Florida Public Health Exam (practice) Questions with Verified Answers

Florida Public Health Exam (practice) Questions with Verified Answers Which mosquito species vectors both Yellow Fever and Dengue Fever? Aedes Aegypti Which mosquito transmits Malaria? Anopheles quadrimaculatus What 2 climate conditions are most conductive for adult mosquito activity? warm temp and high humidity Which mosquito species vectors st louis encephalitis (SLE) culex nigripalpus, Culex quinquefasciatus , Culex tarsalis Mosquitoes thrive in moving water? false 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 true Where are aedes triseriatus larvae most likely to be found? tree holes Which mosquito species is found in crab holes (2) *Deinocerites Cancer *Culex Opisthopus Name 2 aedes salt marsh mosquito species 1) Ae. taeniorhynchus 2)Ae. sollicitans, What genus of mosquito larva is known to eat other mosquito larva toxorhychitis Why do fem. mosquitis feed on blood facilitate egg production What mosquitoes genus lays their eggs in rafts on top of the water culex T/F All adult mosquitoes feed on blood false: toxorhynchitis do not feed on blood Consider anopheles and culex larva: which genus has a siphon and which one has palmate hairs? Anopheles has palmate hairs and culex has a siphon Aedes albopictus is also known as what? Asian 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 Temp and food availability When was the Asian tiger mosquito found in fl and what continent did it originate ? 1986, Asia What time of the yr are you most likely to capture culiseta inornata? Winter and Late Fall Name some insects that inject venom by sting