Georgia Pest Control Exam 2026 – Mosquito Surveillance Practice Test

Anopheles quadrimaculatus is a mosquito species that transmits malaria in Georgia. The main idea here is that certain mosquitoes are linked to specific diseases, and Anopheles mosquitoes are the ones that pass malaria to humans. Malaria is caused by Plasmodium parasites and is spread when an infected female Anopheles bites a person, injecting the parasite into the bloodstream. This contrasts with dengue and Zika, which are spread by Aedes mosquitoes, and West Nile virus, which is spread by Culex mosquitoes. So, the disease most closely associated with this species is malaria.