Mosquito Control Applicator Certification
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which species has only one generation per year in Louisiana? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Coquillettidia perturbans
Salt and pepper mosquito
Which of the following organisms are NOT considered a biological control agent for mosquito
larvae? - CORRECT ANSWER - Viruses
Malaria is caused by? - CORRECT ANSWER - Protozoa (Plasmodium species)
The larva of this mosquito lays parallel (flat) with the water surface? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Malaria mosquito
Anopheles spp.
High concentrate formulations (solutions) are described as? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Formulations consisting of pesticides diluted with an oil to contain not less than 2.2 pounds of
active ingredient (A.I.) per gallon
What disease does NOT involve mosquitoes? - CORRECT ANSWER - AIDS (HIV)
The common name of Culex quinquefasciatus is? - CORRECT ANSWER - Southern
house mosquito
Which group of pesticides disrupts the molting process of the immature stages? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Insect growth regulator (IGR)
, Malathion belongs to which group of pesticides? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Organophosphates
The yellow fever mosquito can be identified by? - CORRECT ANSWER - Its small body
with a lyre-shaped marking on the top of the thorax
Aedes aegypti
Which habitat is a common breeding site for Psorophora columbiae? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Rice fields
Aedes albopictus females commonly deposit their eggs on? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Inner surfaces of containers
Pesticide consultants must be... - CORRECT ANSWER - certified by LaDAF
What is the most common method used in mosquito control districts to sample mosquito larvae
in natural habitats? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dipper
On a WORLD-WIDE basis, what is the most important human disease transmitted by
mosquitoes in terms of human deaths? - CORRECT ANSWER - Malaria
Psorophora ciliate, the largest blood feeding mosquito in Louisiana, will overwinter in which
stage of development? - CORRECT ANSWER - Eggs
The ability through protective habits or behavior to avoid lethal contact with a pesticide is
referred to as... - CORRECT ANSWER - behavioral resistance
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which species has only one generation per year in Louisiana? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Coquillettidia perturbans
Salt and pepper mosquito
Which of the following organisms are NOT considered a biological control agent for mosquito
larvae? - CORRECT ANSWER - Viruses
Malaria is caused by? - CORRECT ANSWER - Protozoa (Plasmodium species)
The larva of this mosquito lays parallel (flat) with the water surface? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Malaria mosquito
Anopheles spp.
High concentrate formulations (solutions) are described as? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Formulations consisting of pesticides diluted with an oil to contain not less than 2.2 pounds of
active ingredient (A.I.) per gallon
What disease does NOT involve mosquitoes? - CORRECT ANSWER - AIDS (HIV)
The common name of Culex quinquefasciatus is? - CORRECT ANSWER - Southern
house mosquito
Which group of pesticides disrupts the molting process of the immature stages? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Insect growth regulator (IGR)
, Malathion belongs to which group of pesticides? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Organophosphates
The yellow fever mosquito can be identified by? - CORRECT ANSWER - Its small body
with a lyre-shaped marking on the top of the thorax
Aedes aegypti
Which habitat is a common breeding site for Psorophora columbiae? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Rice fields
Aedes albopictus females commonly deposit their eggs on? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Inner surfaces of containers
Pesticide consultants must be... - CORRECT ANSWER - certified by LaDAF
What is the most common method used in mosquito control districts to sample mosquito larvae
in natural habitats? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dipper
On a WORLD-WIDE basis, what is the most important human disease transmitted by
mosquitoes in terms of human deaths? - CORRECT ANSWER - Malaria
Psorophora ciliate, the largest blood feeding mosquito in Louisiana, will overwinter in which
stage of development? - CORRECT ANSWER - Eggs
The ability through protective habits or behavior to avoid lethal contact with a pesticide is
referred to as... - CORRECT ANSWER - behavioral resistance
