Nebraska Pesticide Applicators Certification Review
Questions and Guide Answers
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1. 1) Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example
of which type of pest management method?
a) Biological control
b) Mechanical control
c) Genetic control
d) Chemical control
Answer: b) Mechanical control
2. 2) Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to re-
duce damage from mold is an example of which type of pest management
method?
a) Biological
,b) Mechanical
c) physical/environmental modification
d) Regulatory pest control
Answer: c) physical/environmental modification
3. 3) Which statement is true about biological control methods?
a) If pesticides are part of a biological control program to control an exotic
pest, it is better to apply them at the strongest label rate and to choose the
more toxic pesticides.
b) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended
practice in biological control
c) Biological control involves the importation of exotic pests to control natural
enemies
d) Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works best
in biological control
Answer: b) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended practice in
biological control
4. 4) Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example
of which type of mechanical control method?
,a) Exclusion
b) Trapping
c) Cultivation
d) Mulching
Answer: a) Exclusion
5. 5) Which statement is true about cultural control practices?
a) Cultural control practices alter the environment, the condition of the host,
or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation
b) Trapping is an important cultural control practice
c) Sanitation is not considered a cultural practice
d) Cultural controls involve the release of parasites and predators found in
foreign countries
Answer: a) Cultural control practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior
of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation
6. 6) Which statement is true about regulatory pest control?
a) Pests that pose a serious public health threat are rarely regulated by federal
and state agencies
b) Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under quarantine restrictions
, c) Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory
agencies
d) Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated
Answer: c) Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies
7. 7) Which statement is true about pest management strategies in IPM?
a) The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable
levels
b) Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program
c) Pesticides are not included in an IPM strategy
d) Non-chemical methods usually provide only short-term control of a pest
Answer: a) The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels
8. 8) Which would be considered a preventive pest management strategy?
a) Planting weed-and disease-free seed
b) Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations
c) Eliminating rodents from a commercial food establishment
d) Removing from an area a pest that is a public health concern
Answer: a) Planting weed-and disease-free seed
9. 9) Which statement is true about action thresholds?
Questions and Guide Answers
100% Verified Graded A+
1. 1) Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example
of which type of pest management method?
a) Biological control
b) Mechanical control
c) Genetic control
d) Chemical control
Answer: b) Mechanical control
2. 2) Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to re-
duce damage from mold is an example of which type of pest management
method?
a) Biological
,b) Mechanical
c) physical/environmental modification
d) Regulatory pest control
Answer: c) physical/environmental modification
3. 3) Which statement is true about biological control methods?
a) If pesticides are part of a biological control program to control an exotic
pest, it is better to apply them at the strongest label rate and to choose the
more toxic pesticides.
b) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended
practice in biological control
c) Biological control involves the importation of exotic pests to control natural
enemies
d) Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works best
in biological control
Answer: b) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended practice in
biological control
4. 4) Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example
of which type of mechanical control method?
,a) Exclusion
b) Trapping
c) Cultivation
d) Mulching
Answer: a) Exclusion
5. 5) Which statement is true about cultural control practices?
a) Cultural control practices alter the environment, the condition of the host,
or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation
b) Trapping is an important cultural control practice
c) Sanitation is not considered a cultural practice
d) Cultural controls involve the release of parasites and predators found in
foreign countries
Answer: a) Cultural control practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior
of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation
6. 6) Which statement is true about regulatory pest control?
a) Pests that pose a serious public health threat are rarely regulated by federal
and state agencies
b) Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under quarantine restrictions
, c) Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory
agencies
d) Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated
Answer: c) Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies
7. 7) Which statement is true about pest management strategies in IPM?
a) The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable
levels
b) Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program
c) Pesticides are not included in an IPM strategy
d) Non-chemical methods usually provide only short-term control of a pest
Answer: a) The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels
8. 8) Which would be considered a preventive pest management strategy?
a) Planting weed-and disease-free seed
b) Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations
c) Eliminating rodents from a commercial food establishment
d) Removing from an area a pest that is a public health concern
Answer: a) Planting weed-and disease-free seed
9. 9) Which statement is true about action thresholds?
