GEORGIA CATEGORY 41 PEST CONTROL: MOSQUITO SURVEILLANCE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026-2027
1. There are over # mosquito species in Georgia: 60
2. There are over # mosquito species worldwide: 3000
3. $are spent in Georgia to reduce mosquito nuisance and disease
effect: 125 million
4. Scientific name for the Black Saltmarsh Mosquito: Ochlerotatus taeniorhynchus
5. Scientific name for the Brown Saltmarsh Mosquito: Ochlerotatus sollicitans
6. What county in Georgia has the largest mosquito control program?:
Chatham
7. What is the scientific family for mosquitos?: Culicidae
8. What is the scientific order for mosquitos?: Diptera
9. What is the lifecycle of a mosquito?: Egg - Larva - Pupa - Adult
10. What are the larva referred to as?: wigglers
11. What are the pupa referred to as?: tumblers
12. What is used to identify various mosquito species?: Scales and veins on
wings
13. What is a signature characteristic of the male mosquito?: Bushy
antennae and long palpi
14. What is a signature characteristic of the female mosquito?: Long
proboscis with needle like stylets
15. 3 Characteristics of the Toxorhynchitinae mosquito: *Eggs and larvae found
in tree holes and artificial containers w/ eggs resting on top of water
*Do not take blood meals
*Feed on other mosquito larvae
16. 3 Characteristics of the Anophelinae mosquito: *Larvae does not have a
siphon
*Larvae lie parallel to waters surface
*Permanent Pool species
17. 3 Characteristics of the Culicinae mosquito: *Siphon always present in larvae
*No palmate hairs on larvae
*Lay at 45 degree angle to waters surface
18. Can eggs generally be used to classify mosquito species?: No
19. What are the body regions of the mosquito larvae?: *Head
*Thorax
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, GEORGIA CATEGORY 41 PEST CONTROL: MOSQUITO SURVEILLANCE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026-2027
*Abdomen
20. What is used to identify mosquito larvae?: Structure and number of hairs
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CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026-2027
1. There are over # mosquito species in Georgia: 60
2. There are over # mosquito species worldwide: 3000
3. $are spent in Georgia to reduce mosquito nuisance and disease
effect: 125 million
4. Scientific name for the Black Saltmarsh Mosquito: Ochlerotatus taeniorhynchus
5. Scientific name for the Brown Saltmarsh Mosquito: Ochlerotatus sollicitans
6. What county in Georgia has the largest mosquito control program?:
Chatham
7. What is the scientific family for mosquitos?: Culicidae
8. What is the scientific order for mosquitos?: Diptera
9. What is the lifecycle of a mosquito?: Egg - Larva - Pupa - Adult
10. What are the larva referred to as?: wigglers
11. What are the pupa referred to as?: tumblers
12. What is used to identify various mosquito species?: Scales and veins on
wings
13. What is a signature characteristic of the male mosquito?: Bushy
antennae and long palpi
14. What is a signature characteristic of the female mosquito?: Long
proboscis with needle like stylets
15. 3 Characteristics of the Toxorhynchitinae mosquito: *Eggs and larvae found
in tree holes and artificial containers w/ eggs resting on top of water
*Do not take blood meals
*Feed on other mosquito larvae
16. 3 Characteristics of the Anophelinae mosquito: *Larvae does not have a
siphon
*Larvae lie parallel to waters surface
*Permanent Pool species
17. 3 Characteristics of the Culicinae mosquito: *Siphon always present in larvae
*No palmate hairs on larvae
*Lay at 45 degree angle to waters surface
18. Can eggs generally be used to classify mosquito species?: No
19. What are the body regions of the mosquito larvae?: *Head
*Thorax
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, GEORGIA CATEGORY 41 PEST CONTROL: MOSQUITO SURVEILLANCE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026-2027
*Abdomen
20. What is used to identify mosquito larvae?: Structure and number of hairs
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