7F Mosquito Control Study Guide
Jamestown Canyon virus affects what animal, causing the continued growth of the
virus? - Correct Answer-Deer, specifically white-tailed deer. Isolated primarily from
woodland Aedes mosquitoes.
If human malaria resurfaced in MI, which mosquito group would you target for control? -
Correct Answer-Anopheles.
EEE virus: - Correct Answer-Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Spread through wild birds to
humans and horses.
SLE virus: - Correct Answer-St. Louis Encephalitis. Spread through wild birds to
humans.
WN virus: - Correct Answer-West Nile. Spread through wild birds to humans.
Mosquito surveys can be used to determine: - Correct Answer-Relative abundance of
important disease vectors in an area.
The number of mosquito species in MI is approximately: - Correct Answer-Sixty (60).
A mosquito goes through four stages of development: - Correct Answer-Egg, larva,
pupa and adult.
The three classes of MI mosquitoes, based on breeding sites, are: - Correct Answer-
Floodwater, permanent water and container/tree hole mosquitoes.
Insects that are often confused with mosquitoes are: - Correct Answer-Midges.
The human age group most likely to have severe symptoms for La Crosse encephalitis
(CE group) are: - Correct Answer-Children.
A "dead end host" is one that: - Correct Answer-Is outside of the natural transmission
cycle of the virus.
SLE and WN disease are caused by viruses that have a natural transmission cycle
involving several species of: - Correct Answer-Wild birds.
A female mosquito takes a blood meal to: - Correct Answer-Produce eggs.
