BIOL 1320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Erythema, Myiasis, Viremia
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Social insect - an insect that lives in a colony where there is a division of labor. Chemical control - controlling insect pests with chemical pesticides. Biological control - controlling insect pests by natural means. Arthropod - an animal with segmented body, exoskeleton and jointed appendages. Exoskeleton - a skeleton that is on the outside of the body. Thorax - an insect body region designed for locomotion. Cephalothorax - a body region formed by fusing the head and thorax. Cerci paired terminal abdominal appendages of many insects. Compound eye - faceted eyes that see a mosaic image. Ocelli - (singular = ocellus) simple eyes that sense light but not an image. Pheromones - chemicals that insects release for communication. Spiracles - breathing openings of tracheae on the insect body. Tracheae - (singular = trachea) tubes that distribute o2 to the cells. Crop - the portion of the foregut that holds food prior to digestion.
