NYS PESTICIDE FINAL PAPER SOLVED
QUESTIONS COMPLETE ANSWERS
BUNDLED RESOURCE
●● One requirement for effective pest control is:
a. Identification of the pest to be controlled
b. New spray equipment
c. Using more than the recommended dosage
d. Spraying only the field margin
Answer: A. Identifying the pest is the first step. Additionally, it is
necessary to know what control methods are available; evaluate the
benefits and risks of each method or combination of methods; choose the
methods that are most effective and will cause the least harm to people
and the environment; use each method correctly; and observe local,
state, and federal regulations that apply to the situation.
●● A pest-control method should be used only when that method will
cost less than the expected value of a loss from the pest.
a. True
b. False
Answer: A. Even though a pest is present, it may not do very much
harm. It could cost more to control the pest than to allow the damage to
occur. The point at which the cost of the damage exceeds the cost of the
control is the "economic threshold."
,●● Successful pest control is based on the ability to:
a. Eradicate all pests
b. Use pesticides whenever pests are identified
c. Contaminate the environment
d. None of the above
Answer: D. The best answer should be to: 1) keep pest damage to a
minimum by choosing an appropriate combination of control methods,
2) recognize when direct action is necessary, and 3) endanger the
environment as little as possible
●● Which of the following is NOT a pest control goal?
a. Prevention - keeping a pest from becoming a problem
b. Suppression - reducing pest numbers to an acceptable level
c. Eradication - destroying an entire pest population
d. All of the above are possible goals
Answer: D. Prevention and suppression are common goals. Eradication
is a difficult goal to achieve, especially in outdoor areas, but may be
attempted when a foreign pest has been introduced into an area (e.g.
gypsy moth, Mediterranean fruit fly, etc.). Eradication is a more
common goal in indoor areas.
●● The strategy of combining pest control tactics into a single plan to
reduce pests and their damage to an acceptable level is called:
,a. Holistic Resource Management Plan
b. Biological Control
c. Best Management Practices
d. Integrated Pest Management
Answer: D. Biological control is a tactic of Integrated Pest Management
(IPM). IPM is one component of a holistic resource management plan
and is an example of a Best Management Practice.
●● When the level of a pest population reaches the stage where pest
control action should be taken, you are at the:
a. Scouting stage
b. Monitoring stage
c. Threshold stage
d. Pesticide application stage
Answer: C. Thresholds maybe based on aesthetic, health, or economic
considerations. Action thresholds have been determined for many pests.
●● Which of the following is NOT an example of a control tactic?
a. Pesticide resistance - the ability of a pest to resist pesticide control
measures
b. Biological control - using natural predators to control pests
c. Cultural controls - such as crop rotation, date of planting, cultivation,
etc.
d. Chemical control - the use of pesticides
, Answer: A. Do not confuse pest resistance with host resistance. Some
plants and animals resist pests better than others
●● The ability of a pest to resist or avoid poisoning from a pesticide
even when it has been properly applied is called:
a. Efficacy
b. Pesticide resistance
c. Dormancy
d. Antagonism
Answer: B. Each time a pesticide is used, it selectively kills the most
susceptible pests. Some pests are able to withstand its effects. These
pests may be able to pass along this trait to their offspring. Continued
use of the same pesticide may allow the resistant offspring to multiply.
This phenomenon is known as pesticide resistance.
●● What is pesticide labeling?
a. A sticker stating the price of the product
b. A piece of paper containing product name and promotional
information
c. Rebate/Guarantee information
d. None of the above
e. All of the above
Answer: D. Pesticide labeling is all the information received from the
manufacture about a pesticide product. It contains the information on
QUESTIONS COMPLETE ANSWERS
BUNDLED RESOURCE
●● One requirement for effective pest control is:
a. Identification of the pest to be controlled
b. New spray equipment
c. Using more than the recommended dosage
d. Spraying only the field margin
Answer: A. Identifying the pest is the first step. Additionally, it is
necessary to know what control methods are available; evaluate the
benefits and risks of each method or combination of methods; choose the
methods that are most effective and will cause the least harm to people
and the environment; use each method correctly; and observe local,
state, and federal regulations that apply to the situation.
●● A pest-control method should be used only when that method will
cost less than the expected value of a loss from the pest.
a. True
b. False
Answer: A. Even though a pest is present, it may not do very much
harm. It could cost more to control the pest than to allow the damage to
occur. The point at which the cost of the damage exceeds the cost of the
control is the "economic threshold."
,●● Successful pest control is based on the ability to:
a. Eradicate all pests
b. Use pesticides whenever pests are identified
c. Contaminate the environment
d. None of the above
Answer: D. The best answer should be to: 1) keep pest damage to a
minimum by choosing an appropriate combination of control methods,
2) recognize when direct action is necessary, and 3) endanger the
environment as little as possible
●● Which of the following is NOT a pest control goal?
a. Prevention - keeping a pest from becoming a problem
b. Suppression - reducing pest numbers to an acceptable level
c. Eradication - destroying an entire pest population
d. All of the above are possible goals
Answer: D. Prevention and suppression are common goals. Eradication
is a difficult goal to achieve, especially in outdoor areas, but may be
attempted when a foreign pest has been introduced into an area (e.g.
gypsy moth, Mediterranean fruit fly, etc.). Eradication is a more
common goal in indoor areas.
●● The strategy of combining pest control tactics into a single plan to
reduce pests and their damage to an acceptable level is called:
,a. Holistic Resource Management Plan
b. Biological Control
c. Best Management Practices
d. Integrated Pest Management
Answer: D. Biological control is a tactic of Integrated Pest Management
(IPM). IPM is one component of a holistic resource management plan
and is an example of a Best Management Practice.
●● When the level of a pest population reaches the stage where pest
control action should be taken, you are at the:
a. Scouting stage
b. Monitoring stage
c. Threshold stage
d. Pesticide application stage
Answer: C. Thresholds maybe based on aesthetic, health, or economic
considerations. Action thresholds have been determined for many pests.
●● Which of the following is NOT an example of a control tactic?
a. Pesticide resistance - the ability of a pest to resist pesticide control
measures
b. Biological control - using natural predators to control pests
c. Cultural controls - such as crop rotation, date of planting, cultivation,
etc.
d. Chemical control - the use of pesticides
, Answer: A. Do not confuse pest resistance with host resistance. Some
plants and animals resist pests better than others
●● The ability of a pest to resist or avoid poisoning from a pesticide
even when it has been properly applied is called:
a. Efficacy
b. Pesticide resistance
c. Dormancy
d. Antagonism
Answer: B. Each time a pesticide is used, it selectively kills the most
susceptible pests. Some pests are able to withstand its effects. These
pests may be able to pass along this trait to their offspring. Continued
use of the same pesticide may allow the resistant offspring to multiply.
This phenomenon is known as pesticide resistance.
●● What is pesticide labeling?
a. A sticker stating the price of the product
b. A piece of paper containing product name and promotional
information
c. Rebate/Guarantee information
d. None of the above
e. All of the above
Answer: D. Pesticide labeling is all the information received from the
manufacture about a pesticide product. It contains the information on
