| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Adult Mosquito | Mature stage of a mosquito's life; it has three body regions, six legs and two wings |
| Adulticide | (v) to kill adult mosquitoes; (n) a pesticide that kills adult mosquitoes |
| Agar Plate | A petri dish filled with a jello-like nutrient material used to grow bacteria upon |
| Bacillus Sphaericus | A bacteria used to biologically control mosquito larvae |
| Bioassay | A test to determine the toxicity of a substance to an organism |
| Bti | Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, a commonly used bacteria to control mosquito larvae |
| Diptera | The order of insects that includes flies, gnats, and mosquitoes |
| Instar | A developmental phase of larval mosquitoes, four instars in all |
| Larva | The aquatic feeding stage of immature mosquitoes |
| Larvicide | (v) to kill mosquitoes in the larval stage; (n) a pesticide that kills larval mosquitoes |
| Metamorphosis | The four stages, egg, larva, pupa and adult, in the mosquito life cycle |
| Molt | Shedding of the exoskeleton as part of the growth process |
| Organochlorines | A class of insecticides which contain carbon, chlorine, and hydrogen. Some of the more persistent insecticides are organochlorines such as DDT and Chlordane |
| Organophosphates | A class of insecticides which contain phosphorus. They are initially toxic but degrade quickly when exposed to air and light. Malathion and Abate are organophosphates |
| Pipet | A dropper-like piece of equipment used to accurately measure small amounts of liquid |
| Pupa | The nonfeeding stage in insect metamorphosis between larva and adult |
| Vector | An insect capable of transmitting a disease |
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