COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE EXAM- OHIO QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
CORE EXAM- OHIO QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

WhatA2isA2theA2firstA2thingA2youA2shouldA2doA2whenA2youA2detectA2theA2presenceA2ofA2aA2p
estA2thatA2youA2thinkA2youA2mayA2needA2toA2control?A2-A2Ans--
IdentifyA2theA2pestA2toA2beA2sureA2youA2knowA2exactlyA2whatA2theA2problemA2is.

HowA2canA2pestA2identificationA2helpA2youA2developA2aA2goodA2pestA2controlA2strategy?A2-
A2Ans--
IdentificationA2ofA2theA2pestA2allowsA2youA2toA2determineA2basicA2informationA2aboutA2it,A2i
ncludingA2itsA2lifeA2cycleA2andA2theA2timeA2thatA2itA2isA2mostA2susceptibleA2toA2beingA2contr
olled.

ExplainA2theA2differencesA2betweenA2continuousA2pests,A2sporadicA2pests,A2andA2potentia
lA2pests.A2-A2Ans--
ContinuousA2pestsA2areA2nearlyA2alwaysA2presentA2andA2requireA2regularA2control;A2spora
dicA2pestsA2areA2migratory,A2cyclical,A2orA2otherA2occasionalA2pestsA2thatA2requireA2control
A2onceA2inA2aA2while,A2butA2notA2onA2aA2regularA2basis;A2potentialA2pestsA2areA2organismsA
2thatA2areA2notA2pestsA2underA2normalA2conditions,A2butA2canA2becomeA2pestsA2andA2requ
ireA2controlA2inA2certainA2circumstances.

ExplainA2whatA2isA2meantA2byA2prevention,A2suppression,A2andA2eradicationA2ofA2pestsA2-
A2Ans--
PreventionA2isA2keepingA2aA2pestA2fromA2becomingA2aA2problem;A2suppressionA2isA2reduci
ngA2pestA2numbersA2orA2damageA2toA2anA2acceptableA2level;A2eradicationA2isA2destroyingA
2anA2entireA2pestA2population


WhatA2isA2aA2threshold?
A2WhyA2shouldA2youA2considerA2thresholdsA2whenA2youA2developA2aA2pestA2controlA2strate
gy?A2-A2Ans--
ThresholdsA2areA2theA2levelsA2ofA2pestA2populationsA2atA2whichA2youA2mustA2takeA2pestA2c
ontrolA2actionA2toA2preventA2unacceptableA2damageA2orA2injury.A2UseA2ofA2thresholdA2infor
mationA2canA2improveA2yourA2pestA2controlA2strategyA2byA2helpingA2youA2makeA2aA2decisi
onA2aboutA2whenA2toA2beginA2controlA2tactics.

DescribeA2pestA2monitoringA2andA2explainA2howA2itA2canA2beA2importantA2toA2pestA2control
A2strategy.A2-A2Ans--
MonitoringA2isA2checkingA2orA2scoutingA2forA2pestsA2inA2anA2areaA2toA2determineA2whatA2p
estsA2areA2present,A2howA2manyA2ofA2eachA2kindA2ofA2pestA2areA2inA2theA2area,A2andA2how
A2muchA2damageA2theyA2areA2causing.A2MonitoringA2isA2importantA2toA2manyA2pestA2contr
olA2strategies,A2becauseA2itA2helps,A2determineA2ifA2theA2thresholdA2hasA2beenA2reachedA2
andA2whetherA2controlA2measuresA2haveA2beenA2effective.

, DefineA2"integratedA2pestA2management"A2(IPM)A2andA2listA2severalA2possibleA2controlA2ta
cticsA2thatA2mayA2beA2usedA2inA2anA2IPMA2strategy.A2-A2Ans--
IntegratedA2pestA2managementA2isA2theA2combiningA2ofA2appropriateA2pestA2controlA2tacti
csA2intoA2aA2singleA2planA2toA2reduceA2pestsA2andA2theirA2damageA2toA2anA2acceptableA2le
vel.A2PestA2controlA2tacticsA2mayA2include:A2hostA2resistance,A2biologicalA2control,A2cultur
alA2control,A2mechanicalA2control,A2sanitation,A2andA2chemicalA2(pesticide)A2control.

