VETM 3001

Entomology Short Answer questions

Please answer all questions in the space provided.

1. List the FOUR (4) families and their common name of dipteran flies that belong to the Sub-order
Nematocera. Also indicate whether the male, female or both are parasitic. (8 MARKS)

Family name Common name Sex that is parasitic

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2. Please complete the following table (4 MARKS)

Time of feeding / activity Breeding habits

Culex

Aedes

Anopheles

Sandflies

3. Describe the importance / effects of Simulium flies on their hosts (3 MARKS)

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4a. List the GENUS of the New World sandfly? ……………………………………………………………………………… (1)

b. What is the GENUS of the Old World sandfly? …………………………………………………………………………….. (1)

c. Describe the morphology of adult sandflies (2 MARKS)

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d. List THREE (3) infectious agents that can be transmitted by sandflies (3 MARKS)

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5.a. What is the name of the characteristic venation of Tabanus flies? …………………………………………… (1)

5.b. Describe the pathogenic significance of flies belonging to the suborder Brachycera (2 MARKS)

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6.a. The common name for Melophagus ovinus is: ………………………………………………………………………… (1)

b. Describe the morphology of adult Melophagus ovinus (2 MARKS)

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c. Describe the pathogenesis of Melophagus ovinus (2 MARKS)

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7.a. Describe the morphology of Musca domestica (2 MARKS)

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b. Describe the morphology of Stomoxys calcitrans (2 MARKS)

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8. List THREE (3) important points how Glossina flies are different from other dipteran flies with respect
to life cycle. (3 MARKS)

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9. Define and give an example of a fly associated with: (8 MARKS)

a. Facultative myiasis
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b. Oligatory myiasis
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c. Primary flies
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d. Secondary flies

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10. Briefly describe three methods of control of blow fly strike in sheep. (3 MARKS)

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11. Please complete the following table (12 MARKS)

Oestrus ovis Gasterophilus spp Hypoderma spp

Common name
Hosts
Predilection site

Pathogenesis

Clinical signs

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