CDFA ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING & INVESTIGATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |2026/2027 UPDATED
|GUARANTEED PASS.
What is the best method to treat Black Measels - Answer -sodium arsenate and thoroughly wet
pruning wounds
Why does grower find higher spider mite populations on rows near dirt road - Answer -
population increased by dust from road
Which of the following is not used as a biological control - Answer -pest or pathogen (can't
remember). If pest then that is correct Answer, however, if pathogen, then herbivore is correct
What is the most important factor in dealing with cutworm management - Answer -localized
distribution, use spot treatment
Which of the following is a selective pesticide - Answer -Bacillus Thuringiensis
What is an effective economic replacement for Methyl Bromide - Answer -1,3-Dichloropropene
and chloropicrin
What activities are allowed in the inner buffer zone for Methyl Bromide - Answer -transit and
fumigation handling activities
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, What is not a requirement for the inner buffer zone for Methyl Bromide - Answer -it can overlap
non-agricultural property
What is not true of a metam sodium pre-application site inspection when there are high
temperatures - Answer -perform as soon as find out about application
What is the best statement of the goals of IPM in regards to insect population - Answer -reduce
to an acceptable level
What is not included in the definition of IPM in the Safe School Act of 2000 - Answer -spraying
pesticide while children are present
An ideal multipest IPM practice is complex and should be implemented - Answer -incremenrally
According to the Healthy School Act of 2000, who is responsible for submitting pesticide use
forms to the DPR - Answer -Licensed Pest Control Business
How is total residue measured - Answer -weight of pesticide/total weight = ppm
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |2026/2027 UPDATED
|GUARANTEED PASS.
What is the best method to treat Black Measels - Answer -sodium arsenate and thoroughly wet
pruning wounds
Why does grower find higher spider mite populations on rows near dirt road - Answer -
population increased by dust from road
Which of the following is not used as a biological control - Answer -pest or pathogen (can't
remember). If pest then that is correct Answer, however, if pathogen, then herbivore is correct
What is the most important factor in dealing with cutworm management - Answer -localized
distribution, use spot treatment
Which of the following is a selective pesticide - Answer -Bacillus Thuringiensis
What is an effective economic replacement for Methyl Bromide - Answer -1,3-Dichloropropene
and chloropicrin
What activities are allowed in the inner buffer zone for Methyl Bromide - Answer -transit and
fumigation handling activities
1|Page
, What is not a requirement for the inner buffer zone for Methyl Bromide - Answer -it can overlap
non-agricultural property
What is not true of a metam sodium pre-application site inspection when there are high
temperatures - Answer -perform as soon as find out about application
What is the best statement of the goals of IPM in regards to insect population - Answer -reduce
to an acceptable level
What is not included in the definition of IPM in the Safe School Act of 2000 - Answer -spraying
pesticide while children are present
An ideal multipest IPM practice is complex and should be implemented - Answer -incremenrally
According to the Healthy School Act of 2000, who is responsible for submitting pesticide use
forms to the DPR - Answer -Licensed Pest Control Business
How is total residue measured - Answer -weight of pesticide/total weight = ppm
2|Page
