MINNESOTA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR PRACTICE
EXAM TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS NEWLY MODIFIED TESTED AND
APPROVED 2026 LATEST
Where do mosquitoes rest during the day?
a) breeding sites
b) structures
c) harborage
d) None of the above --CORRECT ANSWER--c) harborage
The "cattail Mosquito" is also known as?
a) Culex Tarsalis
b) Aedes vexan
c) Aedes triseriatus
d) Coquillettidia perturban --CORRECT ANSWER--d) Coquillettidia perturban
Which one of the following can be best described as a "structure" for a
mosquito habitat?
a) a house
b) a wetland
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,c) a catch-basin
d) a harborage --CORRECT ANSWER--c) a catch-basin
Harborage areas are important because?
a) that is where mosquitoes rest during the day
b) that is the best place to find mosquitoes that spread disease
c) that is where you will find man-made structures
d) that is where disease carrying mosquitoes breed --CORRECT ANSWER--a)
that is where mosquitoes rest during the day
What mosquito species transmits West Nile virus to humans?
a) Cx. Pipiens
b) Cx. Tarsalis
c) Aedes Vexans
d) none of the above --CORRECT ANSWER--b) Cx. Tarsalis
What Mosquito species obtains oxygen through roots of plants?
A) Aedes Vexans
B) Aedes trivittatus
C) Coquillettidia perturbans
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, D) Culex tarsalis --CORRECT ANSWER--C) Coquillettidia perturbans
How many instar stages does a mosquito go through?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4 --CORRECT 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 --CORRECT 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
d) to feed young --CORRECT ANSWER--a) to produce eggs
About how many species of Mosquito are known to occur in Minnesota?
a) 50
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EXAM TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS NEWLY MODIFIED TESTED AND
APPROVED 2026 LATEST
Where do mosquitoes rest during the day?
a) breeding sites
b) structures
c) harborage
d) None of the above --CORRECT ANSWER--c) harborage
The "cattail Mosquito" is also known as?
a) Culex Tarsalis
b) Aedes vexan
c) Aedes triseriatus
d) Coquillettidia perturban --CORRECT ANSWER--d) Coquillettidia perturban
Which one of the following can be best described as a "structure" for a
mosquito habitat?
a) a house
b) a wetland
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,c) a catch-basin
d) a harborage --CORRECT ANSWER--c) a catch-basin
Harborage areas are important because?
a) that is where mosquitoes rest during the day
b) that is the best place to find mosquitoes that spread disease
c) that is where you will find man-made structures
d) that is where disease carrying mosquitoes breed --CORRECT ANSWER--a)
that is where mosquitoes rest during the day
What mosquito species transmits West Nile virus to humans?
a) Cx. Pipiens
b) Cx. Tarsalis
c) Aedes Vexans
d) none of the above --CORRECT ANSWER--b) Cx. Tarsalis
What Mosquito species obtains oxygen through roots of plants?
A) Aedes Vexans
B) Aedes trivittatus
C) Coquillettidia perturbans
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, D) Culex tarsalis --CORRECT ANSWER--C) Coquillettidia perturbans
How many instar stages does a mosquito go through?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4 --CORRECT 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 --CORRECT 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
d) to feed young --CORRECT ANSWER--a) to produce eggs
About how many species of Mosquito are known to occur in Minnesota?
a) 50
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