
anthrax, tularemia
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Tabanidae are carrier of what viral diseases
Equine infectious anemia, FMD
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Which suborder of diptera do not have cross veins in their wings?
nematocera
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Identify the mosquito genus that transmits human malaria.
Anopheles.
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Name four species of Plasmodium that cause human malaria.
P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae, P. ovale.
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Which mosquito genera transmit avian malaria?
Culex, Aedes.
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This mosquito (Aedes aegypti) is the vector for which diseases?
Yellow fever, dengue
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Culex pipiens is known to be a mechanical vector for which disease?
Viral encephalitis
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This mosquito acts as a mechanical vector for fowl pox and fowl cholera. Identify the genus.
Culex.
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Small insect with hairy wings, no scales. Identify this family of insects.
Ceratopogonidae
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What is the common name for Culicoides?
Biting midge, no-see-um, punky.
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This insect is a vector for Bluetongue and African horse sickness. Identify it.
Culicoides (midges)
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Culicoides midges are the intermediate host for which parasitic worms?
Onchocerca spp.
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Which parasite, causing a disease in chickens, is transmitted by Culicoides?
Leucocytozoon caulleryi.
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Haemoproteus meleagridis, transmitted by midges, causes what disease in turkeys?
Histomoniasis (Blackhead disease).
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These blood parasites of vertebrates are transmitted by midges. What are they?
Haemosporidians.
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What type of pupa do midges have?
Obtectate pupa.
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Small, stout insect with arched thorax. Identify this family of insects.
Simuliidae (Blackflies)
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What is the common name for insects in the Simuliidae family?
Blackflies, buffalo gnats.
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This insect transmits Eastern equine encephalitis in horses. What is it?
Blackfly.
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Blackflies are the intermediate host for which Onchocerca species causing river blindness?
Onchocerca volvulus
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What is the name of the sensory vesicle found in the mouthparts of blackflies?
Lutz's Organ
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Small, hairy insect with long legs and antennae.
Sandfly (Phlebotomus).
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This insect is the vector for Leishmania. What is it?
Sandfly.
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What is the common name for Phlebotomus?
Sandfly, owl midge
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Which Leishmania species causes cutaneous leishmaniasis?
Leishmania tropica
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Which Leishmania species causes visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar)?
Leishmania donovani
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Sandflies are the vector for which bacteria causing Carrion's disease?
Bartonella bacilliformis
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These insects have recurved palpi and piercing mouthparts. Identify them.
Sandflies
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Name 4 protozoan disease transmitted by Tabanids.
1. Surra 2. Nagana 3. Mal de caderas 4. Anaplasmosis
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These 3 species from different sub-orders of diptera transmit variety of protozoa Trypanosoma spp which affect a wide range of animals.
1. Tabanidae 2. Stomoxys calcitrans 3. Tsetse flies
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Name 2 diseases transmitted by Tsetse flies.
1. Nagana 2. Sleeping sickness
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Causative agent of Nagana transmitted by Tsetse flies:
Trypanosoma brucei Trypanosoma congolense Trypanosoma vivax
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Causative agent of sleeping sickness transmitted by Tsetse flies:
1. Trypanosoma gambiense 2. Trypanosoma rhodesiense

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