Mosquitoes and Mosquito Control
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Aedes Vexans - CORRECT ANSWER - Most numerous mosquito species in Minnesota
Life cycle of a mosquito - CORRECT ANSWER - Egg, larvae (instar), Pupae, adult
Preferred environment for most Aedes eggs - CORRECT ANSWER - Moist soil just above
the water line
Preferred environment for Coquilletttidia Perturbans eggs - CORRECT ANSWER - Water
surface of cattails
Mosquito larvae - CORRECT ANSWER - Wriggler or wiggler
Mosquito pupae - CORRECT ANSWER - Tumbler
Mosquito hosts - CORRECT ANSWER - Humans, mammals, birds, amphibians, and
worms
Number of mosquito species in Minnesota - CORRECT ANSWER - 50 Species
Number of mosquito species that bite humans in Minnesota - CORRECT ANSWER - 15
Species
Abdomen shape of Aedes - CORRECT ANSWER - Pointed
, Abdomen shape of Culex - CORRECT ANSWER - Round
First mosquitos to emerge in the spring - CORRECT ANSWER - Aedes Abserratus and
Aedes Punctor
Mosquito that vectors LAC (La Crosse Encephalitis) - CORRECT ANSWER - Aedes
triseriatus
Mosquito that vectors WNV (West Nile Virus) - CORRECT ANSWER - Culex Tarsalis
Mosquito that bites below the knee - CORRECT ANSWER - Culex Cincerus
Mosquito that vectors many diseases - CORRECT ANSWER - Aedes Albopictus
Mosquito that gets oxygen through plant roots - CORRECT ANSWER - Coquillettidia
Perturbans
Oviposition - CORRECT ANSWER - The act of laying eggs
Areas that do not support mosquitos - CORRECT ANSWER - Rivers, streams, lakes, and
permanent bodies of water
Likely habitats for mosquito larvae - CORRECT ANSWER - Seasonally flooded habitats,
shallow marsh, sedge meadows
Biological transmission - CORRECT ANSWER - Pathogen carried and developed within
vector's body, then transmitted to host
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Aedes Vexans - CORRECT ANSWER - Most numerous mosquito species in Minnesota
Life cycle of a mosquito - CORRECT ANSWER - Egg, larvae (instar), Pupae, adult
Preferred environment for most Aedes eggs - CORRECT ANSWER - Moist soil just above
the water line
Preferred environment for Coquilletttidia Perturbans eggs - CORRECT ANSWER - Water
surface of cattails
Mosquito larvae - CORRECT ANSWER - Wriggler or wiggler
Mosquito pupae - CORRECT ANSWER - Tumbler
Mosquito hosts - CORRECT ANSWER - Humans, mammals, birds, amphibians, and
worms
Number of mosquito species in Minnesota - CORRECT ANSWER - 50 Species
Number of mosquito species that bite humans in Minnesota - CORRECT ANSWER - 15
Species
Abdomen shape of Aedes - CORRECT ANSWER - Pointed
, Abdomen shape of Culex - CORRECT ANSWER - Round
First mosquitos to emerge in the spring - CORRECT ANSWER - Aedes Abserratus and
Aedes Punctor
Mosquito that vectors LAC (La Crosse Encephalitis) - CORRECT ANSWER - Aedes
triseriatus
Mosquito that vectors WNV (West Nile Virus) - CORRECT ANSWER - Culex Tarsalis
Mosquito that bites below the knee - CORRECT ANSWER - Culex Cincerus
Mosquito that vectors many diseases - CORRECT ANSWER - Aedes Albopictus
Mosquito that gets oxygen through plant roots - CORRECT ANSWER - Coquillettidia
Perturbans
Oviposition - CORRECT ANSWER - The act of laying eggs
Areas that do not support mosquitos - CORRECT ANSWER - Rivers, streams, lakes, and
permanent bodies of water
Likely habitats for mosquito larvae - CORRECT ANSWER - Seasonally flooded habitats,
shallow marsh, sedge meadows
Biological transmission - CORRECT ANSWER - Pathogen carried and developed within
vector's body, then transmitted to host
