TN Pesticide Applicator Exam Questions and Answers
(Graded A)
bioaccumulation - Answerability to accumulate chemical residuals in the fatty tissues of
animals
/.biomagnification - Answerprocess whereby some organisms accumulate chemical
residues in higher concentrations than those found in the organisms they consume
/.pathogens - Answerdisease-causing organisms
/.4 main pest groups - Answerweeds
invertebrates (insects, mites, ticks. spiders, snails)
disease agents or pathogens (viruses, fungi, etc)
vertebrates (birds, fish, rodents, other mammals)
/.integrated pest management (IPM) - Answercombined use of several compatible
management methods to prevent pests from reaching economically or aesthetically
damaging levels with the least risk to the environment
/.natural controls - Answermeasures that check or destroy pests without depending on
humans for their continuance or success
/.ex. of natural controls - Answerwind, temperature, sunshine, rain, naturally occurring
predators, parasites, and pathogens
/.applied controls - Answerpest control initiated through human intervention
/.ex. of applied controls - Answerbiological, mechanical. cultural, physical/environmental
modification, genetic, chemical, regulatory methods
/.biological control - Answerintroduction of a pest's suitable natural enemies
/.mechanical control - Answeruse of devices, machines, and other physical methods to
control pests or alter their environment
/.ex. of mechanical control - Answertraps, screens, barriers, fences, nets
/.cultivation - Answercontrolling weeds & soil-inhabiting pests by physically destroying
weed growth and disrupting soil conditions suitable for survival of pests
/.exclusion - Answermechanical control technique that consists of barriers to prevent
pests from getting into an area
/.traps - Answerphysically catch pests within an area or building
(Graded A)
bioaccumulation - Answerability to accumulate chemical residuals in the fatty tissues of
animals
/.biomagnification - Answerprocess whereby some organisms accumulate chemical
residues in higher concentrations than those found in the organisms they consume
/.pathogens - Answerdisease-causing organisms
/.4 main pest groups - Answerweeds
invertebrates (insects, mites, ticks. spiders, snails)
disease agents or pathogens (viruses, fungi, etc)
vertebrates (birds, fish, rodents, other mammals)
/.integrated pest management (IPM) - Answercombined use of several compatible
management methods to prevent pests from reaching economically or aesthetically
damaging levels with the least risk to the environment
/.natural controls - Answermeasures that check or destroy pests without depending on
humans for their continuance or success
/.ex. of natural controls - Answerwind, temperature, sunshine, rain, naturally occurring
predators, parasites, and pathogens
/.applied controls - Answerpest control initiated through human intervention
/.ex. of applied controls - Answerbiological, mechanical. cultural, physical/environmental
modification, genetic, chemical, regulatory methods
/.biological control - Answerintroduction of a pest's suitable natural enemies
/.mechanical control - Answeruse of devices, machines, and other physical methods to
control pests or alter their environment
/.ex. of mechanical control - Answertraps, screens, barriers, fences, nets
/.cultivation - Answercontrolling weeds & soil-inhabiting pests by physically destroying
weed growth and disrupting soil conditions suitable for survival of pests
/.exclusion - Answermechanical control technique that consists of barriers to prevent
pests from getting into an area
/.traps - Answerphysically catch pests within an area or building
