egg, larva, pupa, adult - ANSWERThe four distinct stages of mosquito development
There are ----- species of mosquitoes present in Michigan - ANSWER60
Some of these species deposit their eggs on damp soil. - ANSWERAedes and Psorophora
Larvae breeding sites usually include water that is: - A...
egg, larva, pupa, adult - ANSWERThe four distinct stages of mosquito development
There are ----- species of mosquitoes present in Michigan - ANSWER60
Some of these species deposit their eggs on damp soil. - ANSWERAedes and Psorophora
Larvae breeding sites usually include water that is: - ANSWERstationary or very slow moving
All larvae are: - ANSWERair breathers
Culicinae (Aedes, Culex, Psorphora, etc.) except Coquillettidia hang at an -------- from the surface with
the tip of their air tube inserted into the surface film. - ANSWERangle
Coquillettidia obtain air by inserting their air tubes into hollow roots of aquatic plants and -
ANSWERnever need to go to the surface to breathe.
Adult stage mosquitoes have three distinct body parts. - ANSWERhead, thorax and abdomen
The ----- -segmented palpi originate at the lower front of the head near the proboscis and vary in size
and shape. In female Anopheles, they are about the same length as the proboscis and straight-sided.
- ANSWERfive
Only females take a blood meal, utilizing the protein from blood to - ANSWERproduce eggs
Michigan has 3 classes of mosquitoes grouped on the basis of larval habitats (breeding sites) and life
history. - ANSWERpermanent water mosquitoes, floodwater mosquitoes, and artificial container/tree
hole mosquitoes
Midges and crane flies - ANSWERThese insects are commonly confused with mosquitoes.
, Floodwater mosquitoes have two groups - ANSWERsummer floodwater and spring floodwater
The most important mosquito-borne diseases in Michigan are caused by these. - ANSWERViruses
St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE) and West Nile (WN) disease - ANSWERCaused with a natural transmission
cycle involving several species of wild birds (sparrows and starlings) and mosquitoes.
The causative agent of this is a protozoan parasite, and a filarial worm causes dog heartworm. -
ANSWERMalaria
Major vectors of WN and SLE in the United States. - ANSWERMembers of genus Culex
Some vertebrates do not develop a high enough level of a virus in their blood to transmit to another
vertebrate. - ANSWERDead-end host
This is a mosquito-transmitted virus that causes a severe central nervous system disease in horses
and humans. - ANSWEREastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)
Disease symptoms are more common in children. Transmission involves mostly small mammals such
as squirrels, chipmunks, field mice and rabbits, and mosquitoes of the genus Aedes as a vector. -
ANSWERLa Crosse Encephalitis (LAC)
Approximately one quarter of mosquito species known to occur in Michigan are biologically capable
of transmitting - ANSWERheartworm
This virus is increasing in deer populations, especially in white-tailed deer. - ANSWERJamestown
Canyon virus
These are needed to show fluctuations in mosquito abundance. - ANSWERSurveys
Special maps needed for mosquito control can be developed easily with - ANSWERGeographic
information system (GIS) software
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