Chapter 5: Mosquito Control Flashcards
Mosquitos are separated from other flies by what two main characteristics?
Numerous scales on their bodies
Females have a distinct blood sucking promboscis
True or false: mosquitos only undergo partial metamorphosis
False. They experience FULL metamorphosis
The three life stages of mosquitos are associated with ____.
Water
What type of mosquitos require blood meal?
Egg producing females.
Otherwise, they feed on plant juices and nectar, this includes males and females in other life stages.
Do male or female mosquitos live longer?
Female
How many batches of eggs can a female mosquito produce?
Multiple
Mosquitos eggs can be laid on ____ surfaces in a raft or near a ____ holding area.
Water
Mosquitos eggs placed near water line hatch with a rise in ____ levels
Water
True or false: mosquitos can lay their eggs on the ground in depressions
True. They will hatch when they get wet by flood, irrigation, melting snow
Mosquitos larvae are called _____ and live in still water
Wrigglers
What type of aquatic vegetation is important to mosquitos because it protects their larvae from large waves?
Emergent
What stage of mosquito gets its food from water, algae, bacteria, yeast, and fungi
Larvae
True or false: mosquitos have siphons near their tail that they use to obtain air
True
True or false: some mosquitos use their siphone to obtain air from plants
True. Depending on variety
Mosquitos are larvae for how many days?
4-10
Male mosquitos usually live how many days?
7-10
What gender of mosquito typically lives 2 weeks to several months?
Female
What type of programs reduce the number of mosquitoes to an acceptable level?
Abatement programs
What are the four main types of mosquito control?
Water management, mechanical barriers, biological control, chemical control
What are the two main types of chemical control used to control mosquitoes?
Larvicides and adulticides
