NPMA BITING FLIES

BITING FLIES

Kingdom =

BITING FLIES

Phylum =

BITING FLIES

Class =

BITING FLIES

Order =

BITING FLIES

# of body segments

BITING FLIES

Body segments =

1)
2)
3)

BITING FLIES

# pairs of jointed legs

BITING FLIES

# pair of antennae

BITING FLIES

# pair of true wings

BITING FLIES

have 2nd pair of wings has been reduced and are called _

BITING FLIES

Defining characteristic of Diptera =

BITING FLIES

Name the different types of mouthparts

MOSQUITOES

Family =

MOSQUITOES

2 subfamilies =

MOSQUITOES
have long and sharp =

MOSQUITOES

wings coated with =

MOSQUITOES

males have feathered =

MOSQUITOES

females have very long =

MOSQUITOES

wings folded over _ at rest

MOSQUITOES

the _/_ and number of hairs on the thorax used to ID adults

MOSQUITOES

the presence/absence and _ of hairs on the thorax used to ID adults

MOSQUITOES

the presence/absence and number of _ on the thorax used to ID adults

MOSQUITOES

the presence/absence and number of hairs on the _ used to ID adults

MOSQUITOES

the presence/absence and number of hairs on the thorax used to _ adults

MOSQUITOES

the presence/absence and number of hairs on the thorax used to ID _

MOSQUITOES

larvae and pupae must have _ to develop

MOSQUITOES

approx #-16 day life cycle, but can be much longer

MOSQUITOES

approx 10-# day life cycle, but can be much longer

MOSQUITOES

_ morphology help in larval ID

MOSQUITOES

siphon morphology help in _ ID

MOSQUITOES

anopheles larvae lack _

MOSQUITOES - MATING

not _ , no parental care

MOSQUITOES - MATING

not social, no _ care

MOSQUITOES - MATING

males detect the buzzing of female _ with antennae

MOSQUITOES - MATING

males detect the buzzing of female wings with _

MOSQUITOES - MATING

females usually take a _ to provision eggs

MOSQUITOES - MATING

females usually take a blood meal to provision _

MOSQUITOES - MATING

some species can produce eggs without _

MOSQUITOES - MATING

mating occurs less than # hours after emergence

MOSQUITOES - MATING

mating can occur in a _ or even inside a structure

MOSQUITOES MATING

this species' mating occurs inside a structure

Aedes _

MOSQUITOES - MATING

mosquitoes have incredibly _ _ _

MOSQUITO - BREEDING SITES

typically breed in places that hold water permanently. Sub family =

Anophelinae or Culicinae

MOSQUITO - BREEDING SITES

typically breed in places that hold water temporarily. Sub family =

Anophelinae or Culicinae

MOSQUITO BEHAVIOR

females need _ to provision eggs

MOSQUITO BEHAVIOR

females need blood to provision _

MOSQUITO BEHAVIOR

which are day feeders?

Aedes
Culex
Anopheles

MOSQUITO BEHAVIOR

which are night feeders?

Aedes
Culex
Anopheles

MOSQUITO BEHAVIOR

average meal is #x unfed weight

MOSQUITO BEHAVIOR

prefer _ and/or vegetative places

MOSQUITO BEHAVIOR

prefer shaded and/or _ places

MOSQUITO DISEASE TRANSMISSION

female mosquitoes can transmit disease through injection of infected _ while feeding

Eggs - color - black

Aedes
Culex
Anopheles

Eggs - remain dormant until exposed to water and warm
temps.

Aedes
Culex
Anopheles

Eggs - often laid in soil just above water level or in artificial
containers

Aedes
Culex
Anopheles

MOSQUITOES - Aedes spp.

color of markings = _ and _

MOSQUITOES - Aedes spp.

end of abdomen is shaped?

MOSQUITOES - Aedes spp.

distribution - worldwide, well adapted to living near _

Attracted to red, black, and blue

Aedes
Culex
Anopheles

Can vector yellow fever, dengue fever, various types of encephalitis:

Aedes
Culex
Anopheles

Yellow Fever Mosquito?

Aedes aegypti

# of stripes on thorax

Aedes albopictus

has _ stripe on the thorax

Eggs - laid singly (with lateral floats) on surface of water, in permanent or semi-permanent standing water.

