TENNESSEE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAM
CATEGORY 7 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ Ground Pearls - Describe picture and order. Answer: Order of
Homoptera
◉ Mecoptera Answer: ..., an order of carnivorous insects usually
having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with
chewing mouths at the tip
◉ Hanging Scorpion Fly - Describe picture and order. Answer: Not a
pest but similar in appearance to a crane fly. Order of Mecoptera.
◉ Thysanoptera Answer: Order of insects consisting of Thrips.
◉ Thrips - Describe picture and order. Answer: Slender insects with
fringed wings. Order of Thysanoptera.
◉ Lepidoptera Answer: Order of insects that contains moths and
butterflies.
,◉ Saddle Back Caterpillars - Describe picture and order. Answer:
Order of Lepidoptera.
◉ Sod Webworm - Describe picture and order. Answer: Order of
Lepidoptera
◉ Cutworm - Describe picture and order. Answer: Order of
Lepidoptera
◉ Armyworm - Describe picture and order. Answer: Order of
Lepidoptera
◉ Bagworm - Describe picture and order. Answer: Order of
Lepidoptera
◉ Spider Mite Answer: ...
◉ Root Knot Nematode - Describe picture. Answer: ...
◉ Describe picture and definition of Anthracnose Answer: Disease
caused by a fungus that produces asexual spores, usually
characterized by ulcer-like areas on the host.
◉ Black Spot - Describe picture and type of disease. Answer: Fungus
,◉ Dollar Spot - Describe picture and causes. Answer: Blights leaf
tissue, but does not effect turf grass roots or crowns.
◉ Fairy Ring - Describe picture Answer: ...
◉ Fire Blight Answer: ...
◉ Fusiform Rust - Describe picture Answer: ...
◉ Iron Chlorosis - Describe Picture Answer: ...
◉ Leaf Spot - Describe Picture Answer: ...
◉ Phytophthora Root Rot - Describe Picture Answer: ...
◉ Powdery Mildew - Describe Picture Answer: ...
◉ Quince Rust - Describe Picture Answer: ...
◉ Rose Mosaic Virus - Describe Picture Answer: ...
, ◉ Rust - Describe Picture Answer: ...
◉ Sooty Mold - Describe Picture Answer: ...
◉ Verticillium Wilt - Describe Picture Answer: ...
◉ Botanicals Answer: ..., Natural ingredients EXTRACTED FROM
PLANTS
◉ Insect Growth Regulators Answer: Takes advantage of the
hormones involved in growth and development-prevents them from
molting or becoming adults
◉ Nicotinoid Answer: A class of insecticides which act on the central
nervous system of insects with lower toxicity to mammals.
◉ Carbamates Answer: Urethanes such as carbaryl, aldicarb, etc.
that are used as pesticides
◉ Inorganics Answer: Compounds considered to be of mineral and
not biological origin.
◉ Spinosyns Answer: A new safer class of insect control products
made by a mixture of two fermentation-derived products
CATEGORY 7 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉ Ground Pearls - Describe picture and order. Answer: Order of
Homoptera
◉ Mecoptera Answer: ..., an order of carnivorous insects usually
having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with
chewing mouths at the tip
◉ Hanging Scorpion Fly - Describe picture and order. Answer: Not a
pest but similar in appearance to a crane fly. Order of Mecoptera.
◉ Thysanoptera Answer: Order of insects consisting of Thrips.
◉ Thrips - Describe picture and order. Answer: Slender insects with
fringed wings. Order of Thysanoptera.
◉ Lepidoptera Answer: Order of insects that contains moths and
butterflies.
,◉ Saddle Back Caterpillars - Describe picture and order. Answer:
Order of Lepidoptera.
◉ Sod Webworm - Describe picture and order. Answer: Order of
Lepidoptera
◉ Cutworm - Describe picture and order. Answer: Order of
Lepidoptera
◉ Armyworm - Describe picture and order. Answer: Order of
Lepidoptera
◉ Bagworm - Describe picture and order. Answer: Order of
Lepidoptera
◉ Spider Mite Answer: ...
◉ Root Knot Nematode - Describe picture. Answer: ...
◉ Describe picture and definition of Anthracnose Answer: Disease
caused by a fungus that produces asexual spores, usually
characterized by ulcer-like areas on the host.
◉ Black Spot - Describe picture and type of disease. Answer: Fungus
,◉ Dollar Spot - Describe picture and causes. Answer: Blights leaf
tissue, but does not effect turf grass roots or crowns.
◉ Fairy Ring - Describe picture Answer: ...
◉ Fire Blight Answer: ...
◉ Fusiform Rust - Describe picture Answer: ...
◉ Iron Chlorosis - Describe Picture Answer: ...
◉ Leaf Spot - Describe Picture Answer: ...
◉ Phytophthora Root Rot - Describe Picture Answer: ...
◉ Powdery Mildew - Describe Picture Answer: ...
◉ Quince Rust - Describe Picture Answer: ...
◉ Rose Mosaic Virus - Describe Picture Answer: ...
, ◉ Rust - Describe Picture Answer: ...
◉ Sooty Mold - Describe Picture Answer: ...
◉ Verticillium Wilt - Describe Picture Answer: ...
◉ Botanicals Answer: ..., Natural ingredients EXTRACTED FROM
PLANTS
◉ Insect Growth Regulators Answer: Takes advantage of the
hormones involved in growth and development-prevents them from
molting or becoming adults
◉ Nicotinoid Answer: A class of insecticides which act on the central
nervous system of insects with lower toxicity to mammals.
◉ Carbamates Answer: Urethanes such as carbaryl, aldicarb, etc.
that are used as pesticides
◉ Inorganics Answer: Compounds considered to be of mineral and
not biological origin.
◉ Spinosyns Answer: A new safer class of insect control products
made by a mixture of two fermentation-derived products
