Public Health Control Mosquitoes
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Aedes aegypti - CORRECT ANSWER - -Vector for Dengue fever, Chikungunya fever and
Yellow fever
-Silvery white bands on the tarsi
-Plant and container breeder
-Ankle biters
-Never fly more than a few hundred feet
Aedes albopictus - CORRECT ANSWER - -"Asian tiger mosquito"
-Introduced from Florida in 1986
-Replacing another Aedes breeding site
-Single, silver, longitudinal line on the thorax
-Aggressive day time biter
-Vector for dengue fever
Aedes triseriatus - CORRECT ANSWER - -Found in water rot cavities of trees
-Found in containers
-Dark with white shiny scales on each side of the thorax
-Attack during the day or early evening
Aedes mitchellae - CORRECT ANSWER - -Black with pale rings around proboscis and
tarsi
-Femora and tibiae speckled with pale scales, longitudinal stripe or patches or pale scales on the
abdomen
-Breeds on stump holes and flood water pools
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Aedes aegypti - CORRECT ANSWER - -Vector for Dengue fever, Chikungunya fever and
Yellow fever
-Silvery white bands on the tarsi
-Plant and container breeder
-Ankle biters
-Never fly more than a few hundred feet
Aedes albopictus - CORRECT ANSWER - -"Asian tiger mosquito"
-Introduced from Florida in 1986
-Replacing another Aedes breeding site
-Single, silver, longitudinal line on the thorax
-Aggressive day time biter
-Vector for dengue fever
Aedes triseriatus - CORRECT ANSWER - -Found in water rot cavities of trees
-Found in containers
-Dark with white shiny scales on each side of the thorax
-Attack during the day or early evening
Aedes mitchellae - CORRECT ANSWER - -Black with pale rings around proboscis and
tarsi
-Femora and tibiae speckled with pale scales, longitudinal stripe or patches or pale scales on the
abdomen
-Breeds on stump holes and flood water pools