YouA2appliedA2aA2pesticide,A2butA2itA2didA2notA2controlA2theA2pest.A2NameA2threeA2reasons
A2whyA2yourA2controlA2effortA2mightA2haveA2failed.A2-A2Ans--
TheA2failureA2ofA2theA2pesticideA2toA2controlA2theA2pestA2mightA2haveA2beenA2causedA2byA2
pestA2resistance,A2choosingA2theA2wrongA2pesticide,A2misidentifyingA2theA2pest,A2applying
A2theA2wrongA2amount,A2orA2applyingA2theA2pesticideA2incorrectly.


WhatA2canA2youA2doA2toA2keepA2theA2pestsA2youA2areA2tryingA2toA2controlA2fromA2becomin
gA2resistanceA2toA2theA2pesticidesA2youA2use?A2-A2Ans--
PestA2resistanceA2canA2beA2reducedA2byA2usingA2integratedA2pestA2managementA2andA2ro
tatingA2theA2typesA2ofA2pesticidesA2used.

ExplainA2theA2differencesA2betweenA2theA2termsA2"label"A2andA2"labeling."A2-A2Ans--
TheA2labelA2isA2theA2informationA2printedA2onA2orA2attachedA2toA2theA2pesticideA2container.
A2LabelingA2includesA2theA2labelA2itself,A2plusA2allA2otherA2informationA2youA2receiveA2from
A2theA2manufacturerA2aboutA2theA2productA2whenA2youA2buyA2it.


WhatA2doA2theA2wordsA2"RestrictedA2UseA2Pesticide"A2tellA2youA2aboutA2theA2pesticideA2pr
oduct?A2-
A2Ans--"RestrictedA2UseA2Pesticide"A2meansA2thatA2theA2productA2hasA2beenA2shownA2toA2
beA2likelyA2toA2harmA2peopleA2orA2theA2environmentA2ifA2itA2isA2notA2usedA2correctly.A2ItA2m
ayA2beA2purchasedA2andA2usedA2onlyA2byA2certifiedA2applicatorsA2andA2thoseA2underA2thei
rA2directA2supervision.

WhereA2wouldA2youA2lookA2toA2findA2outA2whetherA2aA2pesticideA2isA2classifiedA2asA2Restri
ctedA2Use?A2-A2Ans--
IfA2aA2pesticideA2isA2classifiedA2asA2RestrictedA2Use,A2theA2wordsA2"RestrictedA2UseA2Pesti
cide"A2willA2appearA2inA2aA2boxA2onA2theA2frontA2panelA2ofA2theA2pesticideA2label.

ExplainA2theA2differenceA2betweenA2chemicalA2name,A2commonA2name,A2andA2brandA2na
me.A2WhichA2ofA2theseA2termsA2shouldA2youA2useA2toA2mostA2accuratelyA2identifyA2aA2pest
icideA2product?A2-A2Ans--
TheA2chemicalA2nameA2isA2aA2complexA2nameA2thatA2identifiesA2theA2chemicalA2compone
ntsA2andA2structureA2ofA2theA2pesticide.A2AA2commonA2nameA2isA2aA2shorterA2nameA2thatA2
EPAA2recognizesA2asA2aA2substituteA2forA2theA2chemicalA2nameA2ofA2aA2product.A2AA2bran
dA2nameA2isA2theA2nameA2--A2usuallyA2aA2trademark--
A2usedA2byA2aA2chemicalA2companyA2toA2identifyA2aA2pesticideA2product.A2TheA2commonA2
nameA2(orA2theA2chemicalA2name,A2ifA2noA2commonA2nameA2isA2given)A2isA2theA2mostA2ac
curateA2andA2usefulA2wayA2toA2identifyA2aA2pesticideA2product.