Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Practice Test(Category L
Mosquito Control) 2025|2026 Actual Comprehensive Exam
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Female mosquitoes require a blood meal before her eggs can
develop. After a
blood meal, how many eggs can one
mosquito lay?
a. up to
50
b. 200-
300
c. 400-
500
d. over 1000 - ANSWER-b.
200-300
Mosquitoes can transmit this disease
to dogs a. Encephalitis
b. Heartworm
c. distemper
d. rabies - ANSWER-b. Heartworm
,In the seven-county metro area, the MMCD is responsible
for controlling mosquitoes. Their primary control method
is? a. larviciding
b. pupaciding
c. adulticiding
d. eggciding - ANSWER-a. larviciding
One reason why larviciding is an effective means of mosquito
control is?
a. Larval populations are concentrated and easily located in
various bodies of water
b. Larva are attracted to light which makes them easy to find
and kill
c. larva are easily baited and killed
d. larval populations are easily spotted using UV light -
ANSWER-a. Larval populations are concentrated and easily
located in various bodies of water
Methoprene?
a. is an insect growth
regulator
b. prevents larva from further
development
c. is formulated in
liquid
d. all of the above - ANSWER-d. all of
the above
,of the following products used in mosquito
control, which is an
organophosphate?
a. teknar
b. altosid
c. vectobac
d. abate - ANSWER-d.
abate
Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) is a biological
control product. In order for it to be effective, it must? a. be
ingested by the adult female
b. come in contact with the pupal covering
c. be ingested by larvae
d. prevent the larvae from entering the pupal stage - ANSWER-c.
be ingested by larvae
all of the following are brand name of bacillus thuringiensis var.
israelensis (Bti) except?
a. altosid
b. teknar
c. vectobac
d. acrobe - ANSWER-a. altosid
This formulation of methoprene is applied for
immediate results a. pellets
b. liquid
c. briquettes
d. fumigant - ANSWER-b. liquid
, when treating for adult mosquitoes, which of the following
statements is true?
a. Barrier treatments using permethrin are an
effective tool
b. using methoprene in the pellet form is usually successful for
controlling adult mosquitoes
c. using granular Bti before a rainstorm produces effective
results
d. all of the above - ANSWER-a. Barrier treatments using
permethrin are an effective tool
Synthetic pyrethroid compounds can be effective against
adult mosquitoes. Which of the following compounds is a
synthetic pyrethroid? a. chlorpyrifos
b. piperonyl butoxide
c. malathion
d. resmethrin - ANSWER-d. resmethrin
Thermal fogging for adult mosquito control during daylight
hours is ineffective because
a. fogs require oil as a carrier for the insecticide
b. droplet size is too small to be effective against adult
mosquitoes
c. adults are less active during daylight hours
d. daylight fogging causes upward drift out of the target range -
ANSWER-c. adults are less active during daylight hours
Mosquito Control) 2025|2026 Actual Comprehensive Exam
Questions & Correct Answers (Verified Answers) | Already
Graded A+ | Newest Exam | Just Released!!
Female mosquitoes require a blood meal before her eggs can
develop. After a
blood meal, how many eggs can one
mosquito lay?
a. up to
50
b. 200-
300
c. 400-
500
d. over 1000 - ANSWER-b.
200-300
Mosquitoes can transmit this disease
to dogs a. Encephalitis
b. Heartworm
c. distemper
d. rabies - ANSWER-b. Heartworm
,In the seven-county metro area, the MMCD is responsible
for controlling mosquitoes. Their primary control method
is? a. larviciding
b. pupaciding
c. adulticiding
d. eggciding - ANSWER-a. larviciding
One reason why larviciding is an effective means of mosquito
control is?
a. Larval populations are concentrated and easily located in
various bodies of water
b. Larva are attracted to light which makes them easy to find
and kill
c. larva are easily baited and killed
d. larval populations are easily spotted using UV light -
ANSWER-a. Larval populations are concentrated and easily
located in various bodies of water
Methoprene?
a. is an insect growth
regulator
b. prevents larva from further
development
c. is formulated in
liquid
d. all of the above - ANSWER-d. all of
the above
,of the following products used in mosquito
control, which is an
organophosphate?
a. teknar
b. altosid
c. vectobac
d. abate - ANSWER-d.
abate
Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) is a biological
control product. In order for it to be effective, it must? a. be
ingested by the adult female
b. come in contact with the pupal covering
c. be ingested by larvae
d. prevent the larvae from entering the pupal stage - ANSWER-c.
be ingested by larvae
all of the following are brand name of bacillus thuringiensis var.
israelensis (Bti) except?
a. altosid
b. teknar
c. vectobac
d. acrobe - ANSWER-a. altosid
This formulation of methoprene is applied for
immediate results a. pellets
b. liquid
c. briquettes
d. fumigant - ANSWER-b. liquid
, when treating for adult mosquitoes, which of the following
statements is true?
a. Barrier treatments using permethrin are an
effective tool
b. using methoprene in the pellet form is usually successful for
controlling adult mosquitoes
c. using granular Bti before a rainstorm produces effective
results
d. all of the above - ANSWER-a. Barrier treatments using
permethrin are an effective tool
Synthetic pyrethroid compounds can be effective against
adult mosquitoes. Which of the following compounds is a
synthetic pyrethroid? a. chlorpyrifos
b. piperonyl butoxide
c. malathion
d. resmethrin - ANSWER-d. resmethrin
Thermal fogging for adult mosquito control during daylight
hours is ineffective because
a. fogs require oil as a carrier for the insecticide
b. droplet size is too small to be effective against adult
mosquitoes
c. adults are less active during daylight hours
d. daylight fogging causes upward drift out of the target range -
ANSWER-c. adults are less active during daylight hours
