MDARD Michigan Core Pesticide Applicator Exam Questions with Answers (100% Correct Answers)

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MDARD Michigan Mosquito Control Exam Questions
with Answers (100% Correct Answers)

A female mosquito takes a blood meal to:

a. Feel full

b. Produce eggs

c. Obtain viruses necessary for her survival Answer: b. Produce eggs

The three main body parts of an adult mosquito are:

a. Head, abdomen and legs

b. Proboscis, head and thorax

c. Head, abdomen and thorax Answer: c. Head, abdomen and thorax

Mosquito larvae are typically found in:

a. Fast-running streams


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b. Shallow and still or stagnant water

c. The sediments of large lakes Answer: b. Shallow and still or

stagnant water

The genus of mosquito having palps roughly as long as the proboscis

is:

a. Aedes

b. Culex

c. Anopheles Answer: c. Anopheles

Mosquito larvae breathe:

a. Through respiratory openings near the tip of the abdomen

b. Through gills located just behind the head

c. By surfacing and gulping air with their mouths Answer: a. Through

respiratory openings near the tip of the abdomen


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Some mosquitoes lay their eggs:

a. On damp soil

b. On their hosts (birds or mammals)

c. On agricultural crops (e.g., corn plants) Answer: a. On damp soil

The number of mosquito species in Michigan is approximately:

a. More than 100

b. 80

c. 60 Answer: c. 60

A mosquito goes through four stages of development:

a. Egg, larva, pupa and adult

b. Egg, first instar, larva and pupa

c. Larva, pupa, nymph and adult Answer: a. Egg, larva, pupa and

adult

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