Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Practice Test
(Category L Mosquito Control) – Qs & As | Graded
A+
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?
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?
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
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
Mechanical transmission is the process by which an insect transports a disease on its feet, hair,
or other body surface.
a) true
b) false
c) partially true - ANSWER a) true
The primary vector of LaCrosse encephalitis is?
a) Aedes triseriatus
b) Aedes vexans
c) Culex tarsalis
d) none of the above - ANSWER a) Aedes triseriatus
(Category L Mosquito Control) – Qs & As | Graded
A+
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?
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?
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
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
Mechanical transmission is the process by which an insect transports a disease on its feet, hair,
or other body surface.
a) true
b) false
c) partially true - ANSWER a) true
The primary vector of LaCrosse encephalitis is?
a) Aedes triseriatus
b) Aedes vexans
c) Culex tarsalis
d) none of the above - ANSWER a) Aedes triseriatus
