Florida Public Health Exam
Which mosquito species vectors both Yellow Fever and Dengue
Fever? correct answersAedes Aegypti
Which mosquito transmits Malaria? correct answersAnopheles
quadrimaculatus
What 2 climate conditions are most conductive for adult mosquito
activity? correct answerswarm temp and high humidity
Which mosquito species vectors st louis encephalitis (SLE) correct
answersculex nigripalpus, Culex quinquefasciatus , Culex tarsalis
Mosquitoes thrive in moving water? correct
answersfalse 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 correct answerstrue
Where are aedes triseriatus larvae most likely to be found? correct
answerstree holes Which mosquito species is found in crab holes (2) correct
answers*Deinocerites Cancer
*Culex Opisthopus
Name 2 aedes salt marsh mosquito species correct answers1) Ae.
taeniorhynchus
2)Ae. sollicitans,
What genus of mosquito larva is known to eat other mosquito
larva correct answerstoxorhychitis
Why do fem. mosquitis feed on blood correct answersfacilitate
egg production
What mosquitoes genus lays their eggs in rafts on top of the water correct
answersculex T/F
All adult mosquitoes feed on blood correct
answersfalse: toxorhynchitis do not feed on blood
,Consider anopheles and culex larva: which genus has a siphon and which
one has palmate hairs? correct answersAnopheles has palmate hairs and
culex has a siphon
Aedes albopictus is also known as what? correct answersAsian 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 correct answersTemp and food
availability
When was the Asian tiger mosquito found in fl and what continent did it
originate ? correct answers1986, Asia
What time of the yr are you most likely to capture culiseta
inornata? correct answersWinter and Late Fall
Name some insects that inject venom by sting correct answers1)
Fire Ants
2) Wasps
3) Bees
What is the flight range of the stable fly (stomoxy calcitrans) correct
answers70 miles Do blinds mosquitoes carry diseases? correct answersNo
What ch. in fl law addresses mosquito control? correct answersch. 388
What is the time recommended for checking and calibrating spray
equipment correct answersevery 100 hrs or after maintenance/repairs
Name 4 diseases that are vectored by ticks correct answersrocky
mounted spotted fever, lyme diseases, tularemia, human ehrlichlioses
In FL, what agency is responsible for certifying commercial pest control
operators and mosquito control personnel correct answersfl department of
agriculture and consumer service (FDACS)
Anopheles larva correct answersrest parallel to the water
surface What are not found on mosquitoes? correct
answerstwo pair of wings Which insect does not feed on
blood correct answersbook louse
The primary vector of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) belongs to
what genus? correct answersculex
Which one is not one of the 3 insect body regions?
4) Head
, 2) cephalothorax
3) Abdomen
4) Thorax correct answerscephalothorax
Temporary flood pools are likely to contain larvae of? correct
answersAedes vexans Dog Fly is also known as? correct answersstable fly
Which aquatic habitat is least likely to produce mosquitoes? correct
answersopen lake Which is NOT a tick borne disease"?
5) Periculosis
6) Rock mountain Spotted fever
7) Lyme Disease
8) Human Ehrlichiosis
9) Tularemia correct answersPericulosis
Phylum Arthropda includes all animals with paired, jointed legs and
exoskeletons correct answerstrue
FL has 75 mosquitoes species in 13 genera correct answersfalse, 80 /
12
Aedes abopictus was introduced in 1986 and is all throughout the states
except for the lower keys correct answerstrue
Mosquitoes are true flies that belong to the order Diptera and possess 2
pair of wings correct answersfalse
Ch388 fl statutes is also known as? correct answersmosquito
control law T/F
Migratory flight of aedes taeniorhynchus can exceed 10 miles correct
answersTrue T/F
Male mosquitoes will occasionally take blood meals for general nutrition
needs correct answersFalse
T/F
West Nile Virus (WNV) is believed to have been introduced in NYC from
North Africa in 1998 correct answersFalse,
1999
Which mosquito species vectors both Yellow Fever and Dengue
Fever? correct answersAedes Aegypti
Which mosquito transmits Malaria? correct answersAnopheles
quadrimaculatus
What 2 climate conditions are most conductive for adult mosquito
activity? correct answerswarm temp and high humidity
Which mosquito species vectors st louis encephalitis (SLE) correct
answersculex nigripalpus, Culex quinquefasciatus , Culex tarsalis
Mosquitoes thrive in moving water? correct
answersfalse 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 correct answerstrue
Where are aedes triseriatus larvae most likely to be found? correct
answerstree holes Which mosquito species is found in crab holes (2) correct
answers*Deinocerites Cancer
*Culex Opisthopus
Name 2 aedes salt marsh mosquito species correct answers1) Ae.
