NORTH CAROLINA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR FINAL PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔Ways to control pests without pesticides - ✔✔Natural control (weather, climate)
Biological - using natural enemies
mechanical - screens, traps, fences
Cultural - alter the environment to help with control (example - crop rotation)
Physical or Environmental - like lower humidity, refrigeration
Host Resistance - some plants are naturally resistant or can be genetically altered to be
resistant
✔✔How do you do Integrated Pest Management? (IPM) - ✔✔identify the pest
monitor the pest
determine if threshold levels have been reached (will the damage caused by doing
nothing be bad enough to warrant treatment?)
consider various choices
implement the least harmful choice
record and evaluate
✔✔Why is IPM a good practice? - ✔✔Maintain balance in ecosystem
meet public demand for responsible use
save money
prolong the usefulness of pesticides
✔✔List 4 Ways Pest Control could fail - ✔✔1. Incorrect Pest Id
2. Incorrect pesticide dose or application
3. Poor timing of treatment
4. Development of a new infestation
✔✔How can you delay pesticide resistance? - ✔✔1. Monitor pest population carefully
and only treat when really necessary
2. Rotate among pesticide types
3. Apply pesticides that do not leave persistent residue
4. Apply over limited areas
5. Keep records
✔✔Advantages of Pesticides - ✔✔effective
quick
may cost lest in short term
✔✔Disadvantages of Pesticides - ✔✔over time they may lose effectiveness
pests can become resistant
may be harmful to other species
may get into the environment (drift, runoff)
, ✔✔Mechanical Pest Control - ✔✔Using a barrier to prevent pest from entering
✔✔What is the best thing to do as a Biological Control Method? - ✔✔Enhance natural
enemies
✔✔If you use Exclusion to control pests, what do you do? - ✔✔seal cracks and crevices
✔✔Describe Cultural Control Method - ✔✔Alter the environment
Alter the condition of the host
Alter the behavior of the pest
✔✔When is Regulatory Pest Control most used? - ✔✔airports and ocean ports
✔✔What is the biggest goal of IPM? - ✔✔Maintain damage at acceptable economic
levels
✔✔What is a preventative pest management strategy? - ✔✔Plant weed and disease
free seed
✔✔What is important about an Action Threshold? - ✔✔By determining if/how much of
the pest is acceptable you may help keep a pest from getting immune to the pesticide
✔✔Chapter 4: EPA Registration Number - ✔✔Tells you that the product is registered by
the EPA
✔✔EPA Establishment Number - ✔✔Tells you where the product was packaged
✔✔What is Nomotodes 3 E? - ✔✔A highly dangerous and restricted use pesticide that
can only be purchased by professionals
✔✔DANGER on a label means what? - ✔✔Highly toxic
✔✔Skull and crossbones indicates what? - ✔✔Can get into the body in many ways
(lungs, skin etc) and is highly toxic
✔✔Treatment for Swallowing Nomotodes - ✔✔rinse out the mouth and take small sips
of water
Call poison control
get medical assistance
✔✔What protective equipment should you use with Nomotodes? - ✔✔barrier laminate
gloves, protective suit, eyewear
✔✔What is the TRADE Name of Nomotodes? - ✔✔nomo'todes 3e
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔Ways to control pests without pesticides - ✔✔Natural control (weather, climate)
Biological - using natural enemies
mechanical - screens, traps, fences
Cultural - alter the environment to help with control (example - crop rotation)
Physical or Environmental - like lower humidity, refrigeration
Host Resistance - some plants are naturally resistant or can be genetically altered to be
resistant
✔✔How do you do Integrated Pest Management? (IPM) - ✔✔identify the pest
monitor the pest
determine if threshold levels have been reached (will the damage caused by doing
nothing be bad enough to warrant treatment?)
consider various choices
implement the least harmful choice
record and evaluate
✔✔Why is IPM a good practice? - ✔✔Maintain balance in ecosystem
meet public demand for responsible use
save money
prolong the usefulness of pesticides
✔✔List 4 Ways Pest Control could fail - ✔✔1. Incorrect Pest Id
2. Incorrect pesticide dose or application
3. Poor timing of treatment
4. Development of a new infestation
✔✔How can you delay pesticide resistance? - ✔✔1. Monitor pest population carefully
and only treat when really necessary
2. Rotate among pesticide types
3. Apply pesticides that do not leave persistent residue
4. Apply over limited areas
5. Keep records
✔✔Advantages of Pesticides - ✔✔effective
quick
may cost lest in short term
✔✔Disadvantages of Pesticides - ✔✔over time they may lose effectiveness
pests can become resistant
may be harmful to other species
may get into the environment (drift, runoff)
, ✔✔Mechanical Pest Control - ✔✔Using a barrier to prevent pest from entering
✔✔What is the best thing to do as a Biological Control Method? - ✔✔Enhance natural
enemies
✔✔If you use Exclusion to control pests, what do you do? - ✔✔seal cracks and crevices
✔✔Describe Cultural Control Method - ✔✔Alter the environment
Alter the condition of the host
Alter the behavior of the pest
✔✔When is Regulatory Pest Control most used? - ✔✔airports and ocean ports
✔✔What is the biggest goal of IPM? - ✔✔Maintain damage at acceptable economic
levels
✔✔What is a preventative pest management strategy? - ✔✔Plant weed and disease
free seed
✔✔What is important about an Action Threshold? - ✔✔By determining if/how much of
the pest is acceptable you may help keep a pest from getting immune to the pesticide
✔✔Chapter 4: EPA Registration Number - ✔✔Tells you that the product is registered by
the EPA
✔✔EPA Establishment Number - ✔✔Tells you where the product was packaged
✔✔What is Nomotodes 3 E? - ✔✔A highly dangerous and restricted use pesticide that
can only be purchased by professionals
✔✔DANGER on a label means what? - ✔✔Highly toxic
✔✔Skull and crossbones indicates what? - ✔✔Can get into the body in many ways
(lungs, skin etc) and is highly toxic
✔✔Treatment for Swallowing Nomotodes - ✔✔rinse out the mouth and take small sips
of water
Call poison control
get medical assistance
✔✔What protective equipment should you use with Nomotodes? - ✔✔barrier laminate
gloves, protective suit, eyewear
✔✔What is the TRADE Name of Nomotodes? - ✔✔nomo'todes 3e
