MICHIGAN MOSQUITO CONTROL 7F 2026 EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Resistance in mosquito populations to some control materials: a. Has never been
detected in Michigan b. Requires specific testing protocols c. Necessitates that no
control efforts be made for a period of two years - ✔✔b. Requires specific testing
protocols
✔✔The efficacy of an adulticide can be calculated and be represented as percent
reduction or percent mortality by using: a. Griswold's factor and Mulla's formula b.
Abbott's formula or Mulla's formula c. Abbott's formula and the square root of control
mortality - ✔✔b. Abbott's formula or Mulla's formula
✔✔The pool sampling method is useful in evaluating: a. Larvicides b. Adulticides c.
Both larvicides and adulticides - ✔✔a. Larvicides
✔✔Sampling differs from collecting primarily because: a. Sampling can give relative
abundance measures b. Collecting is easier c. Sampling gathers more mosquitoes -
✔✔a. Sampling can give relative abundance measures
✔✔Instructions for the use of mosquito control pesticides are found on the: a. Internet b.
MDARD/DNR Web site c. Label - ✔✔c. Label
✔✔To be used legally in Michigan, all pesticides must be registered by: a. The EPA b.
The state of Michigan c. Both the EPA and the state of Michigan - ✔✔c. Both the EPA
and the state of Michigan
✔✔Broad-spectrum insecticides: a. Have little or no effect on non-target species b. Kill
the targeted pest but only reduce reproduction of similar organisms c. Are toxic to the
targeted pest and a wide range of similar organisms - ✔✔c. Are toxic to the targeted
pest and a wide range of similar organisms
✔✔A category III compound would use the signal word: a. Danger b. Warning c.
Caution - ✔✔c. Caution
✔✔Reducing exposure is one way to reduce risk from mosquito control pesticides.
Other ways are: a. Using the most cost-effective product b. Using products with short
residual time c. Using products with long-lasting toxins to avoid repeat applications -
✔✔b. Using products with short residual time
✔✔Microbial larvicides such as Bti: a. Are dangerous to mammals b. Can injure fish if
applied to clean water habitats c. Kill mosquitoes by disrupting the gut tissue - ✔✔c. Kill
mosquitoes by disrupting the gut tissue
, ✔✔A low-toxicity pesticide that spreads as a thin film over the water's surface is: a. A
monomolecular film b. Not yet registered for use in Michigan c. Persistent in areas
where applied - ✔✔a. A monomolecular film
✔✔Spinosad is a relatively new larvicide that can be applied: a. Only to highly organic
(polluted) water b. Exactly like Bti because its mode of action is nearly identical c. In a
wide variety of larval habitats, including stormwater catch basins - ✔✔c. In a wide
variety of larval habitats, including stormwater catch basins
✔✔Pyrethroids and organophosphates are: a. Used primarily in adulticiding b.
Endocrine (hormone) disrupters that cause premature death in mosquitoes c. Being
phased out in all formulations because of human health issues - ✔✔a. Used primarily in
adulticiding
✔✔Which of the following is not listed on a product label? a. Use directions b. First aid
instructions c. Chemical formulas of all ingredients - ✔✔c. Chemical formulas of all
ingredients
✔✔Prior written notification of individuals who own or reside on property within a
community mosquito control target area can be conveyed by: a. Newspaper b.
Television c. Written notification direct to resident - ✔✔c. Written notification direct to
resident
✔✔The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development maintains what
type of registry that pesticide applicators should be aware of? a. Allergen notification
registry b. Certified organic farm registry c. Persons requesting larvicide application
registry - ✔✔b. Certified organic farm registry
✔✔A commercial applicator planning to apply larvicides to a catch basin for mosquito
control purposes: a. Is not required to contact the Department of Environmental Quality
for a NPDES permit as long as the municipality is aware b. Is required to contact the
Department of Environmental Quality for a NPDES permit c. Is required to obtain a
Certification R97-07/002 from the Department of Natural Resources before making
applications to a catch basin - ✔✔c. Is required to obtain a Certification R97-07/002
from the Department of Natural Resources before making applications to a catch basin
✔✔"The waters of the state" refers to: a. Any body of water in Michigan that flows into
one of the Great Lakes b. All bodies of water in Michigan c. Any standing water but not
catch basins - ✔✔b. All bodies of water in Michigan
✔✔A pesticide used to control mosquitoes is intended to control, prevent or reduce the
risk that mosquitoes can cause to the health of: a. Humans and domestic animals only
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Resistance in mosquito populations to some control materials: a. Has never been
detected in Michigan b. Requires specific testing protocols c. Necessitates that no
control efforts be made for a period of two years - ✔✔b. Requires specific testing
protocols
✔✔The efficacy of an adulticide can be calculated and be represented as percent
reduction or percent mortality by using: a. Griswold's factor and Mulla's formula b.
