Michigan Mosquito Control 7F
Questions And Correct Answers
egg, larva, pupa, adult
The four distinct stages of mosquito development
There are ----- species of mosquitoes present in Michigan
60
Some of these species deposit their eggs on damp soil.
Aedes and Psorophora
Larvae breeding sites usually include water that is:
stationary or very slow moving
All larvae are:
air 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.
angle
Coquillettidia obtain air by inserting their air tubes into hollow roots of aquatic plants
and
never need to go to the surface to breathe.
Adult stage mosquitoes have three distinct body parts.
head, 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.
five
Only females take a blood meal, utilizing the protein from blood to
produce eggs
, Michigan has 3 classes of mosquitoes grouped on the basis of larval habitats (breeding
sites) and life history.
permanent water mosquitoes, floodwater mosquitoes, and artificial container/tree hole
mosquitoes
Midges and crane flies
These insects are commonly confused with mosquitoes.
Floodwater mosquitoes have two groups
summer floodwater and spring floodwater
The most important mosquito-borne diseases in Michigan are caused by these.
Viruses
St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE) and West Nile (WN) disease
Caused 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.
Malaria
Questions And Correct Answers
egg, larva, pupa, adult
The four distinct stages of mosquito development
There are ----- species of mosquitoes present in Michigan
60
Some of these species deposit their eggs on damp soil.
Aedes and Psorophora
Larvae breeding sites usually include water that is:
stationary or very slow moving
All larvae are:
air 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.
angle
Coquillettidia obtain air by inserting their air tubes into hollow roots of aquatic plants
and
never need to go to the surface to breathe.
Adult stage mosquitoes have three distinct body parts.
head, 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.
five
Only females take a blood meal, utilizing the protein from blood to
produce eggs
, Michigan has 3 classes of mosquitoes grouped on the basis of larval habitats (breeding
sites) and life history.
permanent water mosquitoes, floodwater mosquitoes, and artificial container/tree hole
mosquitoes
Midges and crane flies
These insects are commonly confused with mosquitoes.
Floodwater mosquitoes have two groups
summer floodwater and spring floodwater
The most important mosquito-borne diseases in Michigan are caused by these.
Viruses
St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE) and West Nile (WN) disease
Caused 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.
Malaria
