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Female mosquitoes only search for a blood meal to get the nutrients they
need for egg development. TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
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3 Match the larvicide or technique with its description: Insect growth regulator
METHOPRENE
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4 Match the larvicide or technique with its description: Surface Film
MINERAL OIL
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One of the reasons that invasive Aedes mosquitoes are a major vector of
disease is because they:
ORIGINATED FROM AFRICA AND ASIA, WHERE TROPICAL DISEASES ARE PREVALENT
ARE AGGRESSIVE DAY BITERS
PREFER HUMAN BLOOD MEALS
PREFER FLOODWATER HABITATS NEAR HUMANS
PREFER HUMAN BLOOD MEALS
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The CDC recommends products such as DEET, picaridin, IR3535, and oil of
lemon eucalyptus for personal protection against mosquito bites.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
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7 Examples of biologic controls include the following. (Select all that apply.)
GAMBUSIA AFFINIS
MESOCYCLOPS
PRIMATROMORPHA
RED EARED SLIDER TURTLES
RED EARED SLIDER TURTLES
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8 Holometabolous means:
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Desiccation resistance refers to the ability of an organism to withstand or
endure extreme rainfall and cold temperatures.
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
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Effective printed public communication materials include the following.(Select
all that apply.)
BEHAVIOR CHANGE THEORY
CDC APPROVED LANGUAGE
HEALTH LITERACY GUIDELINES
AN ACCESSIBLE READING LEVEL
An accessible reading level,
Health literacy guidelines,
Behavior change theory
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Aedes aegypti is more efficient than Aedes albopictus at diapause in the egg
stage.
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
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Match the term with its definition:
Common bacterial parasite of the phylum Arthropoda, which includes classes such as insects, spiders, mites, and crustaceans; the parasite also infects nematodes.
Strains of this parasite have been shown to be a route for vector control strategies.
WOLBACHIA
CYTOPLASMIC INCOMPATIBILITY
ENDOSYMBIONT OR ENDOBIONT
WOLBACHIA
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Since invasive Aedes mosquitoes are diurnal, nocturnal adulticide
applications will not be effective against them.
TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
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An unmanned aerial vehicle is a device that can be used to access hard-to-
reach areas and can be operated from a safe location.
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
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Match the term with its definition:Phenomenon that results in sperm and eggs
being unable to form viable offspring. The effect arises from changes in the
gamete cells caused by intracellular parasites such as Wolbachia.
WOLBACHIA
CYTOPLASMIC INCOMPATIBILITY
ENDOSYMBIONT OR ENDOBIONT
CYTOPLASMIC INCOMPATIBILITY
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20 Autodissemination stations usually use:
PYRIPROXIFEN
IR 3535
BACILLUS SPHAERICUS
METHOPRENE
PYRIPROXIFEN
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22 Peridomestic means living in and around human habitations.
T OR F
T
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Match the larvicide or technique with its description: Mosquito transports the
chemical
A_ S_
AUTODISSEMINATION STATION
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24 Parous means having given birth to one or more defective offspring.
T OR F
F
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Match the term with its definition:Any organism that lives to mutual benefit
within the body or cells of another organism.
WOLBACHIA
CYTOPLASMIC INCOMPATIBILITY
ENDOSYMBIONT OR ENDOBIONT
ENDOSYMBIONT OR ENDOBIONT
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The invasive Aedes genera of mosquito are primary vectors of arboviruses
including the following. (Select all that apply.)