Public Health Mosquito FL Exam ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Arbovirus - CORRECT ANSWER - arthropod borne viral disease agent transmitted
biologically by insects.
Arthropod - CORRECT ANSWER - An animal of the phylum Arthropoda characterized
by having a hard exoskeleton, body with a number of segments arranged longitudinally and
paired jointed appendages. The phylum Arthropoda includes insects, spiders, mites, ticks,
scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, etc.
Calibration - CORRECT ANSWER - The adjustment of pesticide application equipment
to apply a pesticide formulation at a desired application rate.
Cuticle - CORRECT ANSWER - Thin, multilayered tissue covering insects and other
arthropods. The outside layer is composed of proteins, waxes and "cement", while layers beneath
contain chitin along with proteins and waxes penetrated by numerous pores and glands.
FDACS - CORRECT ANSWER - Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services.
Ditching - CORRECT ANSWER - Creating ditches or furrows into a salt marsh to provide
water circulation and to make the marsh available to fish
Enzootic - CORRECT ANSWER - Animal diseases which are commonly present in a
locality.
exoskeleton - CORRECT ANSWER - The hard or tough external covering of arthropods
to which their muscles are attached and which serves the same function as the bony skeleton of
humans.
FAMA - CORRECT ANSWER - Florida Anti-Mosquito Association
,family - CORRECT ANSWER - A group of related genera within an order.
fauna - CORRECT ANSWER - Animal life of a given area.
faunal zones - CORRECT ANSWER - is a generic term for the list of animal species
occurring in a particular region. Fauna can refer to a prehistoric collection of animals, as might
be inferred from the fossil record, or to a modern assemblage of species living in a region. More
locally, a faunation refers to the communities of individuals of the various animal species and
occurring in a particular place.
flora - CORRECT ANSWER - Plant life of a given area.
FMCA - CORRECT ANSWER - Florida Mosquito Control Association
FMEL - CORRECT ANSWER - Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of
Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Genus {genera} - CORRECT ANSWER - A group of species considered more closely
related to one another than to members of another genus (plural is "genera"); the first word in the
scientific name of a species is the name of the genus
Impoundment - CORRECT ANSWER - Coverage of the surface of a marsh with shallow
water to prevent exposing substrate for salt march mosquito egg laying.
Insect growth regulator {IGR} - CORRECT ANSWER - Synthetic insecticide which
prevents normal development or causes delayed mortality of insects by disrupting a natural
physiological process.
, Integrated Mosquito Management (IMM) - CORRECT ANSWER - The use of a
combination of biological, chemical, educational and physical control methods in order to
maintain targeted species or populations of mosquitoes at an acceptable level.
label - CORRECT ANSWER - General and technical information about a pesticide
product in the form of printed material attached to or printed on the pesticide container.
Labeling - CORRECT ANSWER - Technical information about a pesticide in the form of
printed material provided by the manufacturer, including labels, flyers, handouts, leaflets and
brochures.
Landing Rate Count - CORRECT ANSWER - A method of determining adult mosquito
levels by counting all mosquitoes that land on the visible portion of the body during a one minute
period. Results are expressed as numbers of mosquitoes per minute
Mosquito Control Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Chapter 388 Florida Statutes (F. S.)
makes provision for arthropod control to be conducted on public land with certain conditions to
be met
Mosquito Control Rules - CORRECT ANSWER - Chapter 5E-13, Florida Administration
Code (F.A.C) to spell out mosquito control law
Palpus (pl. palpi) - CORRECT ANSWER - Five-segmented paired sensory appendages
projecting from the base of the proboscis.
PPE - CORRECT ANSWER - personal protective equipment
PHEREC - CORRECT ANSWER - The John A. Mulrennan, Sr. Public Health
Entomology Research and Education Center, Florida A & M University
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Arbovirus - CORRECT ANSWER - arthropod borne viral disease agent transmitted
biologically by insects.
Arthropod - CORRECT ANSWER - An animal of the phylum Arthropoda characterized
by having a hard exoskeleton, body with a number of segments arranged longitudinally and
paired jointed appendages. The phylum Arthropoda includes insects, spiders, mites, ticks,
scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, etc.
Calibration - CORRECT ANSWER - The adjustment of pesticide application equipment
to apply a pesticide formulation at a desired application rate.
Cuticle - CORRECT ANSWER - Thin, multilayered tissue covering insects and other
arthropods. The outside layer is composed of proteins, waxes and "cement", while layers beneath
contain chitin along with proteins and waxes penetrated by numerous pores and glands.
FDACS - CORRECT ANSWER - Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services.
Ditching - CORRECT ANSWER - Creating ditches or furrows into a salt marsh to provide
water circulation and to make the marsh available to fish
Enzootic - CORRECT ANSWER - Animal diseases which are commonly present in a
locality.
exoskeleton - CORRECT ANSWER - The hard or tough external covering of arthropods
to which their muscles are attached and which serves the same function as the bony skeleton of
humans.
FAMA - CORRECT ANSWER - Florida Anti-Mosquito Association
,family - CORRECT ANSWER - A group of related genera within an order.
fauna - CORRECT ANSWER - Animal life of a given area.
faunal zones - CORRECT ANSWER - is a generic term for the list of animal species
occurring in a particular region. Fauna can refer to a prehistoric collection of animals, as might
be inferred from the fossil record, or to a modern assemblage of species living in a region. More
locally, a faunation refers to the communities of individuals of the various animal species and
occurring in a particular place.
flora - CORRECT ANSWER - Plant life of a given area.
FMCA - CORRECT ANSWER - Florida Mosquito Control Association
FMEL - CORRECT ANSWER - Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of
Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Genus {genera} - CORRECT ANSWER - A group of species considered more closely
related to one another than to members of another genus (plural is "genera"); the first word in the
scientific name of a species is the name of the genus
Impoundment - CORRECT ANSWER - Coverage of the surface of a marsh with shallow
water to prevent exposing substrate for salt march mosquito egg laying.
Insect growth regulator {IGR} - CORRECT ANSWER - Synthetic insecticide which
prevents normal development or causes delayed mortality of insects by disrupting a natural
physiological process.
, Integrated Mosquito Management (IMM) - CORRECT ANSWER - The use of a
combination of biological, chemical, educational and physical control methods in order to
maintain targeted species or populations of mosquitoes at an acceptable level.
label - CORRECT ANSWER - General and technical information about a pesticide
product in the form of printed material attached to or printed on the pesticide container.
Labeling - CORRECT ANSWER - Technical information about a pesticide in the form of
printed material provided by the manufacturer, including labels, flyers, handouts, leaflets and
brochures.
Landing Rate Count - CORRECT ANSWER - A method of determining adult mosquito
levels by counting all mosquitoes that land on the visible portion of the body during a one minute
period. Results are expressed as numbers of mosquitoes per minute
Mosquito Control Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Chapter 388 Florida Statutes (F. S.)
makes provision for arthropod control to be conducted on public land with certain conditions to
be met
Mosquito Control Rules - CORRECT ANSWER - Chapter 5E-13, Florida Administration
Code (F.A.C) to spell out mosquito control law
Palpus (pl. palpi) - CORRECT ANSWER - Five-segmented paired sensory appendages
projecting from the base of the proboscis.
PPE - CORRECT ANSWER - personal protective equipment
PHEREC - CORRECT ANSWER - The John A. Mulrennan, Sr. Public Health
Entomology Research and Education Center, Florida A & M University
