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Kansas Commercial Pesticide Applicator Exam
2025/2026: Comprehensive Study Guide with
Actual Questions and Verified Answers on IPM
Principles, Pest Identification, Weed Control
Strategies, and Application Equipment
Calibration. Achieve Certification Success by
Mastering Safety Protocols, Aerial Dispersal
Techniques, and Regulatory Compliance in
Pesticide Management.
1. (IPM) A pest is _______________.
a. destructive
b. beneficial
c. annoying
d. both a and c
ANSWER: d. both a and c
2. (IPM) What type of pesticide is used to kill weeds?
a. rodenticide
b. herbicide
c. insecticide
d. miticide
ANSWER: b. herbicide
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3. (IPM) Which one of these is a control method promoted in integrated pest
management?
a. biological control
b. cultural control
c. chemical control
d. all of the above
ANSWER: d. all of the above
4. (IPM) Agriculture land with ____________ soils allows pesticides to move
faster.
a. coarse, sandy
b. heavy clay
c. heavy loam
d. high organic matter
ANSWER: a. coarse, sandy
5. (IPM) To protect honeybees from pesticides, do not apply insecticides
____________.
a. during the month of May
b. while crops are in bloom
c. within six months of harvest
d. when the wind is from the south
ANSWER: b. while crops are in bloom
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6. (IPM) The potential for a given pesticide to contaminate groundwater
depends on:
a. it's ability to move in the soil
b. it's persistence
c. it's solubility
d. all of the above
ANSWER: d. all of the above
7. (Insect Pests) Pests of field crops generally fall into one of how many fairly
easily recognized groups?
a. two
b. five
c. seven
d. twenty-four
ANSWER: b. five
8. (Insect Pests) Characteristics commonly used to correctly identify insects
include which of the following?
a. wings
b. legs
c. mouthparts
d. all of the above
ANSWER: d. all of the above
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9. (Insect Pests) The key characteristic to identifying insects belonging to the
order Thysanoptera (thrips) is:
a. fringed wings
b. chewing mouthparts
c. sucking mouthparts
d. none of the above
ANSWER: a. fringed wings
10. (Insect Pests) All members of the order Hemiptera (true bugs) have which
one of the following characteristics?
a. chewing mouthparts
b. sucking mouthparts
c. utilize plants as hosts
d. lack wings
ANSWER: b. sucking mouthparts
11. (Insect Pests) The developmental stage generally responsible for plant
damage in the order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) is:
a. egg
b. larvae
c. pupa
d. adult
ANSWER: b. larvae
Kansas Commercial Pesticide Applicator Exam
2025/2026: Comprehensive Study Guide with
Actual Questions and Verified Answers on IPM
Principles, Pest Identification, Weed Control
Strategies, and Application Equipment
Calibration. Achieve Certification Success by
Mastering Safety Protocols, Aerial Dispersal
Techniques, and Regulatory Compliance in
Pesticide Management.
1. (IPM) A pest is _______________.
a. destructive
b. beneficial
c. annoying
d. both a and c
ANSWER: d. both a and c
2. (IPM) What type of pesticide is used to kill weeds?
a. rodenticide
b. herbicide
c. insecticide
d. miticide
ANSWER: b. herbicide
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3. (IPM) Which one of these is a control method promoted in integrated pest
management?
a. biological control
b. cultural control
c. chemical control
d. all of the above
ANSWER: d. all of the above
4. (IPM) Agriculture land with ____________ soils allows pesticides to move
faster.
a. coarse, sandy
b. heavy clay
c. heavy loam
d. high organic matter
ANSWER: a. coarse, sandy
5. (IPM) To protect honeybees from pesticides, do not apply insecticides
____________.
a. during the month of May
b. while crops are in bloom
c. within six months of harvest
d. when the wind is from the south
ANSWER: b. while crops are in bloom
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6. (IPM) The potential for a given pesticide to contaminate groundwater
depends on:
a. it's ability to move in the soil
b. it's persistence
c. it's solubility
d. all of the above
ANSWER: d. all of the above
7. (Insect Pests) Pests of field crops generally fall into one of how many fairly
easily recognized groups?
a. two
b. five
c. seven
d. twenty-four
ANSWER: b. five
8. (Insect Pests) Characteristics commonly used to correctly identify insects
include which of the following?
a. wings
b. legs
c. mouthparts
d. all of the above
ANSWER: d. all of the above
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9. (Insect Pests) The key characteristic to identifying insects belonging to the
order Thysanoptera (thrips) is:
a. fringed wings
b. chewing mouthparts
c. sucking mouthparts
d. none of the above
ANSWER: a. fringed wings
10. (Insect Pests) All members of the order Hemiptera (true bugs) have which
one of the following characteristics?
a. chewing mouthparts
b. sucking mouthparts
c. utilize plants as hosts
d. lack wings
ANSWER: b. sucking mouthparts
11. (Insect Pests) The developmental stage generally responsible for plant
damage in the order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) is:
a. egg
b. larvae
c. pupa
d. adult
ANSWER: b. larvae
