Georgia Category 41 Pest Control Mosquito Surveillance Examination Questions with Correct Answers by Pest Control Study Resource

GEORGIA CATEGORY 41 PEST CONTROL: MOSQUITO SURVEILLANCE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026

1.There are over # mosquito species in Georgia: 60
2.There are over # mosquito species worldwide: 3000

3.$ are spent in Georgia to reduce mosquito nuisance and disease effect:
million 125
4.ScientificnamefortheBlackSaltmarshMosquito:Ochlerotatus taeniorhynchus
5.ScientificnamefortheBrownSaltmarshMosquito:Ochlerotatus sollicitans
6.WhatcountyinGeorgiahasthelargestmosquitocontrolprogram?:Chatham

7.Whatisthescientificfamilyformosquitos?:Culicidae

8.Whatisthescientificorderformosquitos?:Diptera

9.Whatisthelifecycleofamosquito?:Egg - Larva - Pupa - Adult
10.What are the larva referred to as?: wigglers
11.What are the pupa referred to as?: tumblers
12.What is used to identify various mosquito species?: Scales and veins on wings
13.What isasignaturecharacteristicofthemalemosquito?:Bushy antennae and long
palpi
14.What is a signature characteristic of the female mosquito?: Long proboscis
with
needle like stylets
15.3Characteristics of the Toxorhynchitinae mosquito: *Eggs and larvae found in
tree holes
and artificial containers w/ eggs resting on top of water
*Do not take blood meals
*Feedonothermosquitolarvae

16.3CharacteristicsoftheAnophelinaemosquito:*Larvaedoesnothaveasiphon
*Larvaelieparalleltowaterssurface
*PermanentPoolspecies

17.3CharacteristicsoftheCulicinaemosquito:*Siphon always present in larvae
*Nopalmatehairsonlarvae
*Layat45degreeangletowaterssurface
18.Can eggs generally be used to classify mosquito species?:
No

, 19.What are the body regions of the mosquito larvae?:
*Head *Thorax
*Abdomen
20.Whatisusedtoidentifymosquitolarvae?:Structure and number of hairs
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