FLORIDA PUBLIC HEALTH EXAM (PRACTICE) QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
|GUARANTEED PASS
Which mosquito species vectors both Yellow Fever and Dengue Fever? -
ANSWER -Aedes Aegypti
Which mosquito transmits Malaria? - ANSWER -Anopheles quadrimaculatus
What 2 climate conditions are most conductive for adult mosquito activity? -
ANSWER -warm temp and high humidity
Which mosquito species vectors st louis encephalitis (SLE) - ANSWER -culex
nigripalpus, Culex quinquefasciatus , Culex tarsalis
Mosquitoes thrive in moving water? - ANSWER -false
T/F
It is in the transitional zone, from the unusual level of high tide to levels
above all but the highest springs and storm tides that the heaviest breeding
occurs - ANSWER -true
,Where are aedes triseriatus larvae most likely to be found? - ANSWER -tree
holes
Which mosquito species is found in crab holes (2) - ANSWER -*Deinocerites
Cancer
*Culex Opisthopus
Name 2 aedes salt marsh mosquito species - ANSWER -1) Ae.
taeniorhynchus
2)Ae. sollicitans,
What genus of mosquito larva is known to eat other mosquito larva -
ANSWER -toxorhychitis
Why do fem. mosquitis feed on blood - ANSWER -facilitate egg production
What mosquitoes genus lays their eggs in rafts on top of the water -
ANSWER -culex
T/F
All adult mosquitoes feed on blood - ANSWER -false:
,toxorhynchitis do not feed on blood
Consider anopheles and culex larva: which genus has a siphon and which
one has palmate hairs? - ANSWER -Anopheles has palmate hairs and culex
has a siphon
Aedes albopictus is also known as what? - ANSWER -Asian tiger mosquito
What 2 components can affect the length of time it takes a mosquito to
develop from a fist instar larva to a pupa - ANSWER -Temp and food
availability
When was the Asian tiger mosquito found in fl and what continent did it
originate ? - ANSWER -1986, Asia
What time of the yr are you most likely to capture culiseta inornata? -
ANSWER -Winter and Late Fall
Name some insects that inject venom by sting - ANSWER -1) Fire Ants
2) Wasps
3) Bees
, What is the flight range of the stable fly (stomoxy calcitrans) - ANSWER -70
miles
Do blinds mosquitoes carry diseases? - ANSWER -No
What ch. in fl law addresses mosquito control? - ANSWER -ch. 388
What is the time recommended for checking and calibrating spray
equipment - ANSWER -every 100 hrs or after maintenance/repairs
Name 4 diseases that are vectored by ticks - ANSWER -rocky mounted
spotted fever, lyme diseases, tularemia, human ehrlichlioses
In FL, what agency is responsible for certifying commercial pest control
operators and mosquito control personnel - ANSWER -fl department of
agriculture and consumer service (FDACS)
Anopheles larva - ANSWER -rest parallel to the water surface
What are not found on mosquitoes? - ANSWER -two pair of wings
Which insect does not feed on blood - ANSWER -book louse
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
|GUARANTEED PASS
Which mosquito species vectors both Yellow Fever and Dengue Fever? -
ANSWER -Aedes Aegypti
Which mosquito transmits Malaria? - ANSWER -Anopheles quadrimaculatus
What 2 climate conditions are most conductive for adult mosquito activity? -
ANSWER -warm temp and high humidity
Which mosquito species vectors st louis encephalitis (SLE) - ANSWER -culex
nigripalpus, Culex quinquefasciatus , Culex tarsalis
Mosquitoes thrive in moving water? - ANSWER -false
T/F
It is in the transitional zone, from the unusual level of high tide to levels
above all but the highest springs and storm tides that the heaviest breeding
occurs - ANSWER -true
,Where are aedes triseriatus larvae most likely to be found? - ANSWER -tree
holes
Which mosquito species is found in crab holes (2) - ANSWER -*Deinocerites
Cancer
*Culex Opisthopus
Name 2 aedes salt marsh mosquito species - ANSWER -1) Ae.
taeniorhynchus
2)Ae. sollicitans,
What genus of mosquito larva is known to eat other mosquito larva -
ANSWER -toxorhychitis
Why do fem. mosquitis feed on blood - ANSWER -facilitate egg production
What mosquitoes genus lays their eggs in rafts on top of the water -
ANSWER -culex
T/F
All adult mosquitoes feed on blood - ANSWER -false:
,toxorhynchitis do not feed on blood
Consider anopheles and culex larva: which genus has a siphon and which
one has palmate hairs? - ANSWER -Anopheles has palmate hairs and culex
has a siphon
Aedes albopictus is also known as what? - ANSWER -Asian tiger mosquito
What 2 components can affect the length of time it takes a mosquito to
develop from a fist instar larva to a pupa - ANSWER -Temp and food
availability
When was the Asian tiger mosquito found in fl and what continent did it
originate ? - ANSWER -1986, Asia
What time of the yr are you most likely to capture culiseta inornata? -
ANSWER -Winter and Late Fall
Name some insects that inject venom by sting - ANSWER -1) Fire Ants
2) Wasps
3) Bees
, What is the flight range of the stable fly (stomoxy calcitrans) - ANSWER -70
miles
Do blinds mosquitoes carry diseases? - ANSWER -No
What ch. in fl law addresses mosquito control? - ANSWER -ch. 388
What is the time recommended for checking and calibrating spray
equipment - ANSWER -every 100 hrs or after maintenance/repairs
Name 4 diseases that are vectored by ticks - ANSWER -rocky mounted
spotted fever, lyme diseases, tularemia, human ehrlichlioses
In FL, what agency is responsible for certifying commercial pest control
operators and mosquito control personnel - ANSWER -fl department of
agriculture and consumer service (FDACS)
Anopheles larva - ANSWER -rest parallel to the water surface
What are not found on mosquitoes? - ANSWER -two pair of wings
Which insect does not feed on blood - ANSWER -book louse
