Michigan Mosquito Control 7F FINAL EXAM
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1. A female mosquito takes a bloodmeal to:
A. Feel full
B. Produce eggs
C. Obtain viruses necessary for her survival - ANSWER ✓ B. Produce
eggs
2. 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 - ANSWER ✓ C. Head, abdomen and
thorax
3. The genus of mosquito having palps roughly as long as the proboscis is:
A. Aedes
B. Culex
C. Anopheles - ANSWER ✓ C. Anopheles
4. 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 - ANSWER ✓ A.
Through respiratory openings near the tip of the abdomen
,5. Gambusia affinis is particularly effective against:
A. Adult mosquitoes
B. Larval mosquitoes
C. Tree hole mosquitoes - ANSWER ✓ B. Larval mosquitoes
6. Keeping current with technology and joining professional organizations is:
A. The responsibility of management
B. Secondary to proper application
C. Cost prohibitive for most organizations - ANSWER ✓ A. The
responsibility of management
7. Compression sprayers are typically used for:
A. Adulticiding
B. Larviciding
C. Compression sprayers are illegal in Michigan for pesticide
application. - ANSWER ✓ B. Larviciding
8. Emulsifiable concentrate formulations are used:
A. In areas difficult to spray during evening hours
B. When short term residual is desired
C. Only in warm, wet, or windy conditions - ANSWER ✓ B. When short
term residual is desired
9. In most cases the most efficient control of mosquito populations is:
A. Larviciding
B. Adulticiding
C. Not deciding until it's too late - ANSWER ✓ A. Larviciding
10.Using aircraft for Larviciding is:
A. Effective only with liquid formulations
B. Rarely cost-effective because of the mini small larval habitats
, C. Possible with both rotary and fixed wing versions - ANSWER ✓ C.
Possible with both rotary and fixed wing versions
11.Application of adulticides with ULV methods should be done when
A. Temperature is above 55° F and wind speed is below 10 mph
B. Temperature is above 70° F and wind speed is below 2 mph
C. Temperature is between 32 and 90° and wind speed is below 15 mph -
ANSWER ✓ A. Temperature is above 55° F and wind speed is below
10 mph
12.A handheld broadcast spreader is:
A. Used for application of larvicide in hard to access areas
B. Used to apply larvicides to lawns that drain into catch basin breeding
sites
C. Obsolete in mosquito control because of the availability of "shotgun"
spreaders for granular application - ANSWER ✓ A. Use for
application of larvicide in hard to access areas
13.Evaluation of a new insecticide formulation for adulticiding would likely
include:
A. Sentinel caged mosquitoes
B. Sampling of larvae in the area to determine if the adults reproduced
C. Surveys of residence to determine if they noticed a change in inviting
activity - ANSWER ✓ A. Sentinel caged mosquitoes
14.What larvicide can not be evaluated by taking pre- and post treatment dipper
samples in the field?
A. Bti (Bacillus thurigiensis israelensis)
B. Temephos (organophosphate)
C. Methoprene (growth regulator) - ANSWER ✓ C. Methoprene (growth
regulator)
15.When evaluating insecticides, samples of control areas are made:
A. Only when possible
, B. To allow determination of any treatment effect
C. Only when applying Mulla's formula for the results - ANSWER ✓ B.
To allow determination of any treatment effect
16.What mosquito species are difficult to evaluate when testing larvicides?
A. Aedes vexans
B. Culex pipiens
C. Coquillettidia perturbans - ANSWER ✓ C. Coquillettidia perturbans
17.Comprehensive evaluation of insecticides on non-target organisms is called:
A. An environmental impact study
B. An NTEST (non-target test)
C. A waste of time and money - ANSWER ✓ A. An environmental
impact study
18.Resistance of mosquito populations to some control materials:
A. Has never been detected in Michigan
B. Requires specific testing protocols
C. Necessitates that control effort be made for a period of two years -
ANSWER ✓ B. Requires specific testing protocols
19.Sampling differs from collecting, primarily because:
A. Sampling can give relative abundance measures
B. Collecting is easier
C. Sampling gathers more mosquitoes - ANSWER ✓ A. Sampling can
give relative abundance measures
20.To be used legally in Michigan, all pesticides must be registered by:
A. The EPA
B. The state of Michigan
C. Both the EPA and the state of Michigan - ANSWER ✓ C. Both the
EPA and the state of Michigan
21.Broad spectrum insecticides:
STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. A female mosquito takes a bloodmeal to:
A. Feel full
B. Produce eggs
C. Obtain viruses necessary for her survival - ANSWER ✓ B. Produce
eggs
2. 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 - ANSWER ✓ C. Head, abdomen and
thorax
3. The genus of mosquito having palps roughly as long as the proboscis is:
A. Aedes
B. Culex
C. Anopheles - ANSWER ✓ C. Anopheles
4. 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 - ANSWER ✓ A.
