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MDARD MUSQUITO CONTROL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY.
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MDARD MUSQUITO CONTROL EXAMQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED
MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY.
Which surveillance method is best utilized for sampling remote mosquito
populations? a. CDC light trap b. New Jersey light trap c. Aerial fly-over
with net
Verified Answer -a. CDC light trap
Special maps needed for mosquito control can now be created using
computer software available through: a. Software information system
(SIS) b. Geographic positioning system (GPS) c. Geographic information
system (GIS)
Verified Answer -c. Geographic information system (GIS)
To attract female mosquitoes, gravid traps utilize: a. A low-wattage bulb
emitting infrared light b. A transmitter emitting the wing beat frequency
("buzz" sound) of males c. Water with organic enrichment (infusion)
Verified Answer -c. Water with organic enrichment (infusion)
Oviposition traps are used to: a. Collect the eggs of container-breeding
mosquitoes b. Collect the eggs of birds that may be carrying WNV or
SLE c. Collect adult mosquitoes that have just laid eggs in a breeding
habitat
Verified Answer -a. Collect the eggs of container-breeding mosquitoes
Water management techniques fall under what category of mosquito
control? a. Cultural b. Source reduction c. Biological
Verified Answer -a. Cultural
,Juvenile hormone analogs: a. Kill the mosquito in the immature (larval)
stage b. Are most effective when applied directly to mosquito eggs c.
Keep larval mosquitoes from developing into adults
Verified Answer -c. Keep larval mosquitoes from developing into adults
An adulticide registered for use in Michigan is: a. Malathion b. Interferon
c. DDT
Verified Answer -a. Malathion
Surface oils are most effective against mosquito: a. Eggs b. Adults c.
Larvae
Verified Answer -c. Larvae
To target mosquitoes, adulticide droplets should fall in the size range of:
a. 30 to 40 microns b. 5 to 27 microns c. 1 to 10 mm (the size of most adult
mosquitoes)
Verified Answer -b. 5 to 27 microns
An example of a larvicide registered for use in Michigan is: a. Temephos
b. Sumithrin c. Methoprene
Verified Answer -a. Temephos
Gambusia affinis is particularly effective against: a. Adult mosquitoes b.
Larval mosquitoes c. Tree hole mosquitoes
Verified Answer -b. Larval mosquitoes
Of the following, which is NOT a component of effective public
relations? a. Professionalism in appearance and attitude b. Distribution of
, up-to-date educational materials c. Discussing only the beneficial aspects
of a pesticide to avoid confusing the citizens
Verified Answer -c. Discussing only the beneficial aspects of a pesticide
to avoid confusing the citizens
Keeping current with technology and joining professional organizations
is: a. The responsibility of management b. Secondary to proper
application c. Cost-prohibitive for most organizations
Verified Answer -a. The responsibility of management
Many mosquito control programs are under the direction of: a. Botanists
b. Minimalists c. Entomologists
Verified Answer -c. Entomologists
All mosquito control equipment can be divided into two general
categories: a. Adulticiding and pupaciding b. ULV and thermal c.
Larviciding and adulticiding
Verified Answer -c. Larviciding and adulticiding
A type of adulticiding that leaves a residual to create a barrier is typically
applied using: a. Aerial methods b. Thermal fogging c. Backpack misters
Verified Answer -c. Backpack misters
ULV stands for: a. Ultimate lethal velocity b. Unlimited logistical volume
c. Ultra low volume
Verified Answer -c. Ultra low volume
Compression sprayers are typically used for: a. Adulticiding b.
Larviciding c. Compression sprayers are illegal in Michigan for pesticide
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