NATIONAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION CORE TEST EXAM 2025 NEWEST UPDATE COMPLETE Q&AS

Combine the use of several compatible methods into an ____ program, and target the pest at the most susceptible stage for control. - CORRECT ANSWER Integrated pest management program (IPM) What are the pest management methods? - CORRECT ANSWER Natural Control Mechanical control Cultural Control Physical/ environmental modification Host resistance or genetic control Chemical control Regulatory Methods What are measures that check or destroy pests without depending on humans for their continuance or success? - CORRECT ANSWER Natural Controls What includes biological, mechanical, cultural, physical, genetic, chemical, and regulatory methods? - CORRECT ANSWER Applied Controls What type of control modifies the environment to enhance natural enemies? - CORRECT ANSWER Biological Control What type of control is to alter the environment, the condition of the host plant or site, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation. - CORRECT ANSWER Cultural Control What are 2 examples of Cultural Control - CORRECT ANSWER Cultural Practices and Sanitation Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of pest management method? - CORRECT ANSWER Mechanical Control 2 | Page Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to reduce damage from mold is an example of which type of pest management method? - CORRECT ANSWER Physical/ environmental modification Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which type of mechanical control method? - CORRECT ANSWER Exclusion What pest management method is used when pests that occur in enclosed areas may sometimes be suppressed by altering physcial and environmental conditions such as water, air movement, temperature, light, and humdity? - CORRECT ANSWER Physical/ Environmental Modification What Pest Management method is used when sometimes plants and animals can be bred or selected to resist specific pest problems? - CORRECT ANSWER Host Resistance or Genetic Control Airport and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies, what type of pest management method is this? - CORRECT ANSWER Regulatory Pest Control What Pest Management method uses pesticides that are either naturally derived or synthesized? - CORRECT ANSWER Chemical Control Effectiveness, the speed and ease of controlling pests and in many instances, their reasonable cost are major benefits of using what? - CORRECT ANSWER Pesticides _____ is defined as any material that is applied to plants, the soil, water, harvested crops, structures, clothing and furnishings, or animals to kill, attract, repel, or regulate or interrupt the growth and mating of pests, or to regulate plant growth. - CORRECT ANSWER Pesticide How are pesticides commonly grouped? - CORRECT ANSWER To the type of pest they control What type of pesticide is used to control birds? - CORRECT ANSWER Avicides