MINNESOTA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR PRACTICE TEST 50+ (Updated for 2025–2026) Exam Prep Pack | A+ Questions & Verified Answers

MINNESOTA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR PRACTICE
TEST
50+ (Updated for 2025-2026) Exam Prep Pack | A+ Questions & Verified Answers




Question 1


What Mosquito species obtains oxygen through roots of plants?
Correct!
A) Aedes Vexans
B) Aedes trivittatus
C) Coquillettidia perturbans
D) Culex tarsalis


C) Coquillettidia perturbans




Question 2


How many instar stages does a mosquito go through?
Correct!

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4


d) 4




Question 3


The life cycle stages of a mosquito are?
Correct!

a) Pupa, larva, egg, adult
b) Egg, larva, pupa, adult
c) Egg, instar, pupa, adult
d) Instar, larva, adult, pupa


b) Egg, larva, pupa, adult

, Question 4


Why do female mosquitoes take a blood meal?
Correct!
a) to produce eggs
b) to feed/get nourishment
c) to transmit disease
d) to feed young


a) to produce eggs




Question 5


About how many species of Mosquito are known to occur in Minnesota?
Correct!
a) 50
b) 100
c) 500
d) 1000


a) 50




Question 6


What type of sites do Culex mosquitoes prefer to lay eggs?
Correct!
a) grassy areas
b) temporary or permanent pools of water
c) Moist soil
d) dry soil areas that usually flood


b) temporary or permanent pools of water

, Question 7


Where do mosquitoes rest during the day?
Correct!
a) breeding sites
b) structures
c) harborage
d) None of the above


c) harborage




Question 8


The "cattail Mosquito" is also known as?
Correct!
a) Culex Tarsalis
b) Aedes vexan
c) Aedes triseriatus
d) Coquillettidia perturban


d) Coquillettidia perturban




Question 9


Which one of the following can be best described as a "structure" for a mosquito habitat?
Correct!
a) a house
b) a wetland
c) a catch-basin
d) a harborage


c) a catch-basin