taeniorhynchus
2)Ae. sollicitans,
What genus of mosquito larva is known to eat other mosquito
larva correct answerstoxorhychitis
Why do fem. mosquitis feed on blood correct answersfacilitate
egg production
What mosquitoes genus lays their eggs in rafts on top of the water correct
answersculex T/F
All adult mosquitoes feed on blood correct
answersfalse: toxorhynchitis do not feed on blood
,Consider anopheles and culex larva: which genus has a siphon and which
one has palmate hairs? correct answersAnopheles has palmate hairs and
culex has a siphon
Aedes albopictus is also known as what? correct answersAsian 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 correct answersTemp and food
availability
When was the Asian tiger mosquito found in fl and what continent did it
originate ? correct answers1986, Asia
What time of the yr are you most likely to capture culiseta
inornata? correct answersWinter and Late Fall
Name some insects that inject venom by sting correct answers1)
Fire Ants
2) Wasps
3) Bees
What is the flight range of the stable fly (stomoxy calcitrans) correct
answers70 miles Do blinds mosquitoes carry diseases? correct answersNo
What ch. in fl law addresses mosquito control? correct answersch. 388
What is the time recommended for checking and calibrating spray
equipment correct answersevery 100 hrs or after maintenance/repairs
Name 4 diseases that are vectored by ticks correct answersrocky
mounted spotted fever, lyme diseases, tularemia, human ehrlichlioses
In FL, what agency is responsible for certifying commercial pest control
operators and mosquito control personnel correct answersfl department of
agriculture and consumer service (FDACS)
Anopheles larva correct answersrest parallel to the water
surface What are not found on mosquitoes? correct
answerstwo pair of wings Which insect does not feed on
blood correct answersbook louse
The primary vector of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) belongs to
what genus? correct answersculex
Which one is not one of the 3 insect body regions?
4) Head
, 2) cephalothorax
3) Abdomen
4) Thorax correct answerscephalothorax
Temporary flood pools are likely to contain larvae of? correct
answersAedes vexans Dog Fly is also known as? correct answersstable fly
Which aquatic habitat is least likely to produce mosquitoes? correct
answersopen lake Which is NOT a tick borne disease"?
5) Periculosis
6) Rock mountain Spotted fever
7) Lyme Disease
8) Human Ehrlichiosis
9) Tularemia correct answersPericulosis
Phylum Arthropda includes all animals with paired, jointed legs and
exoskeletons correct answerstrue
FL has 75 mosquitoes species in 13 genera correct answersfalse, 80 /
12
Aedes abopictus was introduced in 1986 and is all throughout the states
except for the lower keys correct answerstrue
Mosquitoes are true flies that belong to the order Diptera and possess 2
pair of wings correct answersfalse
Ch388 fl statutes is also known as? correct answersmosquito
control law T/F
Migratory flight of aedes taeniorhynchus can exceed 10 miles correct
answersTrue T/F
Male mosquitoes will occasionally take blood meals for general nutrition
needs correct answersFalse
T/F
West Nile Virus (WNV) is believed to have been introduced in NYC from
North Africa in 1998 correct answersFalse,
1999
