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Bugs and People
Exam 4
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Science
Undergraduate 1
08/02/2011

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What is entomophagy?
Definition
Insect eating
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What is the ECI?
Definition
Efficiency of conversion of ingested food - the amount of weight an animal gains per weight of food an animal eats.
Term
Worldwide, what determines the most commonly consumed insects?
Definition
Those that are available in large quantities (migratory locusts and social species such as termites)
Term
What was the Roman cossus?
Definition
An unusual insect delicacy. It was a grub or caterpillar of uncertain identity that was fed with flour.
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What is “Bushmen’s rice”?
Definition
Actually a kind of ant with a long body and black head.
Term
In Thailand, what is maeng dana?
Definition
A giant water bug that is for sale in markets.
Term
Where does most of the insect eating occur in the USA?
Definition
West of the Mississippi River
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What did V.M. Holt do in 1885 that promoted entomophagy?
Definition
Wrote a book titled Why Not Eat Insects. It persuaded people to agree that plant-feeding insects in particular were clean, nutritious, easy to prepare, and superior to other arthropods such as crab or shrimp.
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What did R. Kok suggest in 1983 concerning entomophagy?
Definition
Insects on board spaceships could provide important protein for travelers.
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What did Dr. Gene Defoliart publish concerning entomophagy?
Definition
A periodical called Food Insect Newsletter (Univ. of Wisco) which promulgates scientific info on the history, culture, and feasibility of entomophagy.
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How do insects play in business law?
Definition
Most insect cases involve the liability of an owner or operator of a business for injuries to customers caused by insects or small animals.
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What role do insects play in innkeeping law?
Definition
Insects figure prominently in cases of infestation of leased dwellings in which their presence represents a violation of an implied warranty of habitability on the part of the landlord. Their presence therefore justifies nonpayment of rent by tenants or serves as grounds for constructive eviction by the landlord.
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What was unique and humorous about the judge’s decision in Ben Hur Holding Corp. v. Rox?
Definition
Plaintiff complained that cricket infestation meant no rent payments due. The judge reasoned that “while a cricket is technically an insect and a bug, it would appear from the study of his life, that instead of being obnoxious, he is an intellectual little fellow, with certain attainments of refinement and an indefatigable musician par excellence.”
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What role do insects play in insurance law?
Definition
People run into insects and attempt to collect from insurance companies. In Tracey v. Standard Accident Insurance Co., the plaintiff collected money when an insect flew into his eye while riding a motorcycle. The event was said to be “accidental within the meaning of an accident insurance policy.”
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What very special place do honeybees hold in the law?
Definition
Because of their economic importance, in some instances they have been recognized as property.
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What precedent did the decision in Harris v Elder (1893) set?
Definition
Held that owners have no legal right to trespass in order to pursue their bees. If the bees settle, the owner loses out.
Term
Can beekeepers sue pesticide applicators for drift of pesticides onto bees?
Definition
Yes, damage is reckoned in terms of how it affects the colony. S.A. Gerard and Co. v. Fricker (1933): damages from insecticide were estimated including value of lost honey, lost seed, and lost fruit crop due to inadequate pollination.
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Can insects live off mammal tears?
Definition
Yes, sweat too occasionally.
Term
What two different extraction procedures have been developed for getting insects lodged in human orifices out?
Definition
Lidocaine and mineral oil. Other methods include shining a light or using suction devices.
Term
What is venom? How does it differ from a poison?
Definition
The general term referring to any variety of toxins used by certain types of animals that inject it into their victims by the means of a bite or a sting. Unlike poison, which is ingested or inhaled into the victim's tract, administration of venom is usually directed into the lymphatic system itself for faster action.
Term
What is a mast cell?
Definition
Cells which release chemicals, such as histamine, that affect smooth muscles of the vascular system. Histamine is the agent responsible for the swelling, itchiness, redness, and respiratory symptoms associated with allergies.
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Early on, what type of people was thought to use entomology in America as a proper pastime?
Definition
The idle, the effete, or foppish - those who could find no better way to spend their time.
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What was perhaps the first profit-making entomological venture in the USA?
Definition
The essay written in 1795 by William Dandridge Peck, titled “The description and history of the cankerworm,” for which he was awarded $50 by the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture.
Term
Who was the “Father of American Entomology”?
Definition
Melsheimer was honored as the “Parent of American Entomology” by Thomas Say, but later entomologists prefer to accord Thomas Say himself with that title.
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Who was Asa Fitch and why is he remembered?
Definition
Probably the first person in North America to be paid on a regular basis to study insects.
Term
In what unique way did Townsend Glover “preserve” insects?
Definition
Instead of preserving specimens, he made elaborate copper etchings and distributed them to various institutions.
Term
What was the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 and what did it accomplish?
Definition
It set aside 30,000 acres of land per senator and representative in each state for the construction of an agricultural college, which did much to further state interests in entomology.
Term
Who was President of the USA in 1862?
Definition
Lincoln
Term
Why is C.V. Riley remembered?
Definition
Chief of the U.S. Entomological Commission. He was also the USDA Entomologist after Townsend Glover’s death, and he contributed to the advance of economic entomology by engineering the first successful application of biological control.
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What is John Henry Comstock most remembered in entomology?
Definition
Contributions to the teaching of entomology
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L.O. Howard was thought to have a special gift. What was it?
Definition
A gift for conveying entomological information to the public
Term
What was the most widely used inorganic insecticide?
Definition
Could be Paris Green or most likely Hydrocyanic acid.
Term
Can fire ant colonies ever contain more than one queen? What happens?
Definition
Yes
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What is mirex?
Definition
A chlorinated hydrocarbon that was commercialized as an insecticide and later banned because of its impact on the environment. Effective against fire ants
Term
Which end of a fire ant contains the venom?
Definition
The poison gland in the stinger, at the tail. (The book states that they sting humans by swinging their abdomens to inject the venom.)
Term
What did E.O. Wilson refer to as the “Vietnam” of insect control?
Definition
The attempted eradication of fire ants in the U.S.
Term
Where did fire ants come from to invade the USA?
Definition
Red fire ant: 1940 from western Brazil and Paraguay
Black fire ant: 1919 from Uruguay, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina
Term
Which library displays the “French fries from Hell”?
Definition
Marston Science Library
Term
What is the newest sports stadium built on campus?
Definition
O'Connell Center or Women's Lacrosse Stadium
Term
Who was the UF President when the Bell Tower construction was begun?
Definition
J. Hillis Miller
Term
What does “ISIS” stand for?
Definition
Integrated Student Information System
Term
What is a pirogue? (pronounced pea-row)
Definition
A small, flat-bottomed boat of a design associated particularly with the Cajuns of the Louisiana marsh. In West Africa they were used as traditional fishing boats.
Term
What kind of insect holds the most records?
Definition
Most likely a fly
Term
Which insect has the most toxic venom?
Definition
Harvester Ants
Term
Which insect is the most resistant to pesticides?
Definition
Green Peach Aphid
Term
Which insect has the smallest adult stage?
Definition
A parasitic wasp, Dicopomorpha echmepterygis
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