7F Mosquito Control Study Guide
Questions 100% Correct!!
A female mosquito takes a blood meal to: - ANSWERProduce eggs.
The three main body parts of an adult mosquito are: - ANSWERHead, abdomen and thorax.
Mosquito larvae are typically found in: - ANSWERShallow and still or stagnant water.
The genus of mosquito having palps roughly as long as the proboscis is: - ANSWERAnopheles.
Mosquito larvae breathe: - ANSWERThrough respiratory openings near the tip of the abdomen.
Some mosquitoes lay their eggs: - ANSWEROn damp soil.
The number of mosquito species in MI is approximately: - ANSWERSixty (60).
A mosquito goes through four stages of development: - ANSWEREgg, larva, pupa and adult.
The three classes of MI mosquitoes, based on breeding sites, are: - ANSWERFloodwater, permanent
water and container/tree hole mosquitoes.
Insects that are often confused with mosquitoes are: - ANSWERMidges.
The human age group most likely to have severe symptoms for La Crosse encephalitis (CE group) are:
- ANSWERChildren.
A "dead end host" is one that: - ANSWERIs outside of the natural transmission cycle of the virus.
SLE and WN disease are caused by viruses that have a natural transmission cycle involving several
species of: - ANSWERWild birds.
, Which of the following mosquito species is primarily responsible for transmitting the West Nile virus?
- ANSWERCulex pipiens.
The natural transmission cycle of La Crosse virus involves mostly: - ANSWERSmall mammals and
Aedes triseriatus.
The most important mosquito-borne diseases in MI are caused by: - ANSWERViruses.
Heartworm infection in dogs in MI is vectored by: - ANSWERMore than 25% of the mosquito species
in MI.
EEE is a mosquito-transmitted virus that causes a severe central nervous system disease in: -
ANSWERHorses and humans.
Jamestown Canyon virus affects what animal, causing the continued growth of the virus? -
ANSWERDeer, specifically white-tailed deer. Isolated primarily from woodland Aedes mosquitoes.
If human malaria resurfaced in MI, which mosquito group would you target for control? -
ANSWERAnopheles.
EEE virus: - ANSWEREastern Equine Encephalitis. Spread through wild birds to humans and horses.
SLE virus: - ANSWERSt. Louis Encephalitis. Spread through wild birds to humans.
WN virus: - ANSWERWest Nile. Spread through wild birds to humans.
Mosquito surveys can be used to determine: - ANSWERRelative abundance of important disease
vectors in an area.
Landing collections determine primarily: - ANSWERBiting activity.
The two types of resting stations are utilized in mosquito surveillance: - ANSWERNatural and
artificial.
Questions 100% Correct!!
A female mosquito takes a blood meal to: - ANSWERProduce eggs.
The three main body parts of an adult mosquito are: - ANSWERHead, abdomen and thorax.
Mosquito larvae are typically found in: - ANSWERShallow and still or stagnant water.
The genus of mosquito having palps roughly as long as the proboscis is: - ANSWERAnopheles.
Mosquito larvae breathe: - ANSWERThrough respiratory openings near the tip of the abdomen.
Some mosquitoes lay their eggs: - ANSWEROn damp soil.
The number of mosquito species in MI is approximately: - ANSWERSixty (60).
A mosquito goes through four stages of development: - ANSWEREgg, larva, pupa and adult.
The three classes of MI mosquitoes, based on breeding sites, are: - ANSWERFloodwater, permanent
water and container/tree hole mosquitoes.
Insects that are often confused with mosquitoes are: - ANSWERMidges.
The human age group most likely to have severe symptoms for La Crosse encephalitis (CE group) are:
- ANSWERChildren.
A "dead end host" is one that: - ANSWERIs outside of the natural transmission cycle of the virus.
SLE and WN disease are caused by viruses that have a natural transmission cycle involving several
species of: - ANSWERWild birds.
, Which of the following mosquito species is primarily responsible for transmitting the West Nile virus?
- ANSWERCulex pipiens.
The natural transmission cycle of La Crosse virus involves mostly: - ANSWERSmall mammals and
Aedes triseriatus.
The most important mosquito-borne diseases in MI are caused by: - ANSWERViruses.
Heartworm infection in dogs in MI is vectored by: - ANSWERMore than 25% of the mosquito species
in MI.
EEE is a mosquito-transmitted virus that causes a severe central nervous system disease in: -
ANSWERHorses and humans.
Jamestown Canyon virus affects what animal, causing the continued growth of the virus? -
ANSWERDeer, specifically white-tailed deer. Isolated primarily from woodland Aedes mosquitoes.
If human malaria resurfaced in MI, which mosquito group would you target for control? -
ANSWERAnopheles.
EEE virus: - ANSWEREastern Equine Encephalitis. Spread through wild birds to humans and horses.
SLE virus: - ANSWERSt. Louis Encephalitis. Spread through wild birds to humans.
WN virus: - ANSWERWest Nile. Spread through wild birds to humans.
Mosquito surveys can be used to determine: - ANSWERRelative abundance of important disease
vectors in an area.
Landing collections determine primarily: - ANSWERBiting activity.
The two types of resting stations are utilized in mosquito surveillance: - ANSWERNatural and
artificial.
