MCQs Entomology-18 Posted on July 20, 2025August 30, 2025Author agropublishers 0 1. In bees only _________have functional wax glands Queens Worker bees Drones All of these 2. Raptorial legs, adapted for grasping prey, are found in __________________________ Mantophasmatodea Mantispid flies Mantids Mantophasmatodea and Mantispid flies 3. What is the primary role of the spittle produced by spittlebugs? Reproduction Protection and evaporation reduction Means of reducing evaporation Protection 4. Which of the following is NOT a holometabolous insect order? Lepidoptera Hemiptera Diptera Coleoptera 5. Which hormone would NOT be found in adult insects? Eclosion hormone All of these Prothoracicotropic Hormone (PTTH) Juvenile hormone 6. Which developmental stage is unique to the order Ephemeroptera? Prepupa Subimago Imago Naiad 7. Which insect order is most closely related to Diptera? Thysanura Orthoptera Hymenoptera Plecoptera 8. Why are only male insects typically released in Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) programs? Males have longer lifespans Females cannot be sterilized If vector, Females may still bite/spread disease Males are more cost-effective to rear 9. In Holometabola insects, _____ the resting and transformation stage Nymph Larva Instar Pupa 10. Which insect orders contain species that are important pests of domestic animals? Siphonaptera and Coleoptera Orthoptera and Hemiptera All of these Diptera and Phthiraptera Loading … Question 1 of 10
