MDARD Michigan Mosquito Control Exam
Questions and answers 2025
A .female .mosquito .takes .a .blood .meal .to: .
a. .Feel .full .
b. .Produce .eggs .
c. .Obtain .viruses .necessary .for .her .survival .- .ANS✓✓-b. .Produce .eggs
The .three .main .body .parts .of .an .adult .mosquito .are: .
a. .Head, .abdomen .and .legs .
b. .Proboscis, .head .and .thorax .
c. .Head, .abdomen .and .thorax .- .ANS✓✓-c. .Head, .abdomen .and .thorax
Mosquito .larvae .are .typically .found .in: .
a. .Fast-running .streams .
b. .Shallow .and .still .or .stagnant .water .
c. .The .sediments .of .large .lakes .- .ANS✓✓-b. .Shallow .and .still .or .stagnant .water
The .genus .of .mosquito .having .palps .roughly .as .long .as .the .proboscis .is: .
a. .Aedes .
b. .Culex .
c. .Anopheles .- .ANS✓✓-c. .Anopheles
Mosquito .larvae .breathe: .
a. .Through .respiratory .openings .near .the .tip .of .the .abdomen .
b. .Through .gills .located .just .behind .the .head .
c. .By .surfacing .and .gulping .air .with .their .mouths .- .ANS✓✓-a. .Through
.respiratory .openings .near .the .tip .of .the .abdomen
Some .mosquitoes .lay .their .eggs: .
a. .On .damp .soil .
b. .On .their .hosts .(birds .or .mammals) .
c. .On .agricultural .crops .(e.g., .corn .plants) .- .ANS✓✓-a. .On .damp .soil
The .number .of .mosquito .species .in .Michigan .is .approximately: .
a. .More .than .100 .
b. .80 .
c. .60 .- .ANS✓✓-c. .60
A .mosquito .goes .through .four .stages .of .development: .
, a. .Egg, .larva, .pupa .and .adult .
b. .Egg, .first .instar, .larva .and .pupa .
c. .Larva, .pupa, .nymph .and .adult .- .ANS✓✓-a. .Egg, .larva, .pupa .and .adult
The .three .classes .of .Michigan .mosquitoes, .based .on .breeding .sites, .are: .
a. .Floodwater, .permanent .water .and .storm .water .breeders .
b. .Floodwater, .permanent .water, .and .container/tree .hole .mosquitoes .
c. .Temporary .pond, .lake .and .marsh, .and .floodwater .mosquitoes .- .ANS✓✓-b.
.Floodwater, .permanent .water, .and .container/tree .hole .mosquitoes
Insects .that .are .often .confused .with .mosquitoes .are: .
a. .Stable .flies .
b. .Midges .
c. .Deer .flies .- .ANS✓✓-b. .Midges
Which .potential .pathogens .contracted .from .mosquitoes .are .most .concerning .in
.Michigan? .- .ANS✓✓-West .Nile .virus .(WNV), .St. .Louis .encephalitis .(SLE), .La
.Crosse .encephalitis .(LAC) .and .eastern .equine .encephalitis .(EEE).
What .order .do .mosquitoes .belong .to? .- .ANS✓✓-Diptera
What .family .do .mosquitoes .belong .to? .- .ANS✓✓-Culcidae
The .three .egg .laying .patterns .- .ANS✓✓-- .eggs .laid .singly .on .the .water .surface
- .eggs .glued .together .to .form .rafts .that .float .on .the .water .surface .
- .eggs .laid .singly .out .of .the .water
Anopheles .eggs... .- .ANS✓✓-have .lateral .extensions .that .serve .as .floats.
Culex .eggs... .- .ANS✓✓-Culex, .Culiseta, .Coquillettidia .and .Uranotaenia .species
.glue .individual .eggs .together .to .form .floating .rafts .of .up .to .300 .eggs .or .more.
Aedes .eggs... .- .ANS✓✓-The .eggs .of .Aedes, .Psorophora .and .Orthopodomyia
.species .are .deposited .individually .out .of .the .water, .and .they .are .adapted .to
.withstand .desiccation .(being .dry) .until .the .area .is .later .flooded .and .the .eggs
.hatch.
Siphon .- .ANS✓✓-An .air .tube
The .time .it .takes .for .complete .larval .development .- .ANS✓✓-The .time .for
.complete .larval .development .at .normal .summer .temperatures .in .Michigan .is
.from .five .to .10 .days .but .may .be .much .longer .at .lower .temperatures.
How .many .segments .on .an .adult .mosquitoe? .- .ANS✓✓-15 .segments, .only .14
.of .which .are .readily .visible.
