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1. There are over #___ mosqui- 60
to species in Georgia
2. There are over #__ mosquito 3000
species worldwide
3. $___ are spent in Georgia to 125 million
reduce mosquito nuisance
and disease effect
4. Scientific name for the Black Ochlerotatus taeniorhynchus
Saltmarsh Mosquito
5. Scientific name for the Ochlerotatus sollicitans
Brown Saltmarsh Mosquito
6. What county in Georgia has Chatham
the largest mosquito control
program?
7. What is the scientific family Culicidae
for mosquitos?
8. What is the scientific order Diptera
for mosquitos?
9. What is the lifecycle of a Egg - Larva - Pupa - Adult
mosquito?
10. What are the larva referred wigglers
to as?
11. What are the pupa referred tumblers
to as?
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12. What is used to identify var- Scales and veins on wings
ious mosquito species?
13. What is a signature charac- Bushy antennae and long palpi
teristic of the male mosqui-
to?
14. What is a signature charac- Long proboscis with needle like stylets
teristic of the female mos-
quito?
15. 3 Characteristics of the Tox- *Eggs and larvae found in tree holes and artificial containers w/
orhynchitinae mosquito eggs resting on top of water
*Do not take blood meals
*Feed on other mosquito larvae
16. 3 Characteristics of the *Larvae does not have a siphon
Anophelinae mosquito *Larvae lie parallel to waters surface
*Permanent Pool species
17. 3 Characteristics of the *Siphon always present in larvae
Culicinae mosquito *No palmate hairs on larvae
*Lay at 45 degree angle to waters surface
18. Can eggs generally be No
used to classify mosquito
species?
19. What are the body regions *Head
of the mosquito larvae? *Thorax
*Abdomen
20. Structure and number of hairs