MINNESOTA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR PRACTICE TEST 100% CORRECT.

MINNESOTA PESTICIDE
APPLICATOR PRACTICE TEST 100%
CORRECT.

, What Mosquito species obtains oxygen through roots of plants?

A) Aedes Vexans
B) Aedes trivittatus
C) Coquillettidia perturbans
D) Culex tarsalis - ANSWERC) Coquillettidia perturbans

How many instar stages does a mosquito go through?

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4 - ANSWERd) 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 - ANSWERb) 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 - ANSWERa) to produce eggs

About how many species of Mosquito are known to occur in Minnesota?

a) 50
b) 100
c) 500
d) 1000 - ANSWERa) 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
d) dry soil areas that usually flood - ANSWERb) temporary or permanent pools of water

Where do mosquitoes rest during the day?