Test 1 Flashcards

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Smallest insect?

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Tinkerbella nana

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Why are insects good?

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Pollination-co evolution, a third of crop plants, 200,000 flowering species, $$$$$$$$$// recycling//food and other products//controlling pests

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Biggest insect?

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Mass-Goliath beetle//
longest-chan’s megastick 56cm
largest wingspan-atlas moth

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Fastest insect?

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Running-5mph//flying-25to1200+

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What percentage do insects make up out of all described animals?

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75%

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what percentage do insects make up out of all described species?

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50%

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Why are insects so successful?

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Adaptable exoskeleton 
Small body size
Short generation time
Early dry-land colonizer
Efficient flight
Metamorphosis
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Some urban pests?

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Termites, ants, roaches, flies

Name at least 2

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Some agricultural pests?

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Aphids, stink bugs, moth larvae

Name at least 2

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Some human/animal pests?

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Fleas, lice, mosquito, flies, bed bugs

Name at least 2

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Some insect vectored human diseases?

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Malaria, West Nile virus, river blindness, typhus, yellow fever
(Name at least 2)

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Some insect vectored animal diseases?

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Heartworm, blue tongue

Name at least 2

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Some insect vectored plant diseases?

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Tomato spotted wilt, yellows, plum pox, fire blight

Name at least 2

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How do insects affect environment?

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Break down organic material
Modify soil 
Make unlivable areas
Help/injure some parts of environment 
Key element to some food webs
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Insect that is in research?

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Fruit flies

289 human genes misspelled cause disease in people

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What is taxonomy?

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Science of naming things

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What are the three domains of our planet?

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Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya

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What is bacteria?

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No nuclear membrane

Mostly prokaryotes

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What is archaea?

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Complicated the accepted classifications

Prokaryotes of extreme environments

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What is eukarya?

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DNA contained in nucleus

Protests,plants,fungi, animals

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What is phylum Arthropoda?

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Exoskeleton-must molt to grow
Segmented
Jointed appendages 
Central nerve chord
Open circulatory system 
Bilateral symmetry
Sexual reproduction (may be lost)
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Arthropod exoskeleton

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Must shed skin to grow (3-6 times)

Adult insects do not molt or get bigger

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What are some Crustacea?

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Lobsters
Crabs
Woodlice
Rollypollies

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What are some Arachnida?

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Spiders
Scorpions
Lice
Ticks

