EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔an operational survey is used to determine - ✔✔location of mosquito habitats
✔✔this type of trap uses water as an attractant and if very effective at capturing culex
mosquitos - ✔✔gravid
✔✔this type of mosquito surveillance could be conducted in the fall and winter - ✔✔egg
✔✔which of the following insects is often mistaken for a mosquito - ✔✔midges and or
crane flys
✔✔which of the following describes the preferred daytime resting place for most adult
mosquitos - ✔✔a cool humid location
✔✔which of the following is true about mosquito larvae - ✔✔they all breathe air
✔✔which of the following birds are sensitive to west Nile virus - ✔✔robin, cardinal, and
sparrow
✔✔mosquito pupae are commonly referred to as - ✔✔tumblers
✔✔the 2 types of resting stations used in mosquito surveillance are - ✔✔natural and
artificial
✔✔which genera of mosquito prefers polluted water and is often found in sewage
lagoons - ✔✔culex
✔✔which of the following is most commonly used to collect mosquitos during a landing
survey - ✔✔aspirator
✔✔the 3 classes of Michigan mosquitos based on breeding sites are - ✔✔flood water,
permanent water, and container/tree hole
✔✔mosquitos develop through which of the following stages - ✔✔egg, larvae, pupa,
adult
✔✔which of the following is not a major class of mosquito larvae in Michigan -
✔✔permanent water larvae
✔✔the signal word on a pesticide label describes how many acutely toxic the pesticide
is to _____ - ✔✔humans