1. Disease spread by the bite of this creature is responsible for more deaths than any other insect in the world. Name both the insect and the diseases it spreads.

2. In India, this creature was responsible for the deaths of 436 people before being killed in 1907. Name the predator.

3. Scientists are conducting studies on a traditional Balkan remedy, which involves spreading Kidney Bean leaves around a bed to prevent bed bugs. How does this pest control method work?

4. TRUE or FALSE: Ticks are arachnids.

5. In the 14th century, plague killed three-quarters of the population of Europe. What creatures were responsible for the spread of the plague?

Answers

1. Mosquito-borne malaria is responsible for more than 300 million cases of malaria each year. Mosquitos can also carry dengue and yellow fevers, encephalitis, elephantiasis and canine heartworm.

2. A tigress known as "Champawat man-eater."

3. The researchers found that microscopic hairs on kidney bean leaves stab and trap the bed bugs which can then be destroyed, killing the parasites within.

4. TRUE. Ticks have four pairs of legs as adults and have no antennae.

5. Fleas carried by rodents helped spread the plague.

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