PMO 566 Vector Physiology
This course covers essential aspects of arthropod physiology and principles that regulate survival, reproduction, and competence for transmission of disease agents by arthropod vectors. Lectures and discussions will cover subjects such as growth and metamorphosis of vectors, movement of the various life stages of vectors, sensory functions of vectors which aid in host location and nutrition, excretion, and adaptation of different vectors to climatic stresses and insecticide resistance. Laboratory sessions will demonstrate various physiological phenomena such as the effects of hormones on growth and development, ovarian development, feeding stimuli, effects of repellents on arthropod feeding, and effects of insecticides.