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Virginia Commercial Pesticide
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answers|newest 2025
when should you take action to control a pest? - correct answer✔️✔️if the pest
reaches a level that exceeds the economic threshold
what is the main reason to use pesticides on agricultural land? - correct
answer✔️✔️to prevent a pest population from reaching and economic injury
level
what are the main types of agricultural plant pests covered in this manual? -
correct answer✔️✔️insects, mites, diseases, nematodes, and weeds
briefly describe IPM - correct answer✔️✔️IPM is an an ecological approach to
pest control. it means using all available tactics to manage pests below an
economic threshold level. most important, it combines the most effective pest-
control strategies into a unified, site-specific plan. this plan may include cultural,
biological, and mechanical control methods as well as chemical ones.
name crop groups that are Virginia's important agricultural crops - correct
answer✔️✔️christmas trees
non-crop agricultural land
pasture/forage
small fruits
small grains
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tree fruits
vegetables
what are the main commercial fruits in Virginia? - correct answer✔️✔️apples,
peaches and nectarines
blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries
grapes
describe how to deal with the public when you are applying pesticides - correct
answer✔️✔️be well informed about your task, and be courteous to everyone you
talk to. tell people you are committed to safety and your environment. explain
what you are doing and why.
where can you get specific, current, pesticide information? - correct
answer✔️✔️From the Pest Management Guide PMG series. and the Commercial
Vegetable Production Recommendations and Spray Bulletin for Commercial Tree
Fruit Growers.
As a pest manager, why should you understand the developmental stages of
arthropods? - correct answer✔️✔️1. it helps to identify many insect pests, which
may radically change appearance from one stage to the next
2. it will help find insect pests depending on which life-cycle stage they are in.
many insects will attach crops in one stage but not another.
what are the main arachnid pests of ag plants and how do they harm the crops? -
correct answer✔️✔️Mites- they suck plant juices and feed on the underside of
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Virginia Commercial Pesticide
Applicators exam|COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE WITH 100% verified
answers|newest 2025
when should you take action to control a pest? - correct answer✔️✔️if the pest
reaches a level that exceeds the economic threshold
what is the main reason to use pesticides on agricultural land? - correct
answer✔️✔️to prevent a pest population from reaching and economic injury
level
what are the main types of agricultural plant pests covered in this manual? -
correct answer✔️✔️insects, mites, diseases, nematodes, and weeds
briefly describe IPM - correct answer✔️✔️IPM is an an ecological approach to
pest control. it means using all available tactics to manage pests below an
economic threshold level. most important, it combines the most effective pest-
control strategies into a unified, site-specific plan. this plan may include cultural,
biological, and mechanical control methods as well as chemical ones.
name crop groups that are Virginia's important agricultural crops - correct
answer✔️✔️christmas trees
non-crop agricultural land
pasture/forage
small fruits
small grains
SUCCESS
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tree fruits
vegetables
what are the main commercial fruits in Virginia? - correct answer✔️✔️apples,
peaches and nectarines
blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries
grapes
describe how to deal with the public when you are applying pesticides - correct
answer✔️✔️be well informed about your task, and be courteous to everyone you
talk to. tell people you are committed to safety and your environment. explain
what you are doing and why.
where can you get specific, current, pesticide information? - correct
answer✔️✔️From the Pest Management Guide PMG series. and the Commercial
Vegetable Production Recommendations and Spray Bulletin for Commercial Tree
Fruit Growers.
As a pest manager, why should you understand the developmental stages of
arthropods? - correct answer✔️✔️1. it helps to identify many insect pests, which
may radically change appearance from one stage to the next
2. it will help find insect pests depending on which life-cycle stage they are in.
many insects will attach crops in one stage but not another.
what are the main arachnid pests of ag plants and how do they harm the crops? -
correct answer✔️✔️Mites- they suck plant juices and feed on the underside of
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