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MDARD Michigan Mosquito Control Exam Questions and Answers Updated Version 2025 Graded A+, Exams of Pest Management

Widener University - DelawarePest Management

Which potential pathogens contracted from mosquitoes are most concerning in Michigan? - Correct Answer-West Nile virus (WNV), St. Louis encephalitis (SLE), La Crosse encephalitis (LAC) and eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). What order do mosquitoes belong to? - Correct Answer-Diptera What family do mosquitoes belong to? - Correct Answer-Culcidae

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MDARD Michigan Mosquito Control
Exam
Which potential pathogens contracted from mosquitoes are most concerning in
Michigan? - Correct Answer-West Nile virus (WNV), St. Louis encephalitis (SLE), La
Crosse encephalitis (LAC) and eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).
What order do mosquitoes belong to? - Correct Answer-Diptera
What family do mosquitoes belong to? - Correct Answer-Culcidae
The three egg laying patterns - Correct Answer-- 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... - Correct Answer-have lateral extensions that serve as floats.
Culex eggs... - Correct Answer-Culex, Culiseta, Coquillettidia and Uranotaenia species
glue individual eggs together to form floating rafts of up to 300 eggs or more.
Aedes eggs... - Correct Answer-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.
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 - Correct Answer-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) - Correct Answer-a. On damp soil
The number of mosquito species in Michigan is approximately:
a. More than 100
b. 80
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Which potential pathogens contracted from mosquitoes are most concerning in Michigan? - Correct Answer-West Nile virus (WNV), St. Louis encephalitis (SLE), La Crosse encephalitis (LAC) and eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). What order do mosquitoes belong to? - Correct Answer-Diptera What family do mosquitoes belong to? - Correct Answer-Culcidae The three egg laying patterns - Correct Answer-- 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... - Correct Answer-have lateral extensions that serve as floats. Culex eggs... - Correct Answer-Culex, Culiseta, Coquillettidia and Uranotaenia species glue individual eggs together to form floating rafts of up to 300 eggs or more. Aedes eggs... - Correct Answer-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. 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 - Correct Answer-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) - Correct Answer-a. On damp soil The number of mosquito species in Michigan is approximately: a. More than 100 b. 80

c. 60 - Correct Answer-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 - Correct Answer-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 - Correct Answer-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 - Correct Answer-b. Midges A female mosquito takes a blood meal to: a. Feel full b. Produce eggs c. Obtain viruses necessary for her survival - Correct Answer-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 - Correct Answer-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 - Correct Answer-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 - Correct Answer-c. Anopheles Siphon - Correct Answer-An air tube The time it takes for complete larval development - Correct Answer-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.

Birds in the Corvid family are highly susceptible to this mosquito-borne disease: a. West Nile virus b. Eastern equine encephalitis c. Jamestown Canyon - Correct Answer-a. West Nile virus If human malaria resurfaced in Michigan, which mosquito group would you target for control? a. Aedes b. Anopheles c. Culex - Correct Answer-b. Anopheles Mosquito surveys can be used to determine: a. Absolute abundance of all mosquito species present in an area b. Absolute abundance of some mosquito species in an area c. Relative abundance of important disease vectors in an area - Correct Answer-c. Relative abundance of important disease vectors in an area Landing collections determine primarily: a. Mosquito flight range b. Disease activity c. Biting activity - Correct Answer-c. Biting activity Most adult mosquitoes are active during: a. Daylight hours b. Dawn and dusk c. Around 2 a.m. - Correct Answer-b. Dawn and dusk Two types of resting stations are utilized in mosquito surveillance: a. Large and small b. Natural and artificial c. Black and white - Correct Answer-b. Natural and artificial The New Jersey light trap is known for its: a. Portability b. Ease of use c. High-wattage fluorescent light that attracts mosquitoes from large distances - Correct Answer-b. Ease of use Live captured female mosquitoes are most important to what type of mosquito surveillance? a. Nuisance b. Breeding habitat c. Disease - Correct Answer-c. Disease Which surveillance method is best utilized for sampling remote mosquito populations? a. CDC light trap b. New Jersey light trap c. Aerial fly-over with net - Correct Answer-a. CDC light trap Special maps needed for mosquito control can now be created using computer software available through: a. Software information system (SIS) b. Geographic positioning system (GPS) c. Geographic information system (GIS) - Correct Answer-c. Geographic information system (GIS) To attract female mosquitoes, gravid traps utilize: a. A low-wattage bulb emitting infrared light b. A transmitter emitting the wing beat frequency ("buzz" sound) of males c. Water with organic enrichment (infusion) - Correct Answer-c. Water with organic enrichment (infusion) Oviposition traps are used to: a. Collect the eggs of container-breeding mosquitoes b. Collect the eggs of birds that may be carrying WNV or SLE c. Collect adult mosquitoes that have just laid eggs in a breeding habitat - Correct Answer-a. Collect the eggs of container-breeding mosquitoes

