Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Exam: Study Guide, Practice Test & Licensing Info

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Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Exam – Full Certification

Practice with Verified Q&A

What Mosquito species obtains oxygen through roots of plants?


A) Aedes Vexans


B) Aedes trivittatus


C) Coquillettidia perturbans


D) Culex tarsalis ......ANSWER........C) Coquillettidia perturbans


How many instar stages does a mosquito go through?


a) 1


b) 2


c) 3

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d) 4 ......ANSWER........d) 4


The life cycle stages of a mosquito are?


a) Pupa, larva, egg, adult


b) Egg, larva, pupa, adult


c) Egg, instar, pupa, adult


d) Instar, larva, adult, pupa ......ANSWER........b) Egg, larva,

pupa, adult


Why do female mosquitoes take a blood meal?


a) to produce eggs


b) to feed/get nourishment


c) to transmit disease

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d) to feed young ......ANSWER........a) to produce eggs


About how many species of Mosquito are known to occur in

Minnesota?


a) 50


b) 100


c) 500


d) 1000 ......ANSWER........a) 50


What type of sites do Culex mosquitoes prefer to lay eggs?


a) grassy areas


b) temporary or permanent pools of water


c) Moist soil