7F Mosquito Control Study Guide
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A female mosquito takes a blood meal to: - CORRECT ANSWER - Produce eggs.
The three main body parts of an adult mosquito are: - CORRECT ANSWER - Head,
abdomen and thorax.
Mosquito larvae are typically found in: - CORRECT ANSWER - Shallow and still or
stagnant water.
The genus of mosquito having palps roughly as long as the proboscis is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Anopheles.
Mosquito larvae breathe: - CORRECT ANSWER - Through respiratory openings near the
tip of the abdomen.
Some mosquitoes lay their eggs: - CORRECT ANSWER - On damp soil.
The number of mosquito species in MI is approximately: - CORRECT ANSWER - Sixty
(60).
A mosquito goes through four stages of development: - CORRECT ANSWER - Egg,
larva, pupa and adult.
The three classes of MI mosquitoes, based on breeding sites, are: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Floodwater, permanent water and container/tree hole mosquitoes.
, Insects that are often confused with mosquitoes are: - CORRECT ANSWER - Midges.
The human age group most likely to have severe symptoms for La Crosse encephalitis (CE
group) are: - CORRECT ANSWER - Children.
A "dead end host" is one that: - CORRECT ANSWER - Is outside of the natural
transmission cycle of the virus.
SLE and WN disease are caused by viruses that have a natural transmission cycle involving
several species of: - CORRECT ANSWER - Wild birds.
Which of the following mosquito species is primarily responsible for transmitting the West Nile
virus? - CORRECT ANSWER - Culex pipiens.
The natural transmission cycle of La Crosse virus involves mostly: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Small mammals and Aedes triseriatus.
The most important mosquito-borne diseases in MI are caused by: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Viruses.
Heartworm infection in dogs in MI is vectored by: - CORRECT ANSWER - More than
25% of the mosquito species in MI.
EEE is a mosquito-transmitted virus that causes a severe central nervous system disease in: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Horses and humans.
Jamestown Canyon virus affects what animal, causing the continued growth of the virus? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Deer, specifically white-tailed deer. Isolated primarily from
woodland Aedes mosquitoes.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A female mosquito takes a blood meal to: - CORRECT ANSWER - Produce eggs.
The three main body parts of an adult mosquito are: - CORRECT ANSWER - Head,
abdomen and thorax.
Mosquito larvae are typically found in: - CORRECT ANSWER - Shallow and still or
stagnant water.
The genus of mosquito having palps roughly as long as the proboscis is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Anopheles.
Mosquito larvae breathe: - CORRECT ANSWER - Through respiratory openings near the
tip of the abdomen.
Some mosquitoes lay their eggs: - CORRECT ANSWER - On damp soil.
The number of mosquito species in MI is approximately: - CORRECT ANSWER - Sixty
(60).
A mosquito goes through four stages of development: - CORRECT ANSWER - Egg,
larva, pupa and adult.
The three classes of MI mosquitoes, based on breeding sites, are: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Floodwater, permanent water and container/tree hole mosquitoes.
, Insects that are often confused with mosquitoes are: - CORRECT ANSWER - Midges.
The human age group most likely to have severe symptoms for La Crosse encephalitis (CE
group) are: - CORRECT ANSWER - Children.
A "dead end host" is one that: - CORRECT ANSWER - Is outside of the natural
transmission cycle of the virus.
SLE and WN disease are caused by viruses that have a natural transmission cycle involving
several species of: - CORRECT ANSWER - Wild birds.
Which of the following mosquito species is primarily responsible for transmitting the West Nile
virus? - CORRECT ANSWER - Culex pipiens.
The natural transmission cycle of La Crosse virus involves mostly: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Small mammals and Aedes triseriatus.
The most important mosquito-borne diseases in MI are caused by: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Viruses.
Heartworm infection in dogs in MI is vectored by: - CORRECT ANSWER - More than
25% of the mosquito species in MI.
EEE is a mosquito-transmitted virus that causes a severe central nervous system disease in: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Horses and humans.
Jamestown Canyon virus affects what animal, causing the continued growth of the virus? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Deer, specifically white-tailed deer. Isolated primarily from
woodland Aedes mosquitoes.
