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MINNESOTA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
PRACTICE TEST 2026 WITH
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What Mosquito species obtains oxygen through roots of plants?
A) Aedes Vexans
B) Aedes trivittatus
C) Coquillettidia perturbans
D) Culex tarsalis - correct answer-C) Coquillettidia perturbans
How many instar stages does a mosquito go through?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4 - correct 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
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d) Instar, larva, adult, pupa - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer-b) temporary or
permanent pools of water
Where do mosquitoes rest during the day?
MINNESOTA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
PRACTICE TEST 2026 WITH
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What Mosquito species obtains oxygen through roots of plants?
A) Aedes Vexans
B) Aedes trivittatus
C) Coquillettidia perturbans
D) Culex tarsalis - correct answer-C) Coquillettidia perturbans
How many instar stages does a mosquito go through?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4 - correct 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
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d) Instar, larva, adult, pupa - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer-b) temporary or
permanent pools of water
Where do mosquitoes rest during the day?
