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7F MOSQUITO CONTROL STUDY GUIDE
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7F MOSQUITO CONTROL STUDY GUIDEA female mosquito takes a blood meal to: - Answers- Produce eggs.
The three main body parts of an adult mosquito are: - Answers- Head, abdomen and
thorax.
Mosquito larvae are typically found in: - Answers- Shallow and still or stagnant water.
The genus of mosquito having palps roughly as long as the proboscis is: - Answers-
Anopheles.
Mosquito larvae breathe: - Answers- Through respiratory openings near the tip of the
abdomen.
Some mosquitoes lay their eggs: - Answers- On damp soil.
The number of mosquito species in MI is approximately: - Answers- Sixty (60).
A mosquito goes through four stages of development: - Answers- Egg, larva, pupa and
adult.
The natural transmission cycle of La Crosse virus involves mostly: - Answers- Small
mammals and Aedes triseriatus.
The most important mosquito-borne diseases in MI are caused by: - Answers- Viruses.
Heartworm infection in dogs in MI is vectored by: - Answers- More than 25% of the
mosquito species in MI.
EEE is a mosquito-transmitted virus that causes a severe central nervous system
disease in: - Answers- Horses and humans.
Jamestown Canyon virus affects what animal, causing the continued growth of the
virus? - Answers- Deer, specifically white-tailed deer. Isolated primarily from woodland
Aedes mosquitoes.
If human malaria resurfaced in MI, which mosquito group would you target for control? -
Answers- Anopheles.
EEE virus: - Answers- Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Spread through wild birds to
humans and horses.
SLE virus: - Answers- St. Louis Encephalitis. Spread through wild birds to humans.
, WN virus: - Answers- West Nile. Spread through wild birds to humans.
Mosquito surveys can be used to determine: - Answers- Relative abundance of
important disease vectors in an area.
Landing collections determine primarily: - Answers- Biting activity.
The two types of resting stations are utilized in mosquito surveillance: - Answers-
Natural and artificial.
Most adult mosquitoes are active: - Answers- Dawn and dusk.
The New Jersey light trap is known for its: - Answers- Ease of use.
Live captured female mosquitoes are most important to what type of mosquito
surveillance? - Answers- Disease.
Which surveillance method is best utilized for sampling remote mosquito populations? -
Answers- CDC (Centers for Disease Control) light trap.
Special maps needed for mosquito control can now be created using computer software
available through: - Answers- Geographic information system (GIS).
To attract female mosquitoes, gravid traps utilize: - Answers- Water with organic
enrichment (infusion).
Oviposition traps are used to: - Answers- Collect the eggs of container-breeding
mosquitoes.
Water management techniques fall under what category a mosquito control? -
Answers- Cultural.
Juvenile hormone analogs: - Answers- Keep larval mosquitoes from developing into
adults.
The three classes of MI mosquitoes, based on breeding sites, are: - Answers-
Floodwater, permanent water and container/tree hole mosquitoes.
Insects that are often confused with mosquitoes are: - Answers- Midges.
The human age group most likely to have severe symptoms for La Crosse encephalitis
(CE group) are: - Answers- Children.
A "dead end host" is one that: - Answers- Is outside of the natural transmission cycle of
the virus.
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