Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Practice
Test
------- control can provide the greatest impact on mosquito populations?
a) adult
b) barrier
c) Larval
d) physical - ANS-c) Larval
\"Larvicides" are used to control adult mosquitoes?
a) true
b) false
c) partially true - ANS-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 - ANS-a) host
\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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-c) Aspirator
\About how many species of Mosquito are known to occur in Minnesota?
a) 50
b) 100
c) 500
d) 1000 - ANS-a) 50
, \Black flies are primary responsible for transmitting what disease?
a) Zika virus
b) heartworm
c) Eastern Equine encephalitis
d) none of the above - ANS-d) none of the above
\Black legged ticks can generally be found in what type of habitats?
a) brushy areas
b) near water sources
c) open areas with long grasses
d) none of the above - ANS-a) brushy areas
\Determining the extent of a pest's presence is not to be considered to be a core part of
IPM?
a) true
b) false
c) partially true - ANS-b) false
\Female black flies take a blood meal to ?
a) get food
b) feed their larvae
c) develop eggs
d) none of the above - ANS-c) develop eggs
\Groups of synthetic adulticides are known as?
a) ULVs
b) Methoprene
c) Pyrethroids
d) Pesticides - ANS-c) Pyrethroids
\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 - ANS-a) that is where mosquitoes rest
during the day
\How many instar stages does a mosquito go through?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4 - ANS-d) 4
\It is illegal to apply mosquito control adulticides over fish bearing water unless properly
notified 24 hours in advance?
a) true
b) false
Test
------- control can provide the greatest impact on mosquito populations?
a) adult
b) barrier
c) Larval
d) physical - ANS-c) Larval
\"Larvicides" are used to control adult mosquitoes?
a) true
b) false
c) partially true - ANS-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 - ANS-a) host
\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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-c) Aspirator
\About how many species of Mosquito are known to occur in Minnesota?
a) 50
b) 100
c) 500
d) 1000 - ANS-a) 50
, \Black flies are primary responsible for transmitting what disease?
a) Zika virus
b) heartworm
c) Eastern Equine encephalitis
d) none of the above - ANS-d) none of the above
\Black legged ticks can generally be found in what type of habitats?
a) brushy areas
b) near water sources
c) open areas with long grasses
d) none of the above - ANS-a) brushy areas
\Determining the extent of a pest's presence is not to be considered to be a core part of
IPM?
a) true
b) false
c) partially true - ANS-b) false
\Female black flies take a blood meal to ?
a) get food
b) feed their larvae
c) develop eggs
d) none of the above - ANS-c) develop eggs
\Groups of synthetic adulticides are known as?
a) ULVs
b) Methoprene
c) Pyrethroids
d) Pesticides - ANS-c) Pyrethroids
\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 - ANS-a) that is where mosquitoes rest
during the day
\How many instar stages does a mosquito go through?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4 - ANS-d) 4
\It is illegal to apply mosquito control adulticides over fish bearing water unless properly
notified 24 hours in advance?
a) true
b) false
