MDARD MICHIGAN MOSQUITO CONTROL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A female mosquito takes a blood meal to:
a. Feel full
b. Produce eggs
c. Obtain viruses necessary for her survival - CORRECT ANSWER- b. Produce eggs
The three main body parts of an adult mosquito are:
a. Head, abdomen and legs
b. Proboscis, head and thorax
c. Head, abdomen and thorax - CORRECT ANSWER- c. Head, abdomen and thorax
Mosquito larvae are typically found in:
a. Fast-running streams
b. Shallow and still or stagnant water
c. The sediments of large lakes - CORRECT ANSWER- b. Shallow and still or stagnant
water
The genus of mosquito having palps roughly as long as the proboscis is:
a. Aedes
b. Culex
c. Anopheles - CORRECT ANSWER- c. Anopheles
Mosquito larvae breathe:
a. Through respiratory openings near the tip of the abdomen
b. Through gills located just behind the head
c. By surfacing and gulping air with their mouths - CORRECT ANSWER- a. Through
respiratory openings near the tip of the abdomen
Some mosquitoes lay their eggs:
a. On damp soil
b. On their hosts (birds or mammals)
c. On agricultural crops (e.g., corn plants) - CORRECT ANSWER- a. On damp soil
The number of mosquito species in Michigan is approximately:
a. More than 100
b. 80
c. 60 - CORRECT ANSWER- c. 60
, A mosquito goes through four stages of development:
a. Egg, larva, pupa and adult
b. Egg, first instar, larva and pupa
c. Larva, pupa, nymph and adult - CORRECT ANSWER- a. Egg, larva, pupa and adult
The three classes of Michigan mosquitoes, based on breeding sites, are:
a. Floodwater, permanent water and storm water breeders
b. Floodwater, permanent water, and container/tree hole mosquitoes
c. Temporary pond, lake and marsh, and floodwater mosquitoes - CORRECT
ANSWER- b. Floodwater, permanent water, and container/tree hole mosquitoes
Insects that are often confused with mosquitoes are:
a. Stable flies
b. Midges
c. Deer flies - CORRECT ANSWER- b. Midges
Which potential pathogens contracted from mosquitoes are most concerning in
Michigan? - CORRECT ANSWER- West Nile virus (WNV), St. Louis encephalitis (SLE),
La Crosse encephalitis (LAC) and eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).
What order do mosquitoes belong to? - CORRECT ANSWER- Diptera
What family do mosquitoes belong to? - CORRECT ANSWER- Culcidae
The three egg laying patterns - CORRECT ANSWER- - eggs laid singly on the water
surface
- eggs glued together to form rafts that float on the water surface
- eggs laid singly out of the water
Anopheles eggs... - CORRECT ANSWER- have lateral extensions that serve as floats.
Culex eggs... - CORRECT ANSWER- Culex, Culiseta, Coquillettidia and Uranotaenia
species glue individual eggs together to form floating rafts of up to 300 eggs or more.
Aedes eggs... - CORRECT ANSWER- The eggs of Aedes, Psorophora and
Orthopodomyia species are deposited individually out of the water, and they are
adapted to withstand desiccation (being dry) until the area is later flooded and the eggs
hatch.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A female mosquito takes a blood meal to:
a. Feel full
b. Produce eggs
c. Obtain viruses necessary for her survival - CORRECT ANSWER- b. Produce eggs
The three main body parts of an adult mosquito are:
a. Head, abdomen and legs
b. Proboscis, head and thorax
c. Head, abdomen and thorax - CORRECT ANSWER- c. Head, abdomen and thorax
Mosquito larvae are typically found in:
a. Fast-running streams
b. Shallow and still or stagnant water
c. The sediments of large lakes - CORRECT ANSWER- b. Shallow and still or stagnant
water
The genus of mosquito having palps roughly as long as the proboscis is:
a. Aedes
b. Culex
c. Anopheles - CORRECT ANSWER- c. Anopheles
Mosquito larvae breathe:
a. Through respiratory openings near the tip of the abdomen
b. Through gills located just behind the head
c. By surfacing and gulping air with their mouths - CORRECT ANSWER- a. Through
respiratory openings near the tip of the abdomen
Some mosquitoes lay their eggs:
a. On damp soil
b. On their hosts (birds or mammals)
c. On agricultural crops (e.g., corn plants) - CORRECT ANSWER- a. On damp soil
The number of mosquito species in Michigan is approximately:
a. More than 100
b. 80
c. 60 - CORRECT ANSWER- c. 60
, A mosquito goes through four stages of development:
a. Egg, larva, pupa and adult
b. Egg, first instar, larva and pupa
c. Larva, pupa, nymph and adult - CORRECT ANSWER- a. Egg, larva, pupa and adult
The three classes of Michigan mosquitoes, based on breeding sites, are:
a. Floodwater, permanent water and storm water breeders
b. Floodwater, permanent water, and container/tree hole mosquitoes
c. Temporary pond, lake and marsh, and floodwater mosquitoes - CORRECT
ANSWER- b. Floodwater, permanent water, and container/tree hole mosquitoes
Insects that are often confused with mosquitoes are:
a. Stable flies
b. Midges
c. Deer flies - CORRECT ANSWER- b. Midges
Which potential pathogens contracted from mosquitoes are most concerning in
Michigan? - CORRECT ANSWER- West Nile virus (WNV), St. Louis encephalitis (SLE),
La Crosse encephalitis (LAC) and eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).
What order do mosquitoes belong to? - CORRECT ANSWER- Diptera
What family do mosquitoes belong to? - CORRECT ANSWER- Culcidae
The three egg laying patterns - CORRECT ANSWER- - eggs laid singly on the water
surface
- eggs glued together to form rafts that float on the water surface
- eggs laid singly out of the water
Anopheles eggs... - CORRECT ANSWER- have lateral extensions that serve as floats.
Culex eggs... - CORRECT ANSWER- Culex, Culiseta, Coquillettidia and Uranotaenia
species glue individual eggs together to form floating rafts of up to 300 eggs or more.
Aedes eggs... - CORRECT ANSWER- The eggs of Aedes, Psorophora and
Orthopodomyia species are deposited individually out of the water, and they are
adapted to withstand desiccation (being dry) until the area is later flooded and the eggs
hatch.
