Definitions

Question 1

Abdomen

Answer 1

The segmented hindmost part of the mosquito which includes the stomach and lungs.

Question 2

Acaricide

Answer 2

An insecticide used to control ticks.

Question 3

Adulticide

Answer 3

Control material that kills adult mosquitoes.

Question 4

Adulticide

Answer 4

The suppression of adult mosquito populations.

Question 5

Ae.

Answer 5

Genus abbreviation for Aedes.

Question 6

Aedes triseriatus

Answer 6

The primary vector of La Crosse encephalitis.

Question 7

Aedes vexans

Answer 7

The most numerous mosquito species in Minnesota.

Question 8

American Mosquito Control Association

Answer 8

A not-for-profit organization of primarily professionals from the United States conducting mosquito control research and related activities.

Question 9

An.

Answer 9

Genus abbreviation for Anopheles

Question 10

Aquatic Invasive Species Pathway

Answer 10

The means and routes by which an invasive species is introduced to a new aquatic site.

Question 11

Arbovirus

Answer 11

Arthropod-borne virus.

Question 12

Arthropod

Answer 12

An invertebrate animal of the large phylum Arthropoda, such as an insect, spider, or crustacean.

Question 13

Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti)

Answer 13

A control material (commonly applied to corn cob granules) that uses a soil bacterium to kill mosquito larvae.

Question 14

Biological transmission

Answer 14

The process in which a pathogen is carried and replicates or develops within the vector’s body and then is transmitted into a susceptible host.

Question 15

Biorational pesticide

Answer 15

Any type of pesticide active against pest populations, but relatively innocuous to non-target organisms and, therefore, non-disruptive to biological control.

Question 16

Biting gnat

Answer 16

A common name for black flies.

Question 17

Calibrate

Answer 17

To verify and/or adjust application equipment to accurately apply a predetermined or calculated amount of product per area unit.

Question 18

Catch basin

Answer 18

Otherwise known as a storm drain, they are disgned to drain excess water from impervious surfaces such as streets and parking lots and often hold standing water.

Question 19

CDC

Answer 19

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A national public health agency.

Question 20

CO2 light trap

Answer 20

A device that lures adult female mosquitoes looking for a blood-meal by emitting light and carbon dioxide (a gas animals and people produce when they breathe).

Question 21

Cold fogging

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Also known as ULV, the application of an insecticide as a cold mist using a truck-mounted aerosol generator.

Question 22

Co-infection

Answer 22

Infected with more than one disease agent at the same time.

Question 23

Coquillettidia perturbans

Answer 23

An aggressive summer mosquito species that produces a single brood per season and unlike other mosquitoes, obtains its oxygen through the roots of plants.

Question 24

Cq.

Answer 24

Genus abbreviation for Coquillettidia.

Question 25

Cs.

Answer 25

Genus abbreviation for Culiseta.

Question 26

Culex tarsalis

Answer 26

The primary vector of West Nile virus (WNV) in Minnesota.

Question 27

Development sites

Answer 27

Areas where mosquitoes lay eggs and develop into adults.

Question 28

Dip count

Answer 28

A method for determining the population density of mosquito larvae and pupae in a specific area.

Question 29

Dipper

Answer 29

A device used to measure the number of mosquito larvae per sample “dip” in a breeding site.

Question 30

Discharge

Answer 30

The velocity of moving water; measured in cubic feet per second.

Question 31

Drift

Answer 31

The movement of a pesticide by air to areas other than the target areas of application.

Question 32

Droplet size

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The diameter of a sphere of liquid released from a spray nozzle.

Question 33

Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE)

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A mosquito-borne disease that may cause encephalitis (an inflammation of the brain).

Question 34

Efficacy

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The ability to produce a desired or intended result.

Question 35

Endangered species

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A plant or animal in danger of extinction as define by the federal Endangered Species Act.

Question 36

FAA

Answer 36

Federal Aviation Administration

Question 37

Field Watch

Answer 37

A non-profit company that administer the DriftWatch, BeeCheck, and FieldCheck programs that allow specialty crop producers and beekeepers to communicate, via an online map, the location of their pesticide-sensitive sites to pesticide applicators.