Pupa

Aedes aegypti is holometabolous, this type of development stages includes the egg, lava, pupa, and the adult stage. The distinct traits to key out this mosquito are, small palps with white scales. The female mosquito can lay as many as a hundred eggs at one batch, after the eggs are laid down, the eggs develop within two days, and once wet the larvae emerge from the egg shortly after (Christopher, 1960). The larvae then mature over the course of the week or longer, depending on temperature,…

Name: Beatriz Brun Drawer/Group #: 37 PS ID #: 1396854 Three digit mutant code: 848 BIOL 3311 Spring 2015 Lab Section: 14704 Date: 02/23/2015 TA Instructor Name: Eric Pham Writing Assignment 3: Review of a D. melanogaster gene Characteristics of the Drop gene Introduction The fly Drosophila melanogaster has been widely utilized in the field of genetics, since the first paper was published in 1910, for being a good organism to conduct research. In addition to being small and easy to…

The Danaus Plexippi, known as the Monarch Butterfly, is considered to be the king of all butterflies for their beautiful orange and black colored wings and their incredible ability to migrate long distances such as, California and Mexico in large populations. Biologists have calculated distance of these arduous journeys to be 3000 miles, which is the longest journey that any insect can travel. Monarch butterflies are also unique in that generations of these species are able to migrate in the…

applied to adults topically or pupae by dipping or bathing in acetone solution However, significant health hazards has been associated with acetone as it is very volatile and flammable. In the context of SIT, topical application to adults and dipping of pupa are impractical due to health risks, safety and disposal issues related to the use of acetone (Pereira et al., 2013; Segura et al., 2013). As an alternative approach, (Pereira et al., 2013; Teal et al., 2013) provided A. ludens and A.…

A 4. Describe your students’ prior instruction and background knowledge and how those factors will influence your planning and/or instruction for the lesson you will submit. What do students need to know before they engage in this lesson? Include, as well, what do children know, what can they do and what are they learning to do related to language and literacy development? Students are familiar with chicks, butterflies, and frogs, and most have seen these animals before. However, most…