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There are # species of mosquitoes in the world, # are here in California.
There are 3,500 species of mosquitoes in the world, 50 are here in California.
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any animal capable of transmitting the causative agent of human
disease or capable of producing human discomfort or injury, including
but not limited to, mosquitoes, flies, mites, ticks, other arthropods, and
rodents and other vertebrates is known as a ....
vector
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Individuals employed by public agencies must
be certified by the ... .... ... .... ... to apply public health pesticides
without the supervision of a ... ....
- California Department of Public Health
- certified applicator
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... ... is the term used to describe situations where characteristics
differ between males and females.
sexual dimorphism
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Prominent features of the heads of mosquitoes are the .... and ....
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Females have short ...
palpi
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Females have a ... .... .... proboscis
a long stiletto-like proboscis
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Males have ... .... palpi
Males have long hairy palpi
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Males have a ... ...
proboscis for taking
nectar and fluids from
flowers and fruit.
long fleshy
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The female mosquito inserts ....
when feeding.
stylets
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The proboscis of both the male and female mosquitoes are made up of a bundle of ... ...
individual components
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The active piercing parts of the proboscis are the ... .... .... stylets.
movable toothed maxillary
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Thorax - Supports a ... ... ... and a pair of unusual organs called ...
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Most insect morphologists believe that the
halters are used for ...
balance
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The wings of mosquitoes are used to .... species
identify
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The abdomen : shape = ... and ....
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The abdomen : carries the ... organs
reproductive
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The male ... .... are complex and unique to individual mosquito species.
reproductive organs
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Closely related species that are very difficult to
separate by conventional methods are called ... ...
sibling species
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The head of mosquito larvae is adapted for ... .... .... from water column for feeding.
filtering particulate matter
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Mosquito larvae mouth parts are located ... (...)
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larvae have simple ... ... structures
light sensitive
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Another prominent feature of the head of the larvae are the .... associated with the mouth.
brushes
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These brushes move continually while feeding to create a ... to bring food into the mouth.
current
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The thorax of mosquito larvae is a simple ... (... ...) structure
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The larval abdomen consists of a number of ... , each bearing ...
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The larval abdomen : some setae appear ...-like or ...-like
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The most distinctive feature of Culex/Aedes larvae is the ... ...
air tube
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... larvae hang from the surface of the water at an angle
Culicine
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Culicine larvae breathe through an ... ...
air tube
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Anopheles larvae lack an ... ... and hang ... to the water surface
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Mosquito pupae are called ...
tumblers
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Mosquito pupae do not offer many characters useful for ....
identification
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Pupae do not have a distinct head and thorax, rather a combination structure called the ...
cephalothorax
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The pupa has two ... ... projecting from the
cephalothorax
respiratory trumpets
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Pupa : has two large structures called ... that project from the tip of the abdomen
paddles
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Mosquito eggs vary significantly among the ... ... of species, and in some cases
among the ... species
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Eggs of species in the genera ... and ... are long tapered structures that are deposited ... ... ... ... .... ....
- Culex
- Culiseta
- on the surface of the water
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Culex and Culiseta eggs are deposited a #? or so at a time and held together by surface tension to form structures called ...
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Aedes eggs are deposited ... and
appear to be very similar in ... and ... to the naked eye
- individually
- shape
- structure
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Aedes eggs : microscopic examination shows very ... .... on the ... (...) that can be used for
identification
- distinctive patterns
- chorion
- eggshell
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Anopheline eggs : deposited ... , but ... ... ...
on water surfaces
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Anopheline eggs : to keep them afloat, these eggs have structures on their sides called ....
floats
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