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List of Linnaean Questions/Entomological Facts

Typical Linnaean Team Questions

The specialization of insect bodies into three functional regions is known as:
Tagmosis
What does the term "Trichoptera" literally mean?
Hairy-winged
In downtown Boston, there is an old historical building called Faneuil Hall, Since 1742, there has been a weathervane on top of the building modeled after an insect. What is the insect model?
A Grasshopper
An insect that is a nest mate or parasite of ants is often termed what?
Myrmecophile
What is the active ingredient in Cythion?
Malathion
Name the contemporary entomologist known for his work on insect thermoregulation and energetics, particularly the hawk moth and the bumble bee.
Bernd Heinrich
Charles Darwin likely suffered from what arthropod vectored affliction?
Chaga's Disease
Who is generally considered to be the "father of insect pathology" in the U.S.?
E. A. Steinhaus
What insect was selected as the symbol of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
The Monarch butterfly
What is the form of nitrogen excreted by aquatic insects?
Ammonia
What is Dyar's law?
Growth preceeds by a ratio which is constant for that species
What is the genetic constitution of female lepidoptera?
XY
Name a protein synthesized in the fat body but ultimately stored in the oocyte.
Vitellogenin
Who was the first president of the Entomological Society of America?
J.H. Comstock
In William Golding's novel - The Lord of the Flies - what family of flies is involved?
blow flies, or blue-bottle flies, or Calliphoridae
What three genera are the most important vectors of Jungle Yellow Fever?
Heamagogus, Sabethes, Aedes
When was the Hatch Act passed and what did it do?
The Hatch Act was passed in 1887 and it supported state agricultural experiment stations
What was the first journal to be devoted to applied entomology in the U.S.?
The Practical Entomologist
Some long-horned beetles (Cerambycids) are able to make sounds by stridulation. What body parts are involved in these sound-making activities?
Two methods: 1) rubbing hind legs along edges of the elytra, 2) rubbing rear edge of one thoracic segment (usually the pronotum) against the front edge of the segment behind it.
The Entomological Society of Canada was founded in Toronto in 1863. What journal does this society publish and in what year did it start?
The Canadian Entomologist in 1868
What is the active ingredient in the insecticide Javelin?
Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki
What is the term used to describe the behavior of males which gather together at specific locations for the purpose of attracting females?
Leking
Who wrote the book entitled " A Glossary of Entomology? "
J. R. de la Torre-Bueno
Pelecinid wasps are parasites of the larvae of what group of beetles?
June beetles (Scarabaeidae, Subfam.: Melolonthinae, Genus: mostly Phyllophaga)
Who wrote the book entitled "The Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America"?
Charles V. Covell, Jr.

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