Georgia Category 41 Pest Control – Mosquito Surveillance Practice Test

What are mosquito larvae commonly referred to as?

Wigglers Maggots Nymphs Pupae

Correct Answer:

Wigglers

Explanation:

The main idea here is recognizing the common nickname for the aquatic larval stage of mosquitoes. Mosquito larvae are commonly called wigglers because they actively wriggle through the water as they feed and grow. This term specifically describes the larval form, which is the stage before becoming a pupa and then an adult. Maggots refer to fly larvae, which live in different environments and come from flies, not mosquitoes. Nymphs are immature stages in insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis (like grasshoppers), not mosquitoes, which have complete metamorphosis (egg, larva, pupa, adult). Pupae are the life stage after larvae, before the adult, so they’re not the right name for the larval stage.

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