MDARD Michigan Mosquito Control Exam
Questions and answers 2025
1. A
• female mosquito takes a blood meal to:
a. Feel full
b. Produce eggs
c. Obtain viruses necessary for her survival: b. Produce eggs
2. 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: c. Head, abdomen and thorax
3. Mosquito larvae are typically found in:
a. Fast-running streams
b. Shallow and still or stagnant water
c. The sediments of large lakes: b. Shallow and still or stagnant water
4. The genus of mosquito having palps roughly as long as
the proboscis is:
a. Aedes
b. Culex
c. Anopheles: c. Anopheles
,5. 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: a. Through
respiratory openings near the tip of the abdomen
6. Some mosquitoes lay their eggs:
a. On damp soil
b. On their hosts (birds or mammals)
c. On agricultural crops (e.g., corn plants): a. On damp soil
7. The number of mosquito species in Michigan is
approximately:
a. More than 100
b. 80
c. 60: c. 60
8. 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: a. Egg, larva, pupa and adult
9. 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: b. Floodwater, permanent water, and container/tree hole
mosquitoes
10. Insects that are often confused with mosquitoes are:
a. Stable flies
b. Midges
c. Deer flies: b. Midges
Which potential pathogens contracted from mosquitoes
11.
are most concern- ing in Michigan?: West Nile virus (WNV), St. Louis
encephalitis (SLE), La Crosse encephalitis (LAC) and eastern equine encephalitis
(EEE).
Questions and answers 2025
1. A
• female mosquito takes a blood meal to:
a. Feel full
b. Produce eggs
c. Obtain viruses necessary for her survival: b. Produce eggs
2. 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: c. Head, abdomen and thorax
3. Mosquito larvae are typically found in:
a. Fast-running streams
b. Shallow and still or stagnant water
c. The sediments of large lakes: b. Shallow and still or stagnant water
4. The genus of mosquito having palps roughly as long as
the proboscis is:
a. Aedes
b. Culex
c. Anopheles: c. Anopheles
,5. 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: a. Through
respiratory openings near the tip of the abdomen
6. Some mosquitoes lay their eggs:
a. On damp soil
b. On their hosts (birds or mammals)
c. On agricultural crops (e.g., corn plants): a. On damp soil
7. The number of mosquito species in Michigan is
approximately:
a. More than 100
b. 80
c. 60: c. 60
8. 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: a. Egg, larva, pupa and adult
9. 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: b. Floodwater, permanent water, and container/tree hole
mosquitoes
10. Insects that are often confused with mosquitoes are:
a. Stable flies
b. Midges
c. Deer flies: b. Midges
Which potential pathogens contracted from mosquitoes
11.
are most concern- ing in Michigan?: West Nile virus (WNV), St. Louis
encephalitis (SLE), La Crosse encephalitis (LAC) and eastern equine encephalitis
(EEE).
