Private Applicator Agricultural Pest Control Practice Questions and Verified Answers
A private applicator is a person who applies: Restricted use pesticides
The practical knowledge that private applicators must Category certification standards
demonstrate for certification is based upon the:
The cost of a 4 year license for private applicators is: $100
The location to take restricted use pesticide certification County extension offices that offer the service
exams is at:
The number of continuing education units that a private Four core and four private
applicator must obtain to keep the license valid:
Why is accurate pest identification so critical in managing a Because is is a key to effective control, it will determine the pest's management
particular pest? strategy, identification may reveal that the pest does not require control
Which of the following comprise the largest group of A. Insects of ecological importance
insects?
A. Insects of ecological importance
B. Beneficial insects
C. Destructive insects
Ants, beetles, caterpillars, and grasshoppers have chewing
__________ mouthparts.
Which type of metamorphosis do stink bugs and scales Gradual
undergo?
Which of the following statements is false regarding mites? D. Adult mites have three pairs of jointed legs.
A. Mites occupy a wide range of ecological niches
B. Some Species of mites produce fine webbing from silk
grands located near their mouth
C. Mites have three pairs of jointed legs
D. Adult mites have three pairs of jointed legs
What type of life cycle do crabgrasses and pigweeds Annual
have?
What type of life cycle do cutleaf evening primose have? Bieannial
What type of life cycle do Johnsongrass and purple Perennial
nutsedge have?
Name the category of weeds: Broadleaf weeds
Wide leaves with netlike veins; seedlings have two leaves
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, Private Applicator Agricultural Pest Control Practice Questions and Verified Answers
Name the category of weeds: Grasses
Narrow, upright leaves with parallel veins; round stems
Name the category of weeds: Sedges
Triangular stems; leaves in groups of trees
Which of the following is false regarding plant disease? D. Spots, blight, galls, wilts, rots, and slow growth are examples of disease signs.
A. Abiotic factors and biotic pathogenic microorganisms
cause diseases in plants.
B. Sometimes both pathogens and disorders can cause
symptoms that have an identical appearance
C. Symptoms are an indication of disease by reaction of
the host plant
D. Spots, blight, galls, wilts, rots, and slow growth are
examples of disease signs
What factors are required before a pathogenic disease can A susceptible host plant, a pathogenic agent, an environment favorable for
develop? development of the pathogen
Name the category of plant pathogens: Virus
Very small organisms that multiply in living cells.
Name the category of plant pathogens: Fungus
Identification usually depends on mycelium characteristics
and fruiting bodies
Name the category of plant pathogens: Bacterium
Those that infect plants are rodshaped and have flagella
for locomotion
Which of the following statements is false regarding C. There are relatively few genera and species important to agricultural crop
nematodes? production
A. Nematodes are small, usually microscopic, roundworms
B. It is easy for people to unknowingly spread them
C. There are relatively few genera and species important
to agricultural crop production
D. The only effective way of determining the presence or
distribution of nematodes is by soil and root tissue
sampling.
True or False True
Mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish are vertebrates since
they have a jointed backbone.
Name the pest type: Secondary pests
A pest that becomes a problem as the result of the control
of another pest
Name the pest type: Key pests
A pest that causes major damage on a regular basis
Name the pest type: Occasional pests
A pest that causes problems only under specific
circumstances or certain times.
Grade A+ | Updated
A private applicator is a person who applies: Restricted use pesticides
The practical knowledge that private applicators must Category certification standards
demonstrate for certification is based upon the:
The cost of a 4 year license for private applicators is: $100
The location to take restricted use pesticide certification County extension offices that offer the service
exams is at:
The number of continuing education units that a private Four core and four private
applicator must obtain to keep the license valid:
Why is accurate pest identification so critical in managing a Because is is a key to effective control, it will determine the pest's management
particular pest? strategy, identification may reveal that the pest does not require control
Which of the following comprise the largest group of A. Insects of ecological importance
insects?
A. Insects of ecological importance
B. Beneficial insects
C. Destructive insects
Ants, beetles, caterpillars, and grasshoppers have chewing
__________ mouthparts.
Which type of metamorphosis do stink bugs and scales Gradual
undergo?
Which of the following statements is false regarding mites? D. Adult mites have three pairs of jointed legs.
A. Mites occupy a wide range of ecological niches
B. Some Species of mites produce fine webbing from silk
grands located near their mouth
C. Mites have three pairs of jointed legs
D. Adult mites have three pairs of jointed legs
What type of life cycle do crabgrasses and pigweeds Annual
have?
What type of life cycle do cutleaf evening primose have? Bieannial
What type of life cycle do Johnsongrass and purple Perennial
nutsedge have?
Name the category of weeds: Broadleaf weeds
Wide leaves with netlike veins; seedlings have two leaves
Grade A+ | Updated
, Private Applicator Agricultural Pest Control Practice Questions and Verified Answers
Name the category of weeds: Grasses
Narrow, upright leaves with parallel veins; round stems
Name the category of weeds: Sedges
Triangular stems; leaves in groups of trees
Which of the following is false regarding plant disease? D. Spots, blight, galls, wilts, rots, and slow growth are examples of disease signs.
A. Abiotic factors and biotic pathogenic microorganisms
cause diseases in plants.
B. Sometimes both pathogens and disorders can cause
symptoms that have an identical appearance
C. Symptoms are an indication of disease by reaction of
the host plant
D. Spots, blight, galls, wilts, rots, and slow growth are
examples of disease signs
What factors are required before a pathogenic disease can A susceptible host plant, a pathogenic agent, an environment favorable for
develop? development of the pathogen
Name the category of plant pathogens: Virus
Very small organisms that multiply in living cells.
Name the category of plant pathogens: Fungus
Identification usually depends on mycelium characteristics
and fruiting bodies
Name the category of plant pathogens: Bacterium
Those that infect plants are rodshaped and have flagella
for locomotion
Which of the following statements is false regarding C. There are relatively few genera and species important to agricultural crop
nematodes? production
A. Nematodes are small, usually microscopic, roundworms
B. It is easy for people to unknowingly spread them
C. There are relatively few genera and species important
to agricultural crop production
D. The only effective way of determining the presence or
distribution of nematodes is by soil and root tissue
sampling.
True or False True
Mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish are vertebrates since
they have a jointed backbone.
Name the pest type: Secondary pests
A pest that becomes a problem as the result of the control
of another pest
Name the pest type: Key pests
A pest that causes major damage on a regular basis
Name the pest type: Occasional pests
A pest that causes problems only under specific
circumstances or certain times.
Grade A+ | Updated
