Practice Exam, National Pesticide Applicator
Certification Core Manual Exam Questions
and Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
Breeding or selecting plants C
and animals with
characteristics for resistance
to pests is an example of
which type of pest
management method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic Control.
D. Physical/ environmental
modificaiton.
Using a plow to destry C
weeeds is an example of
which type of mechanical
control method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental
modification.
,Which statement is true about A
chemical control as a pest
management method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in
pest management programs
and sometimes are the only
control method available.
B. Pesticides include any
material that is applied to
plants and the soil but not to
water or harvested crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide
controls a wide variety of
pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not
absorbed by treated plants or
animals.
Which statement is true about C
pest management goals?
A. Pestcides are never used to
prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive
pest control goals are rarely
combined.
C. Cultiviation and mowing of
weeds are ways to prevent
and suppress pest
populations.
D. Over large areas,
eradication is a practical
approach to pest cotnrol.
, Which term describes the pest B
population density that causes
the losses equal to the cost of
control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold.
Which would decrease the D
likelihood of pesticide
resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the
same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over
a wide area.
D. Using pesticides with
multiple sites of toxicity in an
organism.
Certification Core Manual Exam Questions
and Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
Breeding or selecting plants C
and animals with
characteristics for resistance
to pests is an example of
which type of pest
management method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic Control.
D. Physical/ environmental
modificaiton.
Using a plow to destry C
weeeds is an example of
which type of mechanical
control method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental
modification.
,Which statement is true about A
chemical control as a pest
management method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in
pest management programs
and sometimes are the only
control method available.
B. Pesticides include any
material that is applied to
plants and the soil but not to
water or harvested crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide
controls a wide variety of
pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not
absorbed by treated plants or
animals.
Which statement is true about C
pest management goals?
A. Pestcides are never used to
prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive
pest control goals are rarely
combined.
C. Cultiviation and mowing of
weeds are ways to prevent
and suppress pest
populations.
D. Over large areas,
eradication is a practical
approach to pest cotnrol.
, Which term describes the pest B
population density that causes
the losses equal to the cost of
control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold.
Which would decrease the D
likelihood of pesticide
resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the
same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over
a wide area.
D. Using pesticides with
multiple sites of toxicity in an
organism.
