Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Exam 2025 | Practice Test with Solutions

Minnesota Pesticide Applicator Practice Test (Category L
Mosquito Control) – Qs & As 2025
What Mosquito species obtains oxygen through roots of plants?



A) Aedes Vexans

B) Aedes trivittatus

C) Coquillettidia perturbans

D) Culex tarsalis - Answer- C) Coquillettidia perturbans



How many instar stages does a mosquito go through?



a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4 - Answer- d) 4



The life cycle stages of a mosquito are?



a) Pupa, larva, egg, adult

b) Egg, larva, pupa, adult

c) Egg, instar, pupa, adult

d) Instar, larva, adult, pupa - Answer- b) Egg, larva, pupa, adult



Why do female mosquitoes take a blood meal?

, a) to produce eggs

b) to feed/get nourishment

c) to transmit disease

d) to feed young - Answer- a) to produce eggs



About how many species of Mosquito are known to occur in Minnesota?



a) 50

b) 100

c) 500

d) 1000 - Answer- a) 50



What type of sites do Culex mosquitoes prefer to lay eggs?



a) grassy areas

b) temporary or permanent pools of water

c) Moist soil

d) dry soil areas that usually flood - Answer- b) temporary or permanent pools of
water



Where do mosquitoes rest during the day?



a) breeding sites

b) structures

c) harborage

d) None of the above - Answer- c) harborage