Arthorpods - Disease causing agents
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What is the name of the Congo floor maggot and what does it do?
live in cracks in the floor -> climb out at night and drink blood of people sleeping on the floor
Kinds of insecticide resistance:
- Reduced penetration: skin (cuticle) changes to prevent absorption of inseceticides
- Behavioural resistance: change in mosquito behaviour -> change in time or place of biting
- Target site resistance: the site where the insecticide binds to the mosquito can be modified -> no binding possible
- Metabolic resistance: enzymes to detoxify insecticides
What attracts Malaria mosquitoes?
LA = pourly attractive
HA = highly attractive
olfactory sensilla are on the antennae of the mosquito
trapping mosquitoes: a blend of synthetic odours
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