MDARD Michigan Mosquito Control Exam Actual Questions and Answers GRADED A+
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A female mosquito takes a blood meal to:
a. Feel full
b. Produce eggs
c. Obtain viruses necessary for her survival - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER...
MDARD Michigan Mosquito Control Exam Actual
Questions and Answers GRADED A+
A female mosquito takes a blood meal to:
a. Feel full
b. Produce eggs
c. Obtain viruses necessary for her survival - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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) - ANSWER-a. On damp soil
The number of mosquito species in Michigan is approximately:
a. More than 100
b. 80
c. 60 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-b. Midges
Which potential pathogens contracted from mosquitoes are most concerning in
Michigan? - ANSWER-West Nile virus (WNV), St. Louis encephalitis (SLE), La Crosse
encephalitis (LAC) and eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).
What order do mosquitoes belong to? - ANSWER-Diptera
What family do mosquitoes belong to? - ANSWER-Culcidae
The three egg laying patterns - ANSWER-- 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... - ANSWER-have lateral extensions that serve as floats.
Culex eggs... - ANSWER-Culex, Culiseta, Coquillettidia and Uranotaenia species glue
individual eggs together to form floating rafts of up to 300 eggs or more.
Aedes eggs... - ANSWER-The eggs of Aedes, Psorophora and Orthopodomyia species
are deposited individually out of the water, and they are adapted to withstand
desiccation (being dry) until the area is later flooded and the eggs hatch.
Siphon - ANSWER-An air tube
The time it takes for complete larval development - ANSWER-The time for complete
larval development at normal summer temperatures in Michigan is from five to 10 days
but may be much longer at lower temperatures.
How many segments on an adult mosquitoe? - ANSWER-15 segments, only 14 of
which are readily visible.
Antennae are believed to be organs of... - ANSWER-hearing and smelling.
, This genus appears to be the major vectors of WN and SLE in the United States. -
ANSWER-Culex
How is EEE different from SLE and WN? - ANSWER-EEE differs from SLE and WN in
that it is primarily a rural disease centered near freshwater swamps.
The human age group most likely to have severe symptoms from La Crosse
encephalitis (CE group) are: a. Children b. Teenagers c. Older adults - ANSWER-a.
Children
A "dead-end host" is one that: a. Causes the death of the mosquito vector b. Always
dies after receiving a pathogen from a vector c. Is outside of the natural transmission
cycle of the virus - ANSWER-c. Is outside of the natural transmission cycle of the virus
The most important mosquito-borne diseases in Michigan are caused by: a. Bacteria b.
Viruses c. Protozoans - ANSWER-b. Viruses
SLE and WN disease are caused by viruses that have a natural transmission cycle
involving several species of: a. Wild birds b. Rodents c. Ungulates (horses, deer, etc.) -
ANSWER-a. Wild birds
Which of the following mosquito species is primarily responsible for transmitting the
West Nile virus in Michigan? a. Anopheles punctipennis b. Culex pipiens c.
Coquillettidia perturbans - ANSWER-b. Culex pipiens
The natural transmission cycle of La Crosse virus involves mostly: a. Small mammals
and Aedes triseriatus b. Birds and Aedes trivittatus c. Small mammals and Culex
mosquitoes - ANSWER-a. Small mammals and Aedes triseriatus
Heartworm infection in dogs in Michigan is vectored by: a. Two species of mosquitoes
b. More than 90 percent of the mosquito species in Michigan c. More than 25 percent of
the mosquito species in Michigan - ANSWER-c. More than 25 percent of the mosquito
species in Michigan
EEE is a mosquito-transmitted virus that causes a severe central nervous system
disease in: a. Horses and humans b. Cattle and domesticated birds c. Horses and cats -
ANSWER-a. Horses and humans
Birds in the Corvid family are highly susceptible to this mosquito-borne disease: a. West
Nile virus b. Eastern equine encephalitis c. Jamestown Canyon - ANSWER-a. West Nile
virus
If human malaria resurfaced in Michigan, which mosquito group would you target for
control? a. Aedes b. Anopheles c. Culex - ANSWER-b. Anopheles
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