Through respiratory openings near the tip of the abdomen
,5. Gambusia affinis is particularly effective against:
A. Adult mosquitoes
B. Larval mosquitoes
C. Tree hole mosquitoes - ANSWER ✓ B. Larval mosquitoes
6. Keeping current with technology and joining professional organizations is:
A. The responsibility of management
B. Secondary to proper application
C. Cost prohibitive for most organizations - ANSWER ✓ A. The
responsibility of management
7. Compression sprayers are typically used for:
A. Adulticiding
B. Larviciding
C. Compression sprayers are illegal in Michigan for pesticide
application. - ANSWER ✓ B. Larviciding
8. Emulsifiable concentrate formulations are used:
A. In areas difficult to spray during evening hours
B. When short term residual is desired
C. Only in warm, wet, or windy conditions - ANSWER ✓ B. When short
term residual is desired
9. In most cases the most efficient control of mosquito populations is:
A. Larviciding
B. Adulticiding
C. Not deciding until it's too late - ANSWER ✓ A. Larviciding
10.Using aircraft for Larviciding is:
A. Effective only with liquid formulations
B. Rarely cost-effective because of the mini small larval habitats
, C. Possible with both rotary and fixed wing versions - ANSWER ✓ C.
Possible with both rotary and fixed wing versions
11.Application of adulticides with ULV methods should be done when
A. Temperature is above 55° F and wind speed is below 10 mph
B. Temperature is above 70° F and wind speed is below 2 mph
C. Temperature is between 32 and 90° and wind speed is below 15 mph -
ANSWER ✓ A. Temperature is above 55° F and wind speed is below
10 mph
12.A handheld broadcast spreader is:
A. Used for application of larvicide in hard to access areas
B. Used to apply larvicides to lawns that drain into catch basin breeding
sites
C. Obsolete in mosquito control because of the availability of "shotgun"
spreaders for granular application - ANSWER ✓ A. Use for
application of larvicide in hard to access areas
13.Evaluation of a new insecticide formulation for adulticiding would likely
include:
A. Sentinel caged mosquitoes
B. Sampling of larvae in the area to determine if the adults reproduced
C. Surveys of residence to determine if they noticed a change in inviting
activity - ANSWER ✓ A. Sentinel caged mosquitoes
14.What larvicide can not be evaluated by taking pre- and post treatment dipper
samples in the field?
A. Bti (Bacillus thurigiensis israelensis)
B. Temephos (organophosphate)
C. Methoprene (growth regulator) - ANSWER ✓ C. Methoprene (growth
regulator)
15.When evaluating insecticides, samples of control areas are made:
A. Only when possible
, B. To allow determination of any treatment effect
C. Only when applying Mulla's formula for the results - ANSWER ✓ B.
To allow determination of any treatment effect
16.What mosquito species are difficult to evaluate when testing larvicides?
A. Aedes vexans
B. Culex pipiens
C. Coquillettidia perturbans - ANSWER ✓ C. Coquillettidia perturbans
17.Comprehensive evaluation of insecticides on non-target organisms is called:
A. An environmental impact study
B. An NTEST (non-target test)
C. A waste of time and money - ANSWER ✓ A. An environmental
impact study
18.Resistance of mosquito populations to some control materials:
A. Has never been detected in Michigan
B. Requires specific testing protocols
C. Necessitates that control effort be made for a period of two years -
ANSWER ✓ B. Requires specific testing protocols
19.Sampling differs from collecting, primarily because:
A. Sampling can give relative abundance measures
B. Collecting is easier
C. Sampling gathers more mosquitoes - ANSWER ✓ A. Sampling can
give relative abundance measures
20.To be used legally in Michigan, all pesticides must be registered by:
A. The EPA
B. The state of Michigan
C. Both the EPA and the state of Michigan - ANSWER ✓ C. Both the
EPA and the state of Michigan
21.Broad spectrum insecticides:
