Category L Pesticide Test: Mosquitos
Definition of Herbaceous - ANS-Herbs or plants that die back to the ground each year and
have no woody parts
\Definition of Larva - ANS-Young insect from the time it hatches until it becomes a pupa
\Definition of Minnesota Rule - ANS-Regulation established through a public process by a
state administration agency authorized to implement state statutes
\Definition of Minnesota Statute - ANS-Law that has been placed into the context of other
statutes that have been on the books from previous years
\Definition of Pupa - ANS-An insect in a resting stage of metamorphosis, immediately before
the adult stage
\Definition of Vector - ANS-An organism that transmits a disease
\How many biting mosquito species are found in Minnesota? - ANS-50
\How many species of black flies can be found in Minnesota? - ANS-30
\Name a mosquito that is not commonly found in Minnesota. - ANS-Aedes Albopictus
\What appears in midsummer? - ANS-Aedes Trivittatus
\What are BTI granules used for? - ANS-The primary control material used for Aedes Vexan
breeding sites
\What are some of the first species to emerge in spring? - ANS-Aedes abserratus and Aedes
Punctor
\What four species of black flies are considered pests? - ANS-Simulium luggeri, Simulium
Meridionale, Simulium Johansenni, and Simulium Venestum
\What is a common Black Fly disease found in North America? - ANS-There are no Black Fly
diseases in North America.
\What is a common name for a Black Fly? - ANS-Biting gnat
\What is a common name for a mosquito larva? - ANS-Wiggler
\What is a common name for a mosquito pupa? - ANS-Tumbler
\What is a common name for wood ticks? - ANS-American Dog Tick
\What is a disease that develops in birds, and then is transmitted to Aedes Vexan
mosquitoes? - ANS-West Nile Virus
\What is BTI granules short for? - ANS-Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis
\What is BTI? - ANS-Bacillus Thuringiensis, is a special formulation of a common soil
bacteria that is highly effective in controlling black flies.
\What is known as the cattail mosquito? - ANS-Coquilletidia Perturbans
\What is Methoprene Briquet? - ANS-Pre-hatch, insect growth regulator formulated to last for
a period of 150 days
\What is Permethrin used for? - ANS-Used to treat adult mosquitos in daytime resting areas.
\What is required when fogging with a vehicle? - ANS-Warning beacon
\What is resmethrin / piperonyl budoxide used for? - ANS-Used to control adult mosquitos in
well known areas of concentration
\What is the common name for Methoprene? - ANS-Altosid
\What is the main vector of western equine encephalitis? - ANS-Culex Tarsalis
\What is the most numerous pest in the summer? - ANS-Aedes Vexan
\What is the most numerous spring species in the metro? - ANS-Aedes Stimulans
Definition of Herbaceous - ANS-Herbs or plants that die back to the ground each year and
have no woody parts
\Definition of Larva - ANS-Young insect from the time it hatches until it becomes a pupa
\Definition of Minnesota Rule - ANS-Regulation established through a public process by a
state administration agency authorized to implement state statutes
\Definition of Minnesota Statute - ANS-Law that has been placed into the context of other
statutes that have been on the books from previous years
\Definition of Pupa - ANS-An insect in a resting stage of metamorphosis, immediately before
the adult stage
\Definition of Vector - ANS-An organism that transmits a disease
\How many biting mosquito species are found in Minnesota? - ANS-50
\How many species of black flies can be found in Minnesota? - ANS-30
\Name a mosquito that is not commonly found in Minnesota. - ANS-Aedes Albopictus
\What appears in midsummer? - ANS-Aedes Trivittatus
\What are BTI granules used for? - ANS-The primary control material used for Aedes Vexan
breeding sites
\What are some of the first species to emerge in spring? - ANS-Aedes abserratus and Aedes
Punctor
\What four species of black flies are considered pests? - ANS-Simulium luggeri, Simulium
Meridionale, Simulium Johansenni, and Simulium Venestum
\What is a common Black Fly disease found in North America? - ANS-There are no Black Fly
diseases in North America.
\What is a common name for a Black Fly? - ANS-Biting gnat
\What is a common name for a mosquito larva? - ANS-Wiggler
\What is a common name for a mosquito pupa? - ANS-Tumbler
\What is a common name for wood ticks? - ANS-American Dog Tick
\What is a disease that develops in birds, and then is transmitted to Aedes Vexan
mosquitoes? - ANS-West Nile Virus
\What is BTI granules short for? - ANS-Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis
\What is BTI? - ANS-Bacillus Thuringiensis, is a special formulation of a common soil
bacteria that is highly effective in controlling black flies.
\What is known as the cattail mosquito? - ANS-Coquilletidia Perturbans
\What is Methoprene Briquet? - ANS-Pre-hatch, insect growth regulator formulated to last for
a period of 150 days
\What is Permethrin used for? - ANS-Used to treat adult mosquitos in daytime resting areas.
\What is required when fogging with a vehicle? - ANS-Warning beacon
\What is resmethrin / piperonyl budoxide used for? - ANS-Used to control adult mosquitos in
well known areas of concentration
\What is the common name for Methoprene? - ANS-Altosid
\What is the main vector of western equine encephalitis? - ANS-Culex Tarsalis
\What is the most numerous pest in the summer? - ANS-Aedes Vexan
\What is the most numerous spring species in the metro? - ANS-Aedes Stimulans
