AQUATIC AND MOSQUITO PRACTICE
TEST EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What type of aquatic plant is rooted and has the majority of its growth below water? -
ANS Submergant
What is an advantage of chemical control of aquatic plants? - ANS Reduced long term
monitoring requirements
What is the most important planning step when controlling fish with a pesticide? -
ANS Establishing treatment objectives
What are the sages of the mosquito life cycle? - ANS Egg, larva, pupa, adult
Where does the Aedes Vexans mosquito commonly breed? - ANS River bottom
Which disease do Culex mosquito species carry? - ANS West Nile Virus
Which type of pesticide is Bacillus thuringiensis? - ANS Microbial
What describes how a pesticide impacts a target pest? - ANS Mode of Action
How do insect growth regulators work? - ANS Mimic hormone activity
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, Which type of herbicide is absorbed through the leaves or roots and is then transferred
throughout the plant? - ANS Systemic
A successful aquatic weed application requires an adequate..? - ANS Spectrum of Action
Why do registrants offer different formulations for the same active ingredients? -
ANS Increase flexibility for using the active ingredient
What is an advantage of emulsifiable concentrate? - ANS Little agitation is required
Pesticide labels are registered under which law? - ANS Federal Insecticides, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act
State laws can? - ANS Be more restrictive than federal law
If you apply pesticides on a contract basis, you need to be a? - ANS Commercial applicator
for hire
You need a permit from which agency prior to applying pesticides to water? -
ANS Department of Natural Resources
An individual Commercial Applicator License must be renewed every? - ANS Year
For-Hire commercial pesticide applicators in this category are required to keep records of their
pesticide application for? - ANS 2 years
A pesticides product label and labeling are? - ANS Legally binding documents that must be
followed
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TEST EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What type of aquatic plant is rooted and has the majority of its growth below water? -
ANS Submergant
What is an advantage of chemical control of aquatic plants? - ANS Reduced long term
monitoring requirements
What is the most important planning step when controlling fish with a pesticide? -
ANS Establishing treatment objectives
What are the sages of the mosquito life cycle? - ANS Egg, larva, pupa, adult
Where does the Aedes Vexans mosquito commonly breed? - ANS River bottom
Which disease do Culex mosquito species carry? - ANS West Nile Virus
Which type of pesticide is Bacillus thuringiensis? - ANS Microbial
What describes how a pesticide impacts a target pest? - ANS Mode of Action
How do insect growth regulators work? - ANS Mimic hormone activity
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, Which type of herbicide is absorbed through the leaves or roots and is then transferred
throughout the plant? - ANS Systemic
A successful aquatic weed application requires an adequate..? - ANS Spectrum of Action
Why do registrants offer different formulations for the same active ingredients? -
ANS Increase flexibility for using the active ingredient
What is an advantage of emulsifiable concentrate? - ANS Little agitation is required
Pesticide labels are registered under which law? - ANS Federal Insecticides, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act
State laws can? - ANS Be more restrictive than federal law
If you apply pesticides on a contract basis, you need to be a? - ANS Commercial applicator
for hire
You need a permit from which agency prior to applying pesticides to water? -
ANS Department of Natural Resources
An individual Commercial Applicator License must be renewed every? - ANS Year
For-Hire commercial pesticide applicators in this category are required to keep records of their
pesticide application for? - ANS 2 years
A pesticides product label and labeling are? - ANS Legally binding documents that must be
followed
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