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LICENSE SAMPLE TEST (CORE) EXAM |
QUESTIONS & 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADE A+
Which statement is true about cultural control practices?
1. Trapping is an important cultural control practice.
2. Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of
the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation.
3. Sanitation is not considered a cultural practice.
4. Cultural controls involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign
countries.
Correct Answer: • Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or
the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation.
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?
• Mechanical.
,• Biological.
• Physical/environmental modification.
• Regulatory pest control
Correct Answer: Physical/environmental modification.
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of
pest management method?
• Genetic control.
• Biological control
• Chemical control.
• Mechanical control.
Correct Answer: Mechanical control.
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which
type of mechanical control method?
• Cultivation.
• Exclusion.
• Trapping.
• Mulching.
Correct Answer: Exclusion.
, Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
• Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect.
• Limiting the number of pesticide applications.
• An insect has only one generation per year.
• Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same chemical class.
Correct Answer: Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same
chemical class.
Which statement is true about regulatory pest control?
• Pests that pose a serious public health threat are rarely regulated by federal and state
agencies.
• Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated.
• Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies.
• Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under quarantine restrictions.
Correct Answer: Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory
agencies.
Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for FIFRA violations.
• True
LICENSE SAMPLE TEST (CORE) EXAM |
QUESTIONS & 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADE A+
Which statement is true about cultural control practices?
1. Trapping is an important cultural control practice.
2. Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of
the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation.
3. Sanitation is not considered a cultural practice.
4. Cultural controls involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign
countries.
Correct Answer: • Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or
the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation.
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?
• Mechanical.
,• Biological.
• Physical/environmental modification.
• Regulatory pest control
Correct Answer: Physical/environmental modification.
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of
pest management method?
• Genetic control.
• Biological control
• Chemical control.
• Mechanical control.
Correct Answer: Mechanical control.
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which
type of mechanical control method?
• Cultivation.
• Exclusion.
• Trapping.
• Mulching.
Correct Answer: Exclusion.
, Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
• Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect.
• Limiting the number of pesticide applications.
• An insect has only one generation per year.
• Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same chemical class.
Correct Answer: Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same
chemical class.
Which statement is true about regulatory pest control?
• Pests that pose a serious public health threat are rarely regulated by federal and state
agencies.
• Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated.
• Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies.
• Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under quarantine restrictions.
Correct Answer: Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory
agencies.
Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for FIFRA violations.
• True