Water management techniques fall under what category of mosquito control? a. Cultural b. Source reduction c. Biological - Correct Answer-a. Cultural Juvenile hormone analogs: a. Kill the mosquito in the immature (larval) stage b. Are most effective when applied directly to mosquito eggs c. Keep larval mosquitoes from developing into adults - Correct Answer-c. Keep larval mosquitoes from developing into adults An adulticide registered for use in Michigan is: a. Malathion b. Interferon c. DDT - Correct Answer-a. Malathion Surface oils are most effective against mosquito: a. Eggs b. Adults c. Larvae - Correct Answer-c. Larvae To target mosquitoes, adulticide droplets should fall in the size range of: a. 30 to 40 microns b. 5 to 27 microns c. 1 to 10 mm (the size of most adult mosquitoes) - Correct Answer-b. 5 to 27 microns An example of a larvicide registered for use in Michigan is: a. Temephos b. Sumithrin c. Methoprene - Correct Answer-a. Temephos Gambusia affinis is particularly effective against: a. Adult mosquitoes b. Larval mosquitoes c. Tree hole mosquitoes - Correct Answer-b. Larval mosquitoes Of the following, which is NOT a component of effective public relations? a. Professionalism in appearance and attitude b. Distribution of up-to-date educational materials c. Discussing only the beneficial aspects of a pesticide to avoid confusing the citizens - Correct Answer-c. Discussing only the beneficial aspects of a pesticide to avoid confusing the citizens 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 - Correct Answer-a. The responsibility of management Many mosquito control programs are under the direction of: a. Botanists b. Minimalists c. Entomologists - Correct Answer-c. Entomologists All mosquito control equipment can be divided into two general categories: a. Adulticiding and pupaciding b. ULV and thermal c. Larviciding and adulticiding - Correct Answer-c. Larviciding and adulticiding A type of adulticiding that leaves a residual to create a barrier is typically applied using: a. Aerial methods b. Thermal fogging c. Backpack misters - Correct Answer-c. Backpack misters

What larvicide can NOT be evaluated by taking pre- and posttreatment dipper samples in the field? a. Bti (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) b. Temephos (organophosphate) c. Methoprene (growth regulator) - Correct Answer-c. Methoprene (growth regulator) 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 to the results - Correct Answer-b. To allow determination of any treatment effect What mosquito species are difficult to evaluate when testing larvicides? a. Aedes vexans b. Culex pipiens c. Coquillettidia perturbans - Correct Answer-c. Coquillettidia perturbans A 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 - Correct Answer-a. An environmental impact study Resistance in mosquito populations to some control materials: a. Has never been detected in Michigan b. Requires specific testing protocols c. Necessitates that no control efforts be made for a period of two years - Correct Answer-b. Requires specific testing protocols The efficacy of an adulticide can be calculated and be represented as percent reduction or percent mortality by using: a. Griswold's factor and Mulla's formula b. Abbott's formula or Mulla's formula c. Abbott's formula and the square root of control mortality - Correct Answer-b. Abbott's formula or Mulla's formula The pool sampling method is useful in evaluating: a. Larvicides b. Adulticides c. Both larvicides and adulticides - Correct Answer-a. Larvicides Sampling differs from collecting primarily because: a. Sampling can give relative abundance measures b. Collecting is easier c. Sampling gathers more mosquitoes - Correct Answer-a. Sampling can give relative abundance measures Instructions for the use of mosquito control pesticides are found on the: a. Internet b. MDARD/DNR Web site c. Label - Correct Answer-c. Label 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 - Correct Answer-c. Both the EPA and the state of Michigan Broad-spectrum insecticides: a. Have little or no effect on non-target species b. Kill the targeted pest but only reduce reproduction of similar organisms c. Are toxic to the targeted pest and a wide range of similar organisms - Correct Answer-c. Are toxic to the targeted pest and a wide range of similar organisms

A category III compound would use the signal word: a. Danger b. Warning c. Caution - Correct Answer-c. Caution Reducing exposure is one way to reduce risk from mosquito control pesticides. Other ways are: a. Using the most cost-effective product b. Using products with short residual time c. Using products with long-lasting toxins to avoid repeat applications - Correct Answer-b. Using products with short residual time Microbial larvicides such as Bti: a. Are dangerous to mammals b. Can injure fish if applied to clean water habitats c. Kill mosquitoes by disrupting the gut tissue - Correct Answer-c. Kill mosquitoes by disrupting the gut tissue A low-toxicity pesticide that spreads as a thin film over the water's surface is: a. A monomolecular film b. Not yet registered for use in Michigan c. Persistent in areas where applied - Correct Answer-a. A monomolecular film Spinosad is a relatively new larvicide that can be applied: a. Only to highly organic (polluted) water b. Exactly like Bti because its mode of action is nearly identical c. In a wide variety of larval habitats, including stormwater catch basins - Correct Answer-c. In a wide variety of larval habitats, including stormwater catch basins Pyrethroids and organophosphates are: a. Used primarily in adulticiding b. Endocrine (hormone) disrupters that cause premature death in mosquitoes c. Being phased out in all formulations because of human health issues - Correct Answer-a. Used primarily in adulticiding Which of the following is not listed on a product label? a. Use directions b. First aid instructions c. Chemical formulas of all ingredients - Correct Answer-c. Chemical formulas of all ingredients Prior written notification of individuals who own or reside on property within a community mosquito control target area can be conveyed by: a. Newspaper b. Television c. Written notification direct to resident - Correct Answer-c. Written notification direct to resident The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development maintains what type of registry that pesticide applicators should be aware of? a. Allergen notification registry b. Certified organic farm registry c. Persons requesting larvicide application registry - Correct Answer-b. Certified organic farm registry A commercial applicator planning to apply larvicides to a catch basin for mosquito control purposes: a. Is not required to contact the Department of Environmental Quality for a NPDES permit as long as the municipality is aware b. Is required to contact the Department of Environmental Quality for a NPDES permit c. Is required to obtain a Certification R97-07/002 from the Department of Natural Resources before making applications to a catch basin - Correct Answer-c. Is required to obtain a Certification