ento cde exam

which mouthpart type is specially adapted for siphoning liquids such as nectar from flowers

siphoning

which of the following tactics is an example of a cultural control within an IPM program

crop rotation

Insects attach both wings and legs to which body segment

Thorax

Which class of arthopods lacks antenna

chelicerata

Integrated Pest Management programs primarily increase crop yield by

Allowing a greater proportion of potential yield to be realized

You learned seven levels of classification starting with Kingdom and ending with species what level is in between order and genus

Family

Which of the following statements about insects and mammals is incorrect

Insects are found in fewer habitat types than mammals

Rank the following classes of arthropods based on number of legs

Diploidia > malacostraca > arachnea > insecta

Which of the following insect is considered a detervoire

Caddisfly

Which of the following is an example of insect injury

A beetle that eats the roots of a strawberry plant

What percent of crops are dependent upon insects

90%

Which of the following is a "typical" characteristic of an invasive insect species

Exponential growth

Which insect order contains species that vectors the most different types of viruses to plants

hemiptera

What type of legs are shown in the picture to the right (water beetle legs)

natatorial

Which of the following statements is correct

Many flowerflies use black and yellow colors to deceive predators

holometabolous insects do not have which of the following

nymph

One of the first pesticides used over 4,000 years ago was based on

Sulfur

Rank the following insect orders based on number of species

hymenoptera > trichoptera > odonata > plecoptera > mantodea

Based on pyramid strategy of integrated Pest Management we want to spend most of our time/effort of which type of strategy

cultural

In insects, the wings and legs are attached to this body segment

Thorax

which of these three orders always have a aquatic larva/juveniles

plecoptera/trichoptera

Which of the following set of characteristics to all insects have

Open circulatory system, ganglia, tracheoles, midgut

which of the following are following are considered veterinary pests

stable flies

the economic threshold, which is the level at which pest populations should be treated, is usally what percent o the economic injury level

70%-90%

which set of insect orders all have modified mouthparts

hemipetra, thysanoptera, diptera, lepidopetera, siphonaptera,

which set of insect orders are responsible for vectoring most dieases transmited by insects

siphonaptera, thysanoptera, hemiptera, diptera

which four orders have the largest number of species

colepetera, lepidoptera, diptera, hymenoptera

which of the following can feed on human blood

siphonaptera, hemiptera, diptera,

which four orders are commonly used as bioindicators of the health of aquatic systems

odonata, ephemeroptera, plecoptera, trichoptera

define econmic injury level (EIL)

the lowest number of insects that will cause economic damage

federally endangered butterfly

kamer blue butterfly

five characteristics that all arthropods have in common

bilateral symmetry, segmented bodies, exoskeleton & molting, paired jointed appendages, dorsal heart, ventral nerve cord

what are the 3 pieces of information that one bee can communicate to another bee by using the waggle dance

direction of food, distance of food, quality of food

the scientific name of the fruit flies used in research is Drosophila Melanogaster. In its scientific name. drosphila represent

the genus

which of these is the plural of genus

genera

what percent of insects are considered agricultural pests

1%

what percent of crops are dependent upon insects

90%

what is the estimated ratio of insects to human

200,000,000:1

hemimetabolous development, also called incomplete metamorphosis, has which of the following stages

egg, nymph, adult

holometabolous development, also called complete metamorphosis, has which of the following stages

egg, larvae, pupae, adult

what are 2 example of homometabolous development allows larvae and adults to live in different niches

antlion and monarch butterfly

what are 2 examples of a oviparous insect

earwig, stink bug