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Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Practice Test Questions with Certified Solutions, Exams of Pest Management

A series of multiple-choice questions and answers related to minnesota pesticide applicator practice. It covers topics such as mosquito species, life cycles, control methods, and disease transmission. Useful for individuals preparing for pesticide applicator certification exams in minnesota.

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2024/2025

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Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Practice
Test Questions with Certified Solutions
What Mosquito species obtains oxygen through roots of plants?
A) Aedes Vexans
B) Aedes trivittatus
C) Coquillettidia perturbans
D) Culex tarsalis โœ”โœ”C) Coquillettidia perturbans
How many instar stages does a mosquito go through?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4 โœ”โœ”d) 4
The life cycle stages of a mosquito are?
pf3
pf4
pf5
pf8
pf9
pfa
pfd
pfe
pff
pf12
pf13
pf14

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Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Practice

Test Questions with Certified Solutions

What Mosquito species obtains oxygen through roots of plants?

A) Aedes Vexans

B) Aedes trivittatus

C) Coquillettidia perturbans

D) Culex tarsalis โœ”โœ”C) Coquillettidia perturbans

How many instar stages does a mosquito go through?

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4 โœ”โœ”d) 4

The life cycle stages of a mosquito are?

a) Pupa, larva, egg, adult

b) Egg, larva, pupa, adult

c) Egg, instar, pupa, adult

d) Instar, larva, adult, pupa โœ”โœ”b) Egg, larva, pupa, adult

Why do female mosquitoes take a blood meal?

a) to produce eggs

b) to feed/get nourishment

c) to transmit disease

d) to feed young โœ”โœ”a) to produce eggs

About how many species of Mosquito are known to occur in Minnesota?

a) 50

b) 100

c) 500

d) 1000 โœ”โœ”a) 50

b) Aedes vexan

c) Aedes triseriatus

d) Coquillettidia perturban โœ”โœ”d) Coquillettidia perturban

Which one of the following can be best described as a "structure" for a mosquito habitat?

a) a house

b) a wetland

c) a catch-basin

d) a harborage โœ”โœ”c) a catch-basin

Harborage areas are important because?

a) that is where mosquitoes rest during the day

b) that is the best place to find mosquitoes that spread disease

c) that is where you will find man-made structures

d) that is where disease carrying mosquitoes breed โœ”โœ”a) that is where mosquitoes rest during

the day

What mosquito species transmits West Nile virus to humans?

a) Cx. Pipiens

b) Cx. Tarsalis

c) Aedes Vexans

d) none of the above โœ”โœ”b) Cx. Tarsalis

Which mosquito-borne disease is not known to occur in Minnesota?

a) Malaria

b) Eastern Equine encephalitis

c) West Nile Virus

d) La Crosse encephalitis โœ”โœ”a) Malaria

Mechanical transmission is the process by which an insect transports a disease on its feet, hair, or other body surface.

A ----- is a living animal or plant in which a parasite or virus lives or replicated.

a) host

b) Pathogen

c) vector

d) Biologic โœ”โœ”a) host

Determining the extent of a pest's presence is not to be considered to be a core part of IPM?

a) true

b) false

c) partially true โœ”โœ”b) false

------- control can provide the greatest impact on mosquito populations?

a) adult

b) barrier

c) Larval

d) physical โœ”โœ”c) Larval

"Larvicides" are used to control adult mosquitoes?

a) true

b) false

c) partially true โœ”โœ”b) false

Using a screen over a rain water barrel is considered what type of control strategy?

a) source reduction

b) mechanical

c) physical

d) larval โœ”โœ”b) mechanical

Maps for the treatment of adult mosquitoes should pay particular attention to?

a) structures

Treatment of adult mosquitoes can be justified using?

a) sweep counts

b) citizen complaints

c) gravid trap collections

d) all of the above โœ”โœ”d) all of the above

A good area to place a CO2 trap is?

a) near a breeding site

b) in a highly populated area

c) in a harborage

d) none of the above โœ”โœ”c) in a harborage

A vacuum operated trap is called a?

a) BG Sentinel trap

b) CO2 trap

c) Aspirator

d) none of the above โœ”โœ”c) Aspirator

To attract mosquitoes that have taken a blood meal, the best trap is?

a) BG Sentinel trap

b) Ovitrap

c) CO2 trap

d) Gravid trap โœ”โœ”d) Gravid trap

Use of a pesticide that contains a ----- extends the activity of the pesticide?

a) resistance

b) synergist

c) bioassy

d) pyrethroid โœ”โœ”b) synergist

The term "percent wet" refers to the amount of rain that fell the previous 24 hours?

Methoprene pellets are effective for approximately?

a) 1-7 days

b) 12-24 days

c) 30-45 days

d) over 45 days โœ”โœ”c) 30-45 days

It is illegal to apply mosquito control adulticides over fish bearing water unless properly notified 24 hours in advance?

a) true

b) false

c) partially true โœ”โœ”b) false

Which control material is not derived from a naturally occurring soil bacteria?

a) BTI

b) Spinosad

c) Methoprene

d) none of the above โœ”โœ”c) Methoprene

ULV applications provide for?

a) immediate kill

b) up to a week of control

c) up to two weeks control

d) none of the above โœ”โœ”a) immediate kill

Optimal times for ULV applications are?

a) anytime the label allows

b) during daylight hours only

c) 1/2 hour before sunset to 10:30 and 6:00 am to 8:00 am

d) after midnight โœ”โœ”c) 1/2 hour before sunset to 10:30 and 6:00 am to 8:00 am

c) partially true โœ”โœ”b) false

Black flies are primary responsible for transmitting what disease?

a) Zika virus

b) heartworm

c) Eastern Equine encephalitis

d) none of the above โœ”โœ”d) none of the above

The best place to collect adult black fly samples is?

a) near the edge of the woods

b) near streams and rivers

c) in an open field

d) near a pond or wetland โœ”โœ”a) near the edge of the woods

Which tick is most commonly associated with the spread of Lyme disease in Minnesota?

a) wood tick

b) lone star tick

c) black legged tick

d) asian long horned tick โœ”โœ”c) black legged tick

Black legged ticks can generally be found in what type of habitats?

a) brushy areas

b) near water sources

c) open areas with long grasses

d) none of the above โœ”โœ”a) brushy areas

A common method to study the population density and species of ticks is?

a) nymph sampling

b) tick tubes

c) bait boxes

d) drag sampling โœ”โœ”d) drag sampling

b) Honey Bee

c) Leafcutter Bee

d) Rusty Patch Bumble Bee โœ”โœ”d) Rusty Patch Bumble Bee

Which of these would generally be considered a non-target species?

a) moth

b) mosquito

c) tick

d) black fly โœ”โœ”a) moth

What state agency can you refer the public to for more information on mosquito-borne disease?

a) MMCD

b) Minnesota DNR

c) CDC

d) Minnesota Department of Health โœ”โœ”d) Minnesota Department of Health

Which agency is responsible for issuing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits?

a) Minnesota Department of Health

b) Minnesota Department of Agriculture

c) Minnesota DNR

d) Minnesota Pollution Control Agency โœ”โœ”d) Minnesota Pollution Control Agency