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Forensic Entomology Part 2
The story of insects and their near relatives continues with those "beasties" that feed on the living. The subjects for part 2 include familiar blood feeders such as bedbugs, ticks, and fleas, but also mosquitos and mites.
The life cycle of a mosquito will be one of the focus points for the week. A diagram is provided for download and study.
Many of the blood feeders are monitored by local and state mosquito control and public health agencies.
Here are our favorite feeders and biters:
Fleas siphonaptera
Hard Ticks ixodidae
Soft Ticks actinedida
Dust Mites mesostigmata
Bed Bugs cimicidae
Mosquitos culicidae
Chiggers actinedida
Widow Spiders lactrodectus
Brown Recluse sicariidae
Scorpions scorpiones
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