Aedes
Culex
Anopheles

Can vector malaria:

Aedes
Culex
Anopheles

Only mosquito larvae to lay parallel to the surface of the water:

Aedes
Culex
Anopheles

Adults - 1/8 inch length, dark brown, dark patches of scales on wings:

Aedes
Culex
Anopheles

Northern house mosquito = Culex _

Southern house mosquito =

Culex _

Florida encephalitis mosquito =

Culex _

Western encephalitis mosquito =

Culex _

MOSQUITOES

#-400 eggs laid in rafts

MOSQUITOES

50-# eggs laid in rafts

Mosquito

family =

DEER FLIES

family =

Typically breed in places that hold water permanently:

Sub-family Anophelinae
Sub-family Culicinae

Typically breed in places that hold water temporarily:

Sub-family Anophelinae
Sub-family Culicinae

DEER FLIES

order?

DEER FLIES   family?

Culicidae
Tabanidae
Muscidae
Simuliidae
Ceratoponidae

DEER FLIES

genus?

DEER FLIES

length = # inch

DEER FLIES

dark patches on _

DEER FLIES

males have _ eyes that touch

DEER FLIES

females have _ eyes

DEER FLIES

may mechanically transmit _ to humans

Diurnal =

DEER FLIES

females suck _

DEER FLIES

males consume _ _

DEER FLIES   life cycle

groups of 100 to # eggs are laid on foliage and rocks, over or near water

DEER FLIES   life cycle

groups of # to 1000 eggs are laid on foliage and rocks, over or near water

DEER FLIES    life cycle

larvae can be terrestrial, aquatic, or in _

DEER FLIES   life cycle

_ consume organic matter in the soil

DEER FLIES   life cycle

larvae consume _ _ in the soil

DEER FLIES   life cycle

larvae consume organic matter in the _

HORSE FLY

Order =

HORSE FLY

Family =

Culicidae
Tabanidae
Muscidae
Simuliidae
Ceratoponidae

HORSE FLY

Genus =

HORSE FLY   morphology

up to length inch?

Robust flies with prominent eyes and clear, patchless wings

Some people develop fever and malaise after being bitten.

Species of fly?

HORSE FLY

diurnal or nocturnal

HORSE FLY

females suck _

HORSE FLY

males consume _ _

HORSE FLY

groups of 100 to # are laid on foliage and rocks, over or near water

HORSE FLY

groups of # to 1000 are laid on foliage and rocks, over or near water

Larvae prefer dry environments and consume insects, and other invertebrates

Species?

BLACK FLIES

Order =

BLACK FLIES

Family =

Culicidae
Tabanidae
Muscidae
Simuliidae
Ceratoponidae

BLACK FLIES

number of species worldwide?

Very small = 1/25 inch to 1/5 inch
typically black
hump back appearance

Species?

nicknamed "buffalo gnats"

species?

Can cause significant blood loss, transmit filarial worms in Mexico, Central America, and Africa

species?

Females blood feed on humans and animals

species?

Highly attracted to dark blue

species?

Eggs are attached to rocks and vegetation in shallow, fast moving rivers, and streams.

Species?

Larvae attach themselves to an aquatic substrate.

Species?

BLACK FLY

pupation occurs under _

BLACK FLY

egg to adult in # weeks

STABLE FLY

Family?

Culicidae
Tabanidae
Muscidae
Simuliidae
Ceratoponidae

Looks similar to a house fly, but slightly larger and with a sharp proboscis.

Species?

Sometimes referred to as a "biting housefly"

Species?

Dull gray thorax and abdomen
Pale spot on thorax between darkened stripes
Straight wing vein
Aristae on antennae

Species?

STABLE FLY

both male and female _ _

Major pest of confined and pastured cattle and horses but can and will feed on humans

_ fly

Eggs are laid in organic matter (like manure), maggots prefer hay mixed with manure and urine

_ fly

STABLE FLY

egg to adult in less than # days

Primarily an agricultural pest and can mechanically vector the bacterium causing anthrax

_ fly

BITING MIDGES

Order =

BITING MIDGES

Family =

Culicidae
Tabanidae
Muscidae
Simuliidae
Ceratopogonidae

Also called no-see-ums and punkies

_ _

BITING MIDGES

1000 species in genus = C_

1/25 inch - 1/8 inch
Typically black, brown, gray

Bites can illicit allergic reactions, vector bluetongue virus to sheep and cattle. Incredibly large numbers can make areas almost uninhabitable

Culicoides guttipennis

Culicoides furens

Females blood feed on humans, domestic animals, birds, and lizards

Males in some species lack functional mouthparts, others feed on nectar

Often found near marshes, water, wet places

Eggs are laid in salt marshes, standing water in tree holes, and mud

Long larval period... months to 2 years

BITING FLIES - CONTROL STRATEGIES

The most important and first strategy =

Stable fly and mosquito are the only flies that can find suitable larval habitat amongst _

_ _ and _ are the only flies that can find suitable larval habitat amongst structures

Stable fly and mosquito are the only flies that can find suitable _ habitat amongst structures