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What are crustaceans?
``` Mostly all aquatic 2 pairs of antennae Gills Five pairs of legs or more Head and thorax fused ```
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What are Arachnida?
No antennae Chelicerate mouthparts Pedipalps
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What are the orders of Arachnida?
Order araneae-spiders Order scorpionida-scorpions Order acari-ticks and mites
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What are varroa mites?
``` Suck blood out of bees Weaken bees Bee colonies die Move with drifting and robbing bees Difficult to manage ```
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What are tracheal mites?
Spend entire life in bee trachea Weaken bees and affect flight Kill bee colonies Transmitted by bees drifting or robbing
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What is class Chilopoda centipedes?
One pair of legs per segment One pair of large antennae Most predacious and venomous
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What is class Diplopoda millipedes?
Two pairs of legs let segment | No venomous bite-noxious chemical release common
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All insects are...?
Eukaryotes
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How do you know it's an insect?
``` 3 body regions 3 pairs of legs Compound eyes Wings, usually One pair of antennae Trachea ```
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Division exopterygota (nymph similar to adult)
Wings develop externally | Incomplete metamorphosis
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Division endopterygota (wings as internal buds)
Wings develop internally | Complete metamorphosis
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Insect taxonomy example
``` Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Dominant kings play chess on fine grained sand ```
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Thusanura silverfish
Indirect fertilization Compound eyes Abdominal appendages Household pests
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Ephemeroptera mayfly
``` Incomplete metamorphosis Four triangular wings with many veins Adults with vestigial mouthparts Abundant in permanent freshwater environments Aquatic Immatures feed on plants/debris Adults typically emerge synchronously ```
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Order Odonata dragonfly
Two pair membranous wings Chewing mouthparts No cerci Economic/ecological-predaceous and abundant Egg, naid, adult-incomplete metamorphosis Adults may live several months
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Order Orthoptera grasshoppers katydids and crickets
Incomplete metamorphosis Chewing mouthparts Most males-sound producing organs
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Blatraria (blattodea)
Roach ``` Many generations per year Incomplete metamorphosis Head concealed by pronotum Wings usually present Antennae long and slender ```
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Roach integrated pest management
Roaches trigger asthma ``` Minimize food available Minimize water sources Caulk up cracks Don't bring them home Use sticky traps Use baits if necessary ```
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Order blattaria suborder Isoptera termite
Soft bodied Reproductives with four similar wings Chewing mouthparts Incomplete metamorphosis
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Order mantodea praying mantis
Overwinter as eggs Incomplete metamorphosis Grasping forelegs
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``` Order phasmatodea (Phasmida) Stick or leaflike ```
``` Incomplete metamorphosis 3cm to 20+ Long slender legs not adapted for jumping, digging, or grasping Chewing mouthparts Herbivorous Leg autonomy common ```
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Order dermaptera earwig
Incomplete metamorphosis Chewing mouthparts Prominent cerci
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Order phthiraptera lice
Permanent ectoparasites Incomplete metamorphosis Tarsi modified into a claw Chewing or sucking mouthparts
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How do you control head lice?
``` Transmitted by close contact or sharing infested materials Cannot live away from hosts Nit comb Lice shampoos Wash clothes and bedding Break the cycle ```
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Order hemiptera bugs
``` Piercing/sucking mouthparts Incomplete metamorphosis Economic/ecological impact:many important agricultural and human health pests Some vector serious diseases Some species can be very numerous ```
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Order hemiptera suborder Heteroptera
Forewing with basal half thickened and leather like | Includes predators, plant feeders, parasites
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Aquatic Heteroptera families
``` Nepidae-water scorpion Ambush predator Breathing tube Corixidae-water boatmen Swim upright Can live in polluted water Predators Plastron Notonectidae-backswimmers Free swimming predators Hemoglobin Plastron ```
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Family cimicidae
``` Bed bugs Flat oval Less than 6 mm Wings vestigial Feed on blood at night Not known to vector diseases ```
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Bed bugs return
``` Infesting dorms, hotels, homes Bedding luggage Possible relation to restrictions on indoor insecticide Signs Unexplained bites Spots of blood or feces on bedding Look for the insect Inspect beds sofas ```
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Family reduviidae
Kissing bug transmits Chagas' disease
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What is Chagas' disease?
``` Tryoanosoma-released in feces Biting causes itching Victim scratches in trypanosomes Affects 18-20 million people Central and s. America Rural areas Chronic infection Heart, digestive system ```
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Family pentatomidae
``` Stink bugs Large triangular scutellum Five segmented antennae Very common Some serious plant pests Some important predators ```
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Order Hemiptera | Suborder Homoptera
Economic/ecologic-can be very numerous(prey item), important plant pests and transmit plant diseases
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Homoptera Auchenorrhyncha Family cicadidae
``` :large insects with wings Cicada Immatures live in the ground Dog day cicada Periodical cicada Reasons for periodicity Overwhelm predation Confuse predators with sound Predator population cannot build up in response to prey increase ```
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Hemiptera Homoptera Auchenorryncha Family:cercopidae spittle bugs
Nymphs cover themselves with froth
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Auchenorryncha Family membracidae Treehoppers
Many structured to resemble plant parts Nymphs often gregarious, may be tended by ants Feed mostly on woody plants
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Auchenorryncha | Family cicadellidae
Important plant disease vectors, particularly viruses Phony peach disease Pierce's disease grapes Corn stunt
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Aphids and thrips
Transmitted diseases | Most important vectors
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Complex life cycles of aphids
Eggs overwinter-spring hatch-birth of wingless females-migrate-women births-migrate-male and female
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Family adelgidae
``` Hemlock wooly adelgid No males Kill trees in 3-10years Pesticides Predators ```
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Scale insect life cycle
Eggs hatch under scale Crawlers emerge to find feeding location First molt-Armored scale females lose legs and antennae Males pupate u see sax and emerge with wings but no mouthparts
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Order thysanoptera | Thrips
Transmit plant viruses
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Tomato spotted wilt tosovirus
Occurs in Georgia peanuts
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What is the value of fast production?
One female aphid-up to 100 offspring which are ready to reproduce in a week Predator populations are slower to respond Rapid population growth=big cycles
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Endopterygota
Complete metamorphosis Life stages Egg, larva, pupa, adult
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Neuroptera | Lacewing
``` Chewing mouthparts Large lateral eyes Eggs in stalks Predaceous larva and adults Agriculture predators ```
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Antlions
Larvae make pits in soil
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Order Coleoptera | Beetles
``` Most species Four wings thickened leathery hard Chewing mouthparts Hind wings usually longer that the elytra Very small to large Antennae variable May be sexually dimorphic ```
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Family carabidae
Ground beetles Most environments nocturnal Often found under rocks leaf litter Predaceous as larvae and adults
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Family carabidae | Tiger beetles
Often quick fliers Larvae predaceous Ambush out of hole
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Coleoptera: family dytiscidae
Predaceous diving nettle Carry air bubble beneath elytra Larvae have suctorial mouthparts
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Coleoptera:family gyrindae
Whirligig beetles Four compound eyes Often gregarious Antennae enable them to avoid crashing
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Coleoptera | Family curculionidae
Weevils Largest family of beetles Larvae typically hidden
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Coleoptera | Chrysomelidae
Leaf beetles Cucumber beetles are key pests if vine crops or cucurbits (cucumber, squash, melons) Oval body shape
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Coleoptera | Cerambycidae
Long horned beetles Larvae typically in dead or living wood Long antennae
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Coleoptera | Scarabaeidae
Scarabs Some serious pests White grubs and Japanese beetles