Florida Public Health Exam (practice)
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Which mosquito species vectors both Yellow Fever and Dengue Fever?
Aedes Aegypti
Which mosquito transmits Malaria?
Anopheles quadrimaculatus
What 2 climate conditions are most conductive for adult mosquito activity?
warm temp and high humidity
Which mosquito species vectors st louis encephalitis (SLE)
culex nigripalpus, Culex quinquefasciatus , Culex tarsalis
Mosquitoes thrive in moving water?
false
T/F
It is in the transitional zone, from the unusual level of high tide to levels above all but the highest
springs and storm tides that the heaviest breeding occurs
true
Where are aedes triseriatus larvae most likely to be found?
tree holes
Which mosquito species is found in crab holes (2)
*Deinocerites Cancer
*Culex Opisthopus
Name 2 aedes salt marsh mosquito species
1) Ae. taeniorhynchus
2)Ae. sollicitans,
What genus of mosquito larva is known to eat other mosquito larva
toxorhychitis
Why do fem. mosquitis feed on blood
facilitate egg production
What mosquitoes genus lays their eggs in rafts on top of the water
culex
T/F
,All adult mosquitoes feed on blood
false:
toxorhynchitis do not feed on blood
Consider anopheles and culex larva: which genus has a siphon and which one has palmate hairs?
Anopheles has palmate hairs and culex has a siphon
Aedes albopictus is also known as what?
Asian tiger mosquito
What 2 components can affect the length of time it takes a mosquito to develop from a fist instar
larva to a pupa
Temp and food availability
When was the Asian tiger mosquito found in fl and what continent did it originate ?
1986, Asia
What time of the yr are you most likely to capture culiseta inornata?
Winter and Late Fall
Name some insects that inject venom by sting
1) Fire Ants
2) Wasps
3) Bees
What is the flight range of the stable fly (stomoxy calcitrans)
70 miles
Do blinds mosquitoes carry diseases?
No
What ch. in fl law addresses mosquito control?
ch. 388
What is the time recommended for checking and calibrating spray equipment
every 100 hrs or after maintenance/repairs
Name 4 diseases that are vectored by ticks
rocky mounted spotted fever, lyme diseases, tularemia, human ehrlichlioses
In FL, what agency is responsible for certifying commercial pest control operators and mosquito
control personnel
fl department of agriculture and consumer service (FDACS)
, Anopheles larva
rest parallel to the water surface
What are not found on mosquitoes?
two pair of wings
Which insect does not feed on blood
book louse
The primary vector of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) belongs to what genus?
culex
Which one is not one of the 3 insect body regions?
1) Head
2) cephalothorax
3) Abdomen
4) Thorax
cephalothorax
Temporary flood pools are likely to contain larvae of?
Aedes vexans
Dog Fly is also known as?
stable fly
Which aquatic habitat is least likely to produce mosquitoes?
open lake
Which is NOT a tick borne disease"?
1) Periculosis
2) Rock mountain Spotted fever
3) Lyme Disease
4) Human Ehrlichiosis
5) Tularemia
Periculosis
Phylum Arthropda includes all animals with paired, jointed legs and exoskeletons
true
FL has 75 mosquitoes species in 13 genera
false,
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Which mosquito species vectors both Yellow Fever and Dengue Fever?
Aedes Aegypti
Which mosquito transmits Malaria?
Anopheles quadrimaculatus
What 2 climate conditions are most conductive for adult mosquito activity?
warm temp and high humidity
Which mosquito species vectors st louis encephalitis (SLE)
culex nigripalpus, Culex quinquefasciatus , Culex tarsalis
Mosquitoes thrive in moving water?
false
T/F
It is in the transitional zone, from the unusual level of high tide to levels above all but the highest
springs and storm tides that the heaviest breeding occurs
true
Where are aedes triseriatus larvae most likely to be found?
tree holes
Which mosquito species is found in crab holes (2)
*Deinocerites Cancer
*Culex Opisthopus
Name 2 aedes salt marsh mosquito species
1) Ae. taeniorhynchus
2)Ae. sollicitans,
What genus of mosquito larva is known to eat other mosquito larva
toxorhychitis
Why do fem. mosquitis feed on blood
facilitate egg production
What mosquitoes genus lays their eggs in rafts on top of the water
culex
T/F
,All adult mosquitoes feed on blood
false:
toxorhynchitis do not feed on blood
Consider anopheles and culex larva: which genus has a siphon and which one has palmate hairs?
Anopheles has palmate hairs and culex has a siphon
Aedes albopictus is also known as what?
Asian tiger mosquito
What 2 components can affect the length of time it takes a mosquito to develop from a fist instar
larva to a pupa
Temp and food availability
When was the Asian tiger mosquito found in fl and what continent did it originate ?
1986, Asia
What time of the yr are you most likely to capture culiseta inornata?
Winter and Late Fall
Name some insects that inject venom by sting
1) Fire Ants
2) Wasps
3) Bees
What is the flight range of the stable fly (stomoxy calcitrans)
70 miles
Do blinds mosquitoes carry diseases?
No
What ch. in fl law addresses mosquito control?
ch. 388
What is the time recommended for checking and calibrating spray equipment
every 100 hrs or after maintenance/repairs
Name 4 diseases that are vectored by ticks
rocky mounted spotted fever, lyme diseases, tularemia, human ehrlichlioses
In FL, what agency is responsible for certifying commercial pest control operators and mosquito
control personnel
fl department of agriculture and consumer service (FDACS)
, Anopheles larva
rest parallel to the water surface
What are not found on mosquitoes?
two pair of wings
Which insect does not feed on blood
book louse
The primary vector of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) belongs to what genus?
culex
Which one is not one of the 3 insect body regions?
1) Head
2) cephalothorax
3) Abdomen
4) Thorax
cephalothorax
Temporary flood pools are likely to contain larvae of?
Aedes vexans
Dog Fly is also known as?
stable fly
Which aquatic habitat is least likely to produce mosquitoes?
open lake
Which is NOT a tick borne disease"?
1) Periculosis
2) Rock mountain Spotted fever
3) Lyme Disease
4) Human Ehrlichiosis
5) Tularemia
Periculosis
Phylum Arthropda includes all animals with paired, jointed legs and exoskeletons
true
FL has 75 mosquitoes species in 13 genera
false,
