MN PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT 2025 VERIFIED
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
RATIONALES
◉ How many instar stages does a mosquito go through?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: a) to produce eggs
◉ About how many species of Mosquito are known to occur in
Minnesota?
a) 50
b) 100
c) 500
d) 1000. Answer: a) 50
◉ What type of sites do Culex mosquitoes prefer to lay eggs?
a) grassy areas
b) temporary or permanent pools of water
c) Moist soil
d) dry soil areas that usually flood. Answer: b) temporary or permanent
pools of water
◉ Where do mosquitoes rest during the day?
, a) breeding sites
b) structures
c) harborage
d) None of the above. Answer: c) harborage
◉ The "cattail Mosquito" is also known as?
a) Culex Tarsalis
b) Aedes vexan
c) Aedes triseriatus
d) Coquillettidia perturban. Answer: 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. Answer: c) a catch-basin
◉ Harborage areas are important because?
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT 2025 VERIFIED
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
RATIONALES
◉ How many instar stages does a mosquito go through?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4. Answer: 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. Answer: 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. Answer: a) to produce eggs
◉ About how many species of Mosquito are known to occur in
Minnesota?
a) 50
b) 100
c) 500
d) 1000. Answer: a) 50
◉ What type of sites do Culex mosquitoes prefer to lay eggs?
a) grassy areas
b) temporary or permanent pools of water
c) Moist soil
d) dry soil areas that usually flood. Answer: b) temporary or permanent
pools of water
◉ Where do mosquitoes rest during the day?
, a) breeding sites
b) structures
c) harborage
d) None of the above. Answer: c) harborage
◉ The "cattail Mosquito" is also known as?
a) Culex Tarsalis
b) Aedes vexan
c) Aedes triseriatus
d) Coquillettidia perturban. Answer: 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. Answer: c) a catch-basin
◉ Harborage areas are important because?