Abbott's formula or Mulla's formula c. Abbott's formula and the square root of control
mortality - ✔✔b. Abbott's formula or Mulla's formula
✔✔The pool sampling method is useful in evaluating: a. Larvicides b. Adulticides c.
Both larvicides and adulticides - ✔✔a. Larvicides
✔✔Sampling differs from collecting primarily because: a. Sampling can give relative
abundance measures b. Collecting is easier c. Sampling gathers more mosquitoes -
✔✔a. Sampling can give relative abundance measures
✔✔Instructions for the use of mosquito control pesticides are found on the: a. Internet b.
MDARD/DNR Web site c. Label - ✔✔c. Label
✔✔To be used legally in Michigan, all pesticides must be registered by: a. The EPA b.
The state of Michigan c. Both the EPA and the state of Michigan - ✔✔c. Both the EPA
and the state of Michigan
✔✔Broad-spectrum insecticides: a. Have little or no effect on non-target species b. Kill
the targeted pest but only reduce reproduction of similar organisms c. Are toxic to the
targeted pest and a wide range of similar organisms - ✔✔c. Are toxic to the targeted
pest and a wide range of similar organisms
✔✔A category III compound would use the signal word: a. Danger b. Warning c.
Caution - ✔✔c. Caution
✔✔Reducing exposure is one way to reduce risk from mosquito control pesticides.
Other ways are: a. Using the most cost-effective product b. Using products with short
residual time c. Using products with long-lasting toxins to avoid repeat applications -
✔✔b. Using products with short residual time
✔✔Microbial larvicides such as Bti: a. Are dangerous to mammals b. Can injure fish if
applied to clean water habitats c. Kill mosquitoes by disrupting the gut tissue - ✔✔c. Kill
mosquitoes by disrupting the gut tissue
, ✔✔A low-toxicity pesticide that spreads as a thin film over the water's surface is: a. A
monomolecular film b. Not yet registered for use in Michigan c. Persistent in areas
where applied - ✔✔a. A monomolecular film
✔✔Spinosad is a relatively new larvicide that can be applied: a. Only to highly organic
(polluted) water b. Exactly like Bti because its mode of action is nearly identical c. In a
wide variety of larval habitats, including stormwater catch basins - ✔✔c. In a wide
variety of larval habitats, including stormwater catch basins
✔✔Pyrethroids and organophosphates are: a. Used primarily in adulticiding b.
Endocrine (hormone) disrupters that cause premature death in mosquitoes c. Being
phased out in all formulations because of human health issues - ✔✔a. Used primarily in
adulticiding
✔✔Which of the following is not listed on a product label? a. Use directions b. First aid
instructions c. Chemical formulas of all ingredients - ✔✔c. Chemical formulas of all
ingredients
✔✔Prior written notification of individuals who own or reside on property within a
community mosquito control target area can be conveyed by: a. Newspaper b.
Television c. Written notification direct to resident - ✔✔c. Written notification direct to
resident
✔✔The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development maintains what
type of registry that pesticide applicators should be aware of? a. Allergen notification
registry b. Certified organic farm registry c. Persons requesting larvicide application
registry - ✔✔b. Certified organic farm registry
✔✔A commercial applicator planning to apply larvicides to a catch basin for mosquito
control purposes: a. Is not required to contact the Department of Environmental Quality
for a NPDES permit as long as the municipality is aware b. Is required to contact the
Department of Environmental Quality for a NPDES permit c. Is required to obtain a
Certification R97-07/002 from the Department of Natural Resources before making
applications to a catch basin - ✔✔c. Is required to obtain a Certification R97-07/002
from the Department of Natural Resources before making applications to a catch basin
✔✔"The waters of the state" refers to: a. Any body of water in Michigan that flows into
one of the Great Lakes b. All bodies of water in Michigan c. Any standing water but not
catch basins - ✔✔b. All bodies of water in Michigan
✔✔A pesticide used to control mosquitoes is intended to control, prevent or reduce the
risk that mosquitoes can cause to the health of: a. Humans and domestic animals only
