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Insect Management Category 7D !| !| !| !|
Exam with verified answers !| !| !|
Adult Mosquitoes - Correct answer ✔Elongated proboscis with piercing
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mouthparts.
Female Mosquito - Correct answer ✔Feed on the host's blood.
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Male Mosquito - Correct answer ✔Feed only on plant nectar.
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Found only on Mosquitoes - Correct answer ✔The presence of an elongated
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proboscis and scales on the veins of the wings.
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Eggs - Correct answer ✔Most hatch in 2 to 3 days.
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Wigglers - Correct answer ✔Common name for mosquitoes in the larval
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stage; Hatch from the eggs and feed on bits of organic matter in the water.
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Mosquito Lifecycle - Correct answer ✔May be as short as 10 days or as long
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as 7 months depending on environmental conditions.
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Aedes Vexans - Correct answer ✔The principal pest mosquito in Iowa.
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, Aedes Vexan: Winter - Correct answer ✔Overwinters in the egg stage.
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Culex Pipiens - Correct answer ✔Over winters as an adult; transmits West
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Nile virus.
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Culex tarsalis - Correct answer ✔Breeding areas include both clear and
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polluted water sources. !| !|
Culex tarsalis: Winter - Correct answer ✔Overwinters as an adult
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Ochlerotatus trivittatus: Winter - Correct answer ✔Overwinters in the egg
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stage.
Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, and Aedes atropalpus: Transport - Correct
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answer ✔Established in new areas through the importation and subsequent
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distribution of articles that harbor mosquito eggs, especially automobile tires.
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Aedes albopictus - Correct answer ✔Asian tiger mosquito, causing the most
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concern among state and national health officials.
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Aedes albopictus causes public health concern because.... - Correct answer
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✔It can transmit dengue, dog heartworm, yellow fever.
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Insect Management Category 7D !| !| !| !|
Exam with verified answers !| !| !|
Adult Mosquitoes - Correct answer ✔Elongated proboscis with piercing
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mouthparts.
Female Mosquito - Correct answer ✔Feed on the host's blood.
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Male Mosquito - Correct answer ✔Feed only on plant nectar.
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Found only on Mosquitoes - Correct answer ✔The presence of an elongated
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proboscis and scales on the veins of the wings.
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Eggs - Correct answer ✔Most hatch in 2 to 3 days.
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Wigglers - Correct answer ✔Common name for mosquitoes in the larval
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stage; Hatch from the eggs and feed on bits of organic matter in the water.
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Mosquito Lifecycle - Correct answer ✔May be as short as 10 days or as long
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as 7 months depending on environmental conditions.
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Aedes Vexans - Correct answer ✔The principal pest mosquito in Iowa.
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, Aedes Vexan: Winter - Correct answer ✔Overwinters in the egg stage.
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Culex Pipiens - Correct answer ✔Over winters as an adult; transmits West
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Nile virus.
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Culex tarsalis - Correct answer ✔Breeding areas include both clear and
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polluted water sources. !| !|
Culex tarsalis: Winter - Correct answer ✔Overwinters as an adult
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Ochlerotatus trivittatus: Winter - Correct answer ✔Overwinters in the egg
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stage.
Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, and Aedes atropalpus: Transport - Correct
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answer ✔Established in new areas through the importation and subsequent
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distribution of articles that harbor mosquito eggs, especially automobile tires.
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Aedes albopictus - Correct answer ✔Asian tiger mosquito, causing the most
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concern among state and national health officials.
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Aedes albopictus causes public health concern because.... - Correct answer
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✔It can transmit dengue, dog heartworm, yellow fever.
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