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egg, larva, pupa, adult [ Ans: ] The four distinct stages of
mosquito development
There are ----- species of mosquitoes present in Michigan [
Ans: ] 60
Some of these species deposit their eggs on damp soil. [
Ans: ] Aedes and Psorophora
Larvae breeding sites usually include water that is: [ Ans: ]
stationary or very slow moving
All larvae are: [ Ans: ] air breathers
Culicinae (Aedes, Culex, Psorphora, etc.) except
Coquillettidia hang at an -------- from the surface with the
tip of their air tube inserted into the surface film. [ Ans: ]
angle
Coquillettidia obtain air by inserting their air tubes into
hollow roots of aquatic plants and [ Ans: ] never need to
go to the surface to breathe.
Adult stage mosquitoes have three distinct body parts. [
Ans: ] head, thorax and abdomen
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The ----- -segmented palpi originate at the lower front of
the head near the proboscis and vary in size and shape. In
female Anopheles, they are about the same length as the
proboscis and straight-sided. [ Ans: ] five
Only females take a blood meal, utilizing the protein from
blood to [ Ans: ] produce eggs
Michigan has 3 classes of mosquitoes grouped on the
basis of larval habitats (breeding sites) and life history. [
Ans: ] permanent water mosquitoes, floodwater
mosquitoes, and artificial container/tree hole mosquitoes
Midges and crane flies [ Ans: ] These insects are
commonly confused with mosquitoes.
Floodwater mosquitoes have two groups [ Ans: ] summer
floodwater and spring floodwater
The most important mosquito-borne diseases in Michigan
are caused by these. [ Ans: ] Viruses
St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE) and West Nile (WN) disease [
Ans: ] Caused with a natural transmission cycle involving
several species of wild birds (sparrows and starlings) and
mosquitoes.
The causative agent of this is a protozoan parasite, and a
filarial worm causes dog heartworm. [ Ans: ] Malaria
Major vectors of WN and SLE in the United States. [ Ans: ]
Members of genus Culex
Michigan Mosquito Control 7F Questions and
Answers (100% Correct Answers) Already
Graded A+
egg, larva, pupa, adult [ Ans: ] The four distinct stages of
mosquito development
There are ----- species of mosquitoes present in Michigan [
Ans: ] 60
Some of these species deposit their eggs on damp soil. [
Ans: ] Aedes and Psorophora
Larvae breeding sites usually include water that is: [ Ans: ]
stationary or very slow moving
All larvae are: [ Ans: ] air breathers
Culicinae (Aedes, Culex, Psorphora, etc.) except
Coquillettidia hang at an -------- from the surface with the
tip of their air tube inserted into the surface film. [ Ans: ]
angle
Coquillettidia obtain air by inserting their air tubes into
hollow roots of aquatic plants and [ Ans: ] never need to
go to the surface to breathe.
Adult stage mosquitoes have three distinct body parts. [
Ans: ] head, thorax and abdomen
, 2
The ----- -segmented palpi originate at the lower front of
the head near the proboscis and vary in size and shape. In
female Anopheles, they are about the same length as the
proboscis and straight-sided. [ Ans: ] five
Only females take a blood meal, utilizing the protein from
blood to [ Ans: ] produce eggs
Michigan has 3 classes of mosquitoes grouped on the
basis of larval habitats (breeding sites) and life history. [
Ans: ] permanent water mosquitoes, floodwater
mosquitoes, and artificial container/tree hole mosquitoes
Midges and crane flies [ Ans: ] These insects are
commonly confused with mosquitoes.
Floodwater mosquitoes have two groups [ Ans: ] summer
floodwater and spring floodwater
The most important mosquito-borne diseases in Michigan
are caused by these. [ Ans: ] Viruses
St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE) and West Nile (WN) disease [
Ans: ] Caused with a natural transmission cycle involving
several species of wild birds (sparrows and starlings) and
mosquitoes.
The causative agent of this is a protozoan parasite, and a
filarial worm causes dog heartworm. [ Ans: ] Malaria
Major vectors of WN and SLE in the United States. [ Ans: ]
Members of genus Culex
