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Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Practice Test|| Verified
Exam!!! (Category L Mosquito Control) 2026 Actual
Comprehensive Exam Questions & Correct Answers
(Verified Answers) | Already Graded A+ | Newest
Exam!!!
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
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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?
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 -
Answer-a) that is where mosquitoes rest during the day
What mosquito species transmits West Nile virus to
humans?
a) Cx. Pipiens
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b) Cx. Tarsalis
c) Aedes Vexans
d) none of the above - Answer-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 - Answer-a) Malaria
What Mosquito species obtains oxygen through roots of
plants?
A) Aedes Vexans
B) Aedes trivittatus
C) Coquillettidia perturbans
D) Culex tarsalis - Answer-C) Coquillettidia perturbans
How many instar stages does a mosquito go through?
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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
What is a drawback of heavy dependence on pesticide
us?
a. It is extremely expensive
b. Pest resistance
c. It negatively affects crop yields
d. None of the above - Answer-b. Pest resistance
____________ are pesticides that are either naturally
derived or synthesized.
Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Practice Test|| Verified
Exam!!! (Category L Mosquito Control) 2026 Actual
Comprehensive Exam Questions & Correct Answers
(Verified Answers) | Already Graded A+ | Newest
Exam!!!
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
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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?
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 -
Answer-a) that is where mosquitoes rest during the day
What mosquito species transmits West Nile virus to
humans?
a) Cx. Pipiens
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b) Cx. Tarsalis
c) Aedes Vexans
d) none of the above - Answer-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 - Answer-a) Malaria
What Mosquito species obtains oxygen through roots of
plants?
A) Aedes Vexans
B) Aedes trivittatus
C) Coquillettidia perturbans
D) Culex tarsalis - Answer-C) Coquillettidia perturbans
How many instar stages does a mosquito go through?
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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
What is a drawback of heavy dependence on pesticide
us?
a. It is extremely expensive
b. Pest resistance
c. It negatively affects crop yields
d. None of the above - Answer-b. Pest resistance
____________ are pesticides that are either naturally
derived or synthesized.
