A female mosquito takes a blood meal to:
a. Feel full
b. Produce eggs
c. Obtain viruses necessary for her survival ✔️Ans - b. Produce eggs
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 ✔️Ans - c. Head, abdomen and thorax
Mosquito larvae are typically found in:
a. Fast-running streams
b. Shallow and still or stagnant water
c. The sediments of large lakes ✔️Ans - b. Shallow and still or stagnant
water
The genus of mosquito having palps roughly as long as the proboscis is:
a. Aedes
b. Culex
c. Anopheles ✔️Ans - c. Anopheles
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 ✔️Ans - a. Through
respiratory openings near the tip of the abdomen
Some mosquitoes lay their eggs:
a. On damp soil
b. On their hosts (birds or mammals)
c. On agricultural crops (e.g., corn plants) ✔️Ans - a. On damp soil
The number of mosquito species in Michigan is approximately:
a. More than 100
b. 80
c. 60 ✔️Ans - c. 60
, 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 ✔️Ans - a. Egg, larva, pupa and adult
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 ✔️Ans -
b. Floodwater, permanent water, and container/tree hole mosquitoes
Insects that are often confused with mosquitoes are:
a. Stable flies
b. Midges
c. Deer flies ✔️Ans - b. Midges
Which potential pathogens contracted from mosquitoes are most
concerning in Michigan? ✔️Ans - West Nile virus (WNV), St. Louis
encephalitis (SLE), La Crosse encephalitis (LAC) and eastern equine
encephalitis (EEE).
What order do mosquitoes belong to? ✔️Ans - Diptera
What family do mosquitoes belong to? ✔️Ans - Culcidae
The three egg laying patterns ✔️Ans - - eggs laid singly on the water
surface
- eggs glued together to form rafts that float on the water surface
- eggs laid singly out of the water
Anopheles eggs... ✔️Ans - have lateral extensions that serve as floats.
Culex eggs... ✔️Ans - Culex, Culiseta, Coquillettidia and Uranotaenia
species glue individual eggs together to form floating rafts of up to 300
eggs or more.
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