Q. Which set includes pathogenic arthropods?

A) Tse-tse fly, mosquito, flea-plague
B) Crab, Culex, spider
C) Anopheles, Culex, cray fish
D) Silver fish, house fly, sandfly
Explanation

The mosquito (Culex, Anopheles and Aedes) are pathogenic. The fleas (Pulex) is also pathogen, i.e, ectoparasites of birds and mammals, feeding on blood and the tse-tse fly is pathogen for sleeping sickness.

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