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Georgia Category 41 Pest Control: Mosquito Surveillance ExamThere are over #___ mosquito species in Georgia - Answer- 60
There are over #__ mosquito species worldwide - Answer- 3000
$___ are spent in Georgia to reduce mosquito nuisance and disease effect - Answer- 125 million
Scientific name for the Black Saltmarsh Mosquito - Answer- Ochlerotatus taeniorhynchus
Scientific name for the Brown Saltmarsh Mosquito - Answer- Ochlerotatus sollicitans
What county in Georgia has the largest mosquito control program? - Answer- Chatham
What is the scientific family for mosquitos? - Answer- Culicidae
What is the scientific order for mosquitos? - Answer- Diptera
What is the lifecycle of a mosquito? - Answer- Egg - Larva - Pupa - Adult
What are the larva referred to as? - Answer- wigglers
What are the pupa referred to as? - Answer- tumblers
What is used to identify various mosquito species? - Answer- Scales and veins on wings
What is a signature characteristic of the male mosquito? - Answer- Bushy antennae and
long palpi
What is a signature characteristic of the female mosquito? - Answer- Long proboscis with needle like stylets
3 Characteristics of the Toxorhynchitinae mosquito - Answer- *Eggs and larvae found in
tree holes and artificial containers w/ eggs resting on top of water
*Do not take blood meals *Feed on other mosquito larvae
3 Characteristics of the Anophelinae mosquito - Answer- *Larvae does not have a siphon
*Larvae lie parallel to waters surface
*Permanent Pool species
3 Characteristics of the Culicinae mosquito - Answer- *Siphon always present in larvae
*No palmate hairs on larvae
*Lay at 45 degree angle to waters surface
Can eggs generally be used to classify mosquito species? - Answer- No
What are the body regions of the mosquito larvae? - Answer- *Head
*Thorax
*Abdomen
What is used to identify mosquito larvae? - Answer- Structure and number of hairs
What do mosquito larvae consume? - Answer- Anything between 1-5 microns
When is larvicide ineffective in larvae killing? - Answer- 4th instar
What is larvicide ineffective during the 4th instar phase? - Answer- The 4th instar does not feed
What is a surface film agent that can be used to block breathing trumpets in pupae? - Answer- Mineral oil
Do flight habits vary by mosquito species? - Answer- Yes
Which mosquito has a less than 1 mile flight variant? - Answer- Anophelines
Which mosquito(s) has a less than 10-20 mile flight variant? - Answer- Aedes vexans and Ochlerotatus
What is the most domesticated and common mosquito in Georgia? - Answer- Aedes albopictus (Asian Tiger Mosquito)
What is the flight distant of the Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)? - Answer- 100-200 yards
Anopheles quadrimaculatus - Answer- Primary vector for malaria in Georgia
Coquillettidia perturbans - Answer- *Unusually slow developing larvae that commonly take air from plants.
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