MOSQUITO CONTROL APPLICATOR
CERTIFICATION EXAM | QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST
UPDATE | GRADED A+
Which species has only one generation per year in Louisiana?
Correct Answer: Coquillettidia perturbans
Salt and pepper mosquito
Which of the following organisms are NOT considered a biological control agent for mosquito larvae?
Correct Answer: Viruses
Malaria is caused by?
Correct Answer: Protozoa (Plasmodium species)
The larva of this mosquito lays parallel (flat) with the water surface?
Correct Answer: Malaria mosquito
Anopheles spp.
High concentrate formulations (solutions) are described as?
1
,Correct Answer: Formulations consisting of pesticides diluted with an oil to contain not less than 2.2
pounds of active ingredient (A.I.) per gallon
What disease does NOT involve mosquitoes?
Correct Answer: AIDS (HIV)
The common name of Culex quinquefasciatus is?
Correct Answer: Southern house mosquito
Which group of pesticides disrupts the molting process of the immature stages?
Correct Answer: Insect growth regulator (IGR)
Malathion belongs to which group of pesticides?
Correct Answer: Organophosphates
The yellow fever mosquito can be identified by?
Correct Answer: Its small body with a lyre-shaped marking on the top of the thorax
Aedes aegypti
Which habitat is a common breeding site for Psorophora columbiae?
Correct Answer: Rice fields
2
, Aedes albopictus females commonly deposit their eggs on?
Correct Answer: Inner surfaces of containers
Pesticide consultants must be...
Correct Answer: certified by LaDAF
What is the most common method used in mosquito control districts to sample mosquito larvae in
natural habitats?
Correct Answer: Dipper
On a WORLD-WIDE basis, what is the most important human disease transmitted by mosquitoes in
terms of human deaths?
Correct Answer: Malaria
Psorophora ciliate, the largest blood feeding mosquito in Louisiana, will overwinter in which stage of
development?
Correct Answer: Eggs
The ability through protective habits or behavior to avoid lethal contact with a pesticide is referred to
as...
Correct Answer: behavioral resistance
Which insecticide formulation is least used in mosquito control?
Correct Answer: Dusts
3
CERTIFICATION EXAM | QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST
UPDATE | GRADED A+
Which species has only one generation per year in Louisiana?
Correct Answer: Coquillettidia perturbans
Salt and pepper mosquito
Which of the following organisms are NOT considered a biological control agent for mosquito larvae?
Correct Answer: Viruses
Malaria is caused by?
Correct Answer: Protozoa (Plasmodium species)
The larva of this mosquito lays parallel (flat) with the water surface?
Correct Answer: Malaria mosquito
Anopheles spp.
High concentrate formulations (solutions) are described as?
1
,Correct Answer: Formulations consisting of pesticides diluted with an oil to contain not less than 2.2
pounds of active ingredient (A.I.) per gallon
What disease does NOT involve mosquitoes?
Correct Answer: AIDS (HIV)
The common name of Culex quinquefasciatus is?
Correct Answer: Southern house mosquito
Which group of pesticides disrupts the molting process of the immature stages?
Correct Answer: Insect growth regulator (IGR)
Malathion belongs to which group of pesticides?
Correct Answer: Organophosphates
The yellow fever mosquito can be identified by?
Correct Answer: Its small body with a lyre-shaped marking on the top of the thorax
Aedes aegypti
Which habitat is a common breeding site for Psorophora columbiae?
Correct Answer: Rice fields
2
, Aedes albopictus females commonly deposit their eggs on?
Correct Answer: Inner surfaces of containers
Pesticide consultants must be...
Correct Answer: certified by LaDAF
What is the most common method used in mosquito control districts to sample mosquito larvae in
natural habitats?
Correct Answer: Dipper
On a WORLD-WIDE basis, what is the most important human disease transmitted by mosquitoes in
terms of human deaths?
Correct Answer: Malaria
Psorophora ciliate, the largest blood feeding mosquito in Louisiana, will overwinter in which stage of
development?
Correct Answer: Eggs
The ability through protective habits or behavior to avoid lethal contact with a pesticide is referred to
as...
Correct Answer: behavioral resistance
Which insecticide formulation is least used in mosquito control?
Correct Answer: Dusts
3
