MINNESOTA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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Female mosquitoes require a blood meal before her eggs can
develop. After a blood meal, how many eggs can one mosquito
lay?
a. up to 50
b. 200-300
c. 400-500
d. over 1000 - ANSWER-b. 200-300
Mosquitoes can transmit this disease to dogs
a. Encephalitis
b. Heartworm
c. distemper
d. rabies - ANSWER-b. Heartworm
In the seven-county metro area, the MMCD is responsible for
controlling mosquitoes. Their primary control method is?
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a. larviciding
b. pupaciding
c. adulticiding
d. eggciding - ANSWER-a. larviciding
One reason why larviciding is an effective means of mosquito
control is?
a. Larval populations are concentrated and easily located in
various bodies of water
b. Larva are attracted to light which makes them easy to find and
kill
c. larva are easily baited and killed
d. larval populations are easily spotted using UV light - ANSWER-
a. Larval populations are concentrated and easily located in
various bodies of water
Methoprene?
a. is an insect growth regulator
b. prevents larva from further development
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c. is formulated in liquid
d. all of the above - ANSWER-d. all of the above
of the following products used in mosquito control, which is an
organophosphate?
a. teknar
b. altosid
c. vectobac
d. abate - ANSWER-d. abate
Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) is a biological control
product. In order for it to be effective, it must?
a. be ingested by the adult female
b. come in contact with the pupal covering
c. be ingested by larvae
d. prevent the larvae from entering the pupal stage - ANSWER-c.
be ingested by larvae
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all of the following are brand name of bacillus thuringiensis var.
israelensis (Bti) except?
a. altosid
b. teknar
c. vectobac
d. acrobe - ANSWER-a. altosid
This formulation of methoprene is applied for immediate results
a. pellets
b. liquid
c. briquettes
d. fumigant - ANSWER-b. liquid
when treating for adult mosquitoes, which of the following
statements is true?
a. Barrier treatments using permethrin are an effective tool
b. using methoprene in the pellet form is usually successful for
controlling adult mosquitoes
c. using granular Bti before a rainstorm produces effective results