Questions and answers 2025
A .female .mosquito .takes .a .blood .meal .to: .
a. .Feel .full .
b. .Produce .eggs .
c. .Obtain .viruses .necessary .for .her .survival .- .ANS✓✓-b. .Produce .eggs
The .three .main .body .parts .of .an .adult .mosquito .are: .
a. .Head, .abdomen .and .legs .
b. .Proboscis, .head .and .thorax .
c. .Head, .abdomen .and .thorax .- .ANS✓✓-c. .Head, .abdomen .and .thorax
Mosquito .larvae .are .typically .found .in: .
a. .Fast-running .streams .
b. .Shallow .and .still .or .stagnant .water .
c. .The .sediments .of .large .lakes .- .ANS✓✓-b. .Shallow .and .still .or .stagnant .water
The .genus .of .mosquito .having .palps .roughly .as .long .as .the .proboscis .is: .
a. .Aedes .
b. .Culex .
c. .Anopheles .- .ANS✓✓-c. .Anopheles
Mosquito .larvae .breathe: .
a. .Through .respiratory .openings .near .the .tip .of .the .abdomen .
b. .Through .gills .located .just .behind .the .head .
c. .By .surfacing .and .gulping .air .with .their .mouths .- .ANS✓✓-a. .Through
.respiratory .openings .near .the .tip .of .the .abdomen
Some .mosquitoes .lay .their .eggs: .
a. .On .damp .soil .
b. .On .their .hosts .(birds .or .mammals) .
c. .On .agricultural .crops .(e.g., .corn .plants) .- .ANS✓✓-a. .On .damp .soil
The .number .of .mosquito .species .in .Michigan .is .approximately: .
a. .More .than .100 .
b. .80 .
c. .60 .- .ANS✓✓-c. .60
A .mosquito .goes .through .four .stages .of .development: .
, a. .Egg, .larva, .pupa .and .adult .
b. .Egg, .first .instar, .larva .and .pupa .
c. .Larva, .pupa, .nymph .and .adult .- .ANS✓✓-a. .Egg, .larva, .pupa .and .adult
The .three .classes .of .Michigan .mosquitoes, .based .on .breeding .sites, .are: .
a. .Floodwater, .permanent .water .and .storm .water .breeders .
b. .Floodwater, .permanent .water, .and .container/tree .hole .mosquitoes .
c. .Temporary .pond, .lake .and .marsh, .and .floodwater .mosquitoes .- .ANS✓✓-b.
.Floodwater, .permanent .water, .and .container/tree .hole .mosquitoes
Insects .that .are .often .confused .with .mosquitoes .are: .
a. .Stable .flies .
b. .Midges .
c. .Deer .flies .- .ANS✓✓-b. .Midges
Which .potential .pathogens .contracted .from .mosquitoes .are .most .concerning .in
.Michigan? .- .ANS✓✓-West .Nile .virus .(WNV), .St. .Louis .encephalitis .(SLE), .La
.Crosse .encephalitis .(LAC) .and .eastern .equine .encephalitis .(EEE).
What .order .do .mosquitoes .belong .to? .- .ANS✓✓-Diptera
What .family .do .mosquitoes .belong .to? .- .ANS✓✓-Culcidae
The .three .egg .laying .patterns .- .ANS✓✓-- .eggs .laid .singly .on .the .water .surface
- .eggs .glued .together .to .form .rafts .that .float .on .the .water .surface .
- .eggs .laid .singly .out .of .the .water
Anopheles .eggs... .- .ANS✓✓-have .lateral .extensions .that .serve .as .floats.
Culex .eggs... .- .ANS✓✓-Culex, .Culiseta, .Coquillettidia .and .Uranotaenia .species
.glue .individual .eggs .together .to .form .floating .rafts .of .up .to .300 .eggs .or .more.
Aedes .eggs... .- .ANS✓✓-The .eggs .of .Aedes, .Psorophora .and .Orthopodomyia
.species .are .deposited .individually .out .of .the .water, .and .they .are .adapted .to
.withstand .desiccation .(being .dry) .until .the .area .is .later .flooded .and .the .eggs
.hatch.
Siphon .- .ANS✓✓-An .air .tube
The .time .it .takes .for .complete .larval .development .- .ANS✓✓-The .time .for
.complete .larval .development .at .normal .summer .temperatures .in .Michigan .is
.from .five .to .10 .days .but .may .be .much .longer .at .lower .temperatures.
How .many .segments .on .an .adult .mosquitoe? .- .ANS✓✓-15 .segments, .only .14
.of .which .are .readily .visible.
