7F MOSQUITO CONTROL STUDY GUIDE
EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
(VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED
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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.
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, 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.
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EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
(VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED
A+
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.
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, 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.
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