Aquatic and Mosquito Practice Test
What type of aquatic plant is rooted and has the majority of its growth below water? - ✔✔ correct
answer Submergant
What is an advantage of chemical control of aquatic plants? - ✔✔ correct answer Reduced long term
monitoring requirements
What is the most important planning step when controlling fish with a pesticide? - ✔✔ correct answer
Establishing treatment objectives
What are the sages of the mosquito life cycle? - ✔✔ correct answer Egg, larva, pupa, adult
Where does the Aedes Vexans mosquito commonly breed? - ✔✔ correct answer River bottom
Which disease do Culex mosquito species carry? - ✔✔ correct answer West Nile Virus
Which type of pesticide is Bacillus thuringiensis? - ✔✔ correct answer Microbial
What describes how a pesticide impacts a target pest? - ✔✔ correct answer Mode of Action
How do insect growth regulators work? - ✔✔ correct answer Mimic hormone activity
Which type of herbicide is absorbed through the leaves or roots and is then transferred throughout the
plant? - ✔✔ correct answer Systemic
A successful aquatic weed application requires an adequate..? - ✔✔ correct answer Spectrum of Action
Why do registrants offer different formulations for the same active ingredients? - ✔✔ correct answer
Increase flexibility for using the active ingredient
What is an advantage of emulsifiable concentrate? - ✔✔ correct answer Little agitation is required
, Aquatic and Mosquito Practice Test
Pesticide labels are registered under which law? - ✔✔ correct answer Federal Insecticides, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act
State laws can? - ✔✔ correct answer Be more restrictive than federal law
If you apply pesticides on a contract basis, you need to be a? - ✔✔ correct answer Commercial
applicator for hire
You need a permit from which agency prior to applying pesticides to water? - ✔✔ correct answer
Department of Natural Resources
An individual Commercial Applicator License must be renewed every? - ✔✔ correct answer Year
For-Hire commercial pesticide applicators in this category are required to keep records of their pesticide
application for? - ✔✔ correct answer 2 years
A pesticides product label and labeling are? - ✔✔ correct answer Legally binding documents that must
be followed
Which section of the label explains where a product may be applied? - ✔✔ correct answer Directions for
use
Which signal word indicates higher toxicity? - ✔✔ correct answer Danger
What signal word indicates lower toxicity? - ✔✔ correct answer Caution
Different pesticide product labels may exist in the marketplace for the same product, which one do you
use? - ✔✔ correct answer The most current label
What type of aquatic plant is rooted and has the majority of its growth below water? - ✔✔ correct
answer Submergant
What is an advantage of chemical control of aquatic plants? - ✔✔ correct answer Reduced long term
monitoring requirements
What is the most important planning step when controlling fish with a pesticide? - ✔✔ correct answer
Establishing treatment objectives
What are the sages of the mosquito life cycle? - ✔✔ correct answer Egg, larva, pupa, adult
Where does the Aedes Vexans mosquito commonly breed? - ✔✔ correct answer River bottom
Which disease do Culex mosquito species carry? - ✔✔ correct answer West Nile Virus
Which type of pesticide is Bacillus thuringiensis? - ✔✔ correct answer Microbial
What describes how a pesticide impacts a target pest? - ✔✔ correct answer Mode of Action
How do insect growth regulators work? - ✔✔ correct answer Mimic hormone activity
Which type of herbicide is absorbed through the leaves or roots and is then transferred throughout the
plant? - ✔✔ correct answer Systemic
A successful aquatic weed application requires an adequate..? - ✔✔ correct answer Spectrum of Action
Why do registrants offer different formulations for the same active ingredients? - ✔✔ correct answer
Increase flexibility for using the active ingredient
What is an advantage of emulsifiable concentrate? - ✔✔ correct answer Little agitation is required
, Aquatic and Mosquito Practice Test
Pesticide labels are registered under which law? - ✔✔ correct answer Federal Insecticides, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act
State laws can? - ✔✔ correct answer Be more restrictive than federal law
If you apply pesticides on a contract basis, you need to be a? - ✔✔ correct answer Commercial
applicator for hire
You need a permit from which agency prior to applying pesticides to water? - ✔✔ correct answer
Department of Natural Resources
An individual Commercial Applicator License must be renewed every? - ✔✔ correct answer Year
For-Hire commercial pesticide applicators in this category are required to keep records of their pesticide
application for? - ✔✔ correct answer 2 years
A pesticides product label and labeling are? - ✔✔ correct answer Legally binding documents that must
be followed
Which section of the label explains where a product may be applied? - ✔✔ correct answer Directions for
use
Which signal word indicates higher toxicity? - ✔✔ correct answer Danger
What signal word indicates lower toxicity? - ✔✔ correct answer Caution
Different pesticide product labels may exist in the marketplace for the same product, which one do you
use? - ✔✔ correct answer The most current label
