Georgia Category 41 Pest Control Mosquito Surveillance Examination Study Guide with Questions and 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
2.There are over # mosquito species
3.$ worldwide:
are spent in Georgia to reduce mosquito
3000
million nuisance and disease e𝑓𝑓ect: 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
15.3 Characteristics 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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