Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Practice Test Study Guide 2025/ 2026

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Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Practice Test




------- control can provide the greatest impact on mosquito populations?



a) adult

b) barrier

c) Larval

d) physical - ANSWER✔ c) Larval



"Larvicides" are used to control adult mosquitoes?



a) true

b) false

c) partially true - ANSWER✔ b) false



A ----- is a living animal or plant in which a parasite or virus lives or replicated.



a) host

b) Pathogen

c) vector

d) Biologic - ANSWER✔ a) host




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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 - ANSWER✔ d) drag sampling



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 - ANSWER✔ c) in a harborage



A vacuum operated trap is called a?



a) BG Sentinel trap

b) CO2 trap

c) Aspirator

d) none of the above - ANSWER✔ c) Aspirator



About how many species of Mosquito are known to occur in Minnesota?



a) 50

b) 100

c) 500

d) 1000 - ANSWER✔ a) 50




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