ENTO3003 REVIEW PACKET
TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
_____________ is a behavior exhibited by cattle attacked by the heel fly
1. gotch ear
2. gadding
3. galloping
4. grinning - Answer- gadding
What is the toxic compound produced by blister beetles?
1. carbamates
2. cantharidin
3. maxodilin
4. pyrethrin - Answer- cantharidin
Bot fly larvae are found in:
1. in horses' ears
2. in horses' stomach
3. in horses' hooves
4. in horses' water troughs - Answer- the horse's stomach
eating undercooked pork infected with Trichnella spiralis causes:
1. nagana
2. swine pox
3. trichinosis
4. Avian Flu - Answer- trichinosis
_________________ is used to deter fly strike in sheep:
1. crutching
2. crimping
3. cropping
4. gadding - Answer- crutching
What is NOT true about horn flies?
1. the larvae require a fresh intact manure pat to develop
2. both male and females feed on blood
3. they are larger than house and stable flies
4. they can quickly become resistant to insecticides - Answer- both male and females
feed on blood
, Which of the following viruses does NOT have horses as a dead-end host?
1. Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEEv)
2. Western Equine Encephalitis (WEEv)
3. Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis (VEEv)
4. West Nile Virus Encephalitis (WNV) - Answer- Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis
(VEEv)
Swine mange is caused by:
1. biting flies
2. sarcoptic mites
3. demodectic mites
4. lice - Answer- sarcoptic mites
The feeding punctures of sheep keds, causes a condition known as _________ in
tanned goat hides.
1. la mancha marron
2. crutch
3. cockle
4. La sangre - Answer- cockle
Which mite mainly occurs on the forefeet or under the dewclaws of goats?
1. goat follicle mite
2. scabies mite
3. psoroptic ear mite
4. chorioptic scab mite - Answer- chorioptic scab mite
Sheep have a pest that goats generally do not. What pest group do wool maggots
belong?
1. House fly larvae
2. blow fly larvae
3. horse fly larvae
4. lice larvae - Answer- Blow fly larvae
Which louse can be seen without magnification?
1. hog louse
2. little blue louse
3. cattle biting louse
4. long nosed cattle louse - Answer- Hog louse
Bovine Leukemia - Answer- Pathogen: Deltaretrovirus
vector: flies
livestock host: cattle
Fowl Typhoid - Answer- Pathogen: Salmonella spp.
vector: flies and litter beetles
TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
_____________ is a behavior exhibited by cattle attacked by the heel fly
1. gotch ear
2. gadding
3. galloping
4. grinning - Answer- gadding
What is the toxic compound produced by blister beetles?
1. carbamates
2. cantharidin
3. maxodilin
4. pyrethrin - Answer- cantharidin
Bot fly larvae are found in:
1. in horses' ears
2. in horses' stomach
3. in horses' hooves
4. in horses' water troughs - Answer- the horse's stomach
eating undercooked pork infected with Trichnella spiralis causes:
1. nagana
2. swine pox
3. trichinosis
4. Avian Flu - Answer- trichinosis
_________________ is used to deter fly strike in sheep:
1. crutching
2. crimping
3. cropping
4. gadding - Answer- crutching
What is NOT true about horn flies?
1. the larvae require a fresh intact manure pat to develop
2. both male and females feed on blood
3. they are larger than house and stable flies
4. they can quickly become resistant to insecticides - Answer- both male and females
feed on blood
, Which of the following viruses does NOT have horses as a dead-end host?
1. Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEEv)
2. Western Equine Encephalitis (WEEv)
3. Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis (VEEv)
4. West Nile Virus Encephalitis (WNV) - Answer- Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis
(VEEv)
Swine mange is caused by:
1. biting flies
2. sarcoptic mites
3. demodectic mites
4. lice - Answer- sarcoptic mites
The feeding punctures of sheep keds, causes a condition known as _________ in
tanned goat hides.
1. la mancha marron
2. crutch
3. cockle
4. La sangre - Answer- cockle
Which mite mainly occurs on the forefeet or under the dewclaws of goats?
1. goat follicle mite
2. scabies mite
3. psoroptic ear mite
4. chorioptic scab mite - Answer- chorioptic scab mite
Sheep have a pest that goats generally do not. What pest group do wool maggots
belong?
1. House fly larvae
2. blow fly larvae
3. horse fly larvae
4. lice larvae - Answer- Blow fly larvae
Which louse can be seen without magnification?
1. hog louse
2. little blue louse
3. cattle biting louse
4. long nosed cattle louse - Answer- Hog louse
Bovine Leukemia - Answer- Pathogen: Deltaretrovirus
vector: flies
livestock host: cattle
Fowl Typhoid - Answer- Pathogen: Salmonella spp.
vector: flies and litter beetles
