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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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What Mosquito species obtains oxygen through roots of plants?
A) Aedes Vexans
B) Aedes trivittatus
C) Coquillettidia perturbans
D) Culex tarsalis โโC) Coquillettidia perturbans
How many instar stages does a mosquito go through?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4 โโd) 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 โโb) 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 โโa) to produce eggs
About how many species of Mosquito are known to occur in Minnesota?
a) 50
b) 100
c) 500
d) 1000 โโa) 50
b) Aedes vexan
c) Aedes triseriatus
d) Coquillettidia perturban โโd) 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 โโc) 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 โโa) 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 โโb) 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 โโa) 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 โโa) 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 โโb) false
------- control can provide the greatest impact on mosquito populations?
a) adult
b) barrier
c) Larval
d) physical โโc) Larval
"Larvicides" are used to control adult mosquitoes?
a) true
b) false
c) partially true โโb) 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 โโb) 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 โโd) 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 โโc) in a harborage
A vacuum operated trap is called a?
a) BG Sentinel trap
b) CO2 trap
c) Aspirator
d) none of the above โโc) 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 โโd) Gravid trap
Use of a pesticide that contains a ----- extends the activity of the pesticide?
a) resistance
b) synergist
c) bioassy
d) pyrethroid โโb) 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 โโc) 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 โโb) false
Which control material is not derived from a naturally occurring soil bacteria?
a) BTI
b) Spinosad
c) Methoprene
d) none of the above โโc) 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 โโa) 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 โโc) 1/2 hour before sunset to 10:30 and 6:00 am to 8:00 am
c) partially true โโb) false
Black flies are primary responsible for transmitting what disease?
a) Zika virus
b) heartworm
c) Eastern Equine encephalitis
d) none of the above โโd) 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 โโa) 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 โโc) 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 โโa) 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 โโd) drag sampling
b) Honey Bee
c) Leafcutter Bee
d) Rusty Patch Bumble Bee โโd) Rusty Patch Bumble Bee
Which of these would generally be considered a non-target species?
a) moth
b) mosquito
c) tick
d) black fly โโa) 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 โโd) 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 โโd) Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
