Mosquito Control (7F) excellent exam questions A+

Mosquito Control (7F) excellent exam questions A+ a female mosquito takes blood to: - ANSWER Produce eggs the 3 main body parts of an adult mosquito are: - ANSWER Head, Abdomen, Thorax mosquito larvae are typically found in: - ANSWER shallow and still or stagnant water the genus of mosquito having pulps roughly as long as proboscis is - ANSWER Anopheles mosquito larvae breathe - ANSWER through respiratory openings near the tip of the abdomen some mosquitoes lay their eggs - ANSWER on damp soil number of mosquito species in Michigan - ANSWER 60 a mosquito goes through 4 stages of development - ANSWER Egg, Larvae, Pupa and Adult the 3 classes of Michigan mosquitos, based on breeding sites - ANSWER Floodwater, Permanent water and container/ tree hole mosquitoes insects often confused with mosquitoes - ANSWER midges or stable flies the human age grouph most likely to have severe symptoms feom La Crosse encephalitis - ANSWER Children a "dead-end host" is one that - ANSWER Ends the transmission cycle SLE and WN disease are caused by viruses that have a natural transmision cyle involving species of - ANSWER wild birds are caused by - ANSWER viruses mosquito species primarily responsible for the transmission of WN in Michigan - ANSWER Culex pipiens senatural transmission cycle for La Cros involves mostly - ANSWER small mammals and Aedes triseriatus heartworm infection in dogs in Michigan us vectored by - ANSWER more than 25% of the mosquito species in Michigan EEE is a mosquito-transmitted virus that causes a severe central nervous system disease in - ANSWER Horses and Humans birds in the corvid family are highly susceptible to this mosquito-borne disease