House Shrew A highly variable species, the house shrew varies widely in colour, size and weight. It is small, secretive and mouse-like with a long pointed nose. The fur is short and velvety, ranging in colour from light grey-brown to black and recorded adult weights vary between 23.5g to 82.0g in females and 33.2g to […]
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Rat Rats are ferocious, omnivorous and adaptable to all climates. Their high adaptability to changing environments and high reproductive rate have allowed them to advance side by side with man. Rats live and thrive under a wide variety of climates and conditions; they are often found in and around homes and other buildings, farms, gardens, […]
Toxorhynchites Mosquito This subfamily comprises a single genus, Toxorhynchites, which contains about 76 species which are mainly tropical, although a few species occur in North America, eastern Russia and Japan. Characteristics Adults are large (19 mm long, 24 mm wing spread) and colourful, being metallic bluish or greenish with black, white or red tufts of […]
Mansonia MosquitoMansonia species have long been recognized as the main vectors of human B. malayi are also involved in the transmission of animal filarioids. The latter include species of the genera Brugia, Dirofilaria and Setaria. The Mansonia species belong to the subgenus Mansonioides, of which six are indigenous to the Oriental region, three to the […]
Culex Mosquito Characteristics Culex mosquito can be visibly distinguished from other mosquito at the egg, larval and adult stages. The adult Culex is generally brown to dark brown. Culex mosquito do not have any white band on their abdomen compared to Aedes mosquito. For the female Culex, the length of the maxillary palps is less […]
Anopheles MosquitoAnophele mosquito are the most notorious of all vectors of disease to man. Only Anophele mosquito can transmit the Plasmodium species, namely Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale, which cause malaria in man. Characteristics Anopheles have spotted wings, that is the dark and pale scales are arranged in small blocks or […]
Mosquitoes are members of the order Diptera, i.e., flies. Mosquitoes are slender, long-legged, two-winged insects that are 1/8- to 1/4-inch long. They are unlike other flies in that their wings and bodies are covered with scales, and they have long piercing and sucking mouthparts. Aedes eggs are usually black, ovoid in shape and always laid singly. When […]
Mosquito Larvaemosquito larvae are brown, black or gray and have a breathing tube on their tail. The mosquito goes through four stages during its life cycle: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The eggs normally hatch into Larvae within 48 hours. Larvae must live in water from 7 to 14 days depending on the water temperature. […]
Order: DipteraFamily: PsychodidaeCommon Name: Moth Fly / Drain Fly / Sewer Fly Classification The adult is about 1.5mm long, delicate and fuzzy. The color pale yellowish to brownish gray to blackish, depending on the species. It has a pair of antennae. Wings broadly oval, pointed apically, veins and margins hairy and held roof-like over body […]
House FlyMusca domestica is a cosmopolitan companion of humans and domestic animals. House flies are less than one-half inch in length. They are gray, with four dark stripes down the dorsum of the thorax. House flies have sponging mouthparts and can ingest only liquids. However, they can eat solid food (e.g., sugar, flour, pollen) by […]
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