Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Practice Test

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 .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 .Black flies are primary responsible for transmitting what disease? a) Zika virus b) heartworm c) Eastern Equine encephalitis d) none of the above - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-c) develop eggs .Groups of synthetic adulticides are known as? a) ULVs b) Methoprene c) Pyrethroids d) Pesticides - ANSWER-c) Pyrethroids