5.0 AQUATIC AND MOSQUITO
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
◉What is a disadvantage of chemical control of aquatic plants? Answer:
Too much plant kill can deplete oxygen levels
◉What is the most important planning step when controlling fish with
pesticide? Answer: Establishing treatment objectives
◉What are the stages of the mosquito life cycle? Answer: egg, larva,
pupa, adult
◉Where do Culex mosquitoes commonly breed? Answer: Sewage
lagoons
◉Which disease does the Aedes Triseriatus mosquito species carry?
Answer: La Crosse encephalitis
◉What type of pesticide is Bacillus Thuringiensis Answer: Microbial
, ◉The way pesticide harms a target is known as its? Answer: Mode of
selection
◉How do insect regulators work? Answer: Mimic hormone activity
◉Which type of herbicide only damages the parts of the plants it
touches? Answer: Contact
◉A successful aquatic weed application requires an adequate " "?
Answer: Contact of exposure time
◉How can a reqistrant increase the flexibility for using a specific active
ingrediant? Answer: Label different application rates
◉What is an advantage of briquette over granule when treating for
mosquitos? Answer: More persistent in shallow water
◉Which agency registers direction written on a pesticide label? Answer:
Environmental protection agency-EPA
◉State law can? Answer: Be more restrictive then federal law
◉If you apply pesticide on a contract basis. you need to be a? Answer:
Commercial applicator for hire
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
◉What is a disadvantage of chemical control of aquatic plants? Answer:
Too much plant kill can deplete oxygen levels
◉What is the most important planning step when controlling fish with
pesticide? Answer: Establishing treatment objectives
◉What are the stages of the mosquito life cycle? Answer: egg, larva,
pupa, adult
◉Where do Culex mosquitoes commonly breed? Answer: Sewage
lagoons
◉Which disease does the Aedes Triseriatus mosquito species carry?
Answer: La Crosse encephalitis
◉What type of pesticide is Bacillus Thuringiensis Answer: Microbial
, ◉The way pesticide harms a target is known as its? Answer: Mode of
selection
◉How do insect regulators work? Answer: Mimic hormone activity
◉Which type of herbicide only damages the parts of the plants it
touches? Answer: Contact
◉A successful aquatic weed application requires an adequate " "?
Answer: Contact of exposure time
◉How can a reqistrant increase the flexibility for using a specific active
ingrediant? Answer: Label different application rates
◉What is an advantage of briquette over granule when treating for
mosquitos? Answer: More persistent in shallow water
◉Which agency registers direction written on a pesticide label? Answer:
Environmental protection agency-EPA
◉State law can? Answer: Be more restrictive then federal law
◉If you apply pesticide on a contract basis. you need to be a? Answer:
Commercial applicator for hire
