TRUGREEN GENERAL PEST MANAGEMENT TEST
7A EXAM CORE PEST IDENTIFICATION AND
CONTROL METHODS REVIEW 2026
◉ Insecticide.
Answer: Control insects and related arthropods
◉ Miticide.
Answer: (Acaricide) Control mites
◉ Molluscicides.
Answer: Control snails and slugs
◉ Nematicides.
Answer: Control nematodes
◉ Ovicides.
Answer: Destroy eggs
◉ Pheromone.
Answer: Attract insects
,◉ Piscicides.
Answer: Control pest fish
◉ Predacides.
Answer: Control predatory vertebrates
◉ Repellants.
Answer: Repel insects, mites, ticks, pest vertebrates, invertebrates,
birds, and mammals
◉ Rodenticides.
Answer: Controls rodents
◉ Selective Pesticide.
Answer: Toxic to some pests, but have little or no effect on others
◉ Systemic Pesticide.
Answer: Absorbed and translocated within a plant or animal
◉ Contact Pesticide.
Answer: Must directly touch the pest or a site the pest frequents
,◉ Persistence.
Answer: How long a pesticide remains actives to control pest
◉ Residual Pesticides.
Answer: Control pests long term (ie weeks, months, or years)
◉ Cultural Control.
Answer: Practices that reduce pest establishment, reproduction,
dispersal, and survival
◉ Examples of Cultural Controls.
Answer: Mowing, irrigation, aeration, fertilization, crop selection,
etc.
◉ Genetic Control.
Answer: Selected or bred to resists specific pests
◉ Mechanical Control.
Answer: Kill a pest directly or make its environmental unsuitable
◉ Examples of Mechanical Control.
, Answer: Traps, mulches, fences, cloth mesh, etc.
◉ Quarantine.
Answer: Pest control process designed to prevent entry of certain
pests into pest-free areas
◉ Eradication.
Answer: Elimination of a pest from a designated area
◉ Integrated Pest Management.
Answer: Strategy that utilizes a wide range of pest control tactics to
prevent pests from reaching economically or aesthetically damaging
levels with the least risk to the environment
◉ Why Practice IPM (5).
Answer: 1. Balanced ecosystem.
2. Pesticides can be ineffective.
3. Can save money.
4. Promotes healthy environment.
5. Maintains good public image.
◉ 5 Components of IPM.
7A EXAM CORE PEST IDENTIFICATION AND
CONTROL METHODS REVIEW 2026
◉ Insecticide.
Answer: Control insects and related arthropods
◉ Miticide.
Answer: (Acaricide) Control mites
◉ Molluscicides.
Answer: Control snails and slugs
◉ Nematicides.
Answer: Control nematodes
◉ Ovicides.
Answer: Destroy eggs
◉ Pheromone.
Answer: Attract insects
,◉ Piscicides.
Answer: Control pest fish
◉ Predacides.
Answer: Control predatory vertebrates
◉ Repellants.
Answer: Repel insects, mites, ticks, pest vertebrates, invertebrates,
birds, and mammals
◉ Rodenticides.
Answer: Controls rodents
◉ Selective Pesticide.
Answer: Toxic to some pests, but have little or no effect on others
◉ Systemic Pesticide.
Answer: Absorbed and translocated within a plant or animal
◉ Contact Pesticide.
Answer: Must directly touch the pest or a site the pest frequents
,◉ Persistence.
Answer: How long a pesticide remains actives to control pest
◉ Residual Pesticides.
Answer: Control pests long term (ie weeks, months, or years)
◉ Cultural Control.
Answer: Practices that reduce pest establishment, reproduction,
dispersal, and survival
◉ Examples of Cultural Controls.
Answer: Mowing, irrigation, aeration, fertilization, crop selection,
etc.
◉ Genetic Control.
Answer: Selected or bred to resists specific pests
◉ Mechanical Control.
Answer: Kill a pest directly or make its environmental unsuitable
◉ Examples of Mechanical Control.
, Answer: Traps, mulches, fences, cloth mesh, etc.
◉ Quarantine.
Answer: Pest control process designed to prevent entry of certain
pests into pest-free areas
◉ Eradication.
Answer: Elimination of a pest from a designated area
◉ Integrated Pest Management.
Answer: Strategy that utilizes a wide range of pest control tactics to
prevent pests from reaching economically or aesthetically damaging
levels with the least risk to the environment
◉ Why Practice IPM (5).
Answer: 1. Balanced ecosystem.
2. Pesticides can be ineffective.
3. Can save money.
4. Promotes healthy environment.
5. Maintains good public image.
◉ 5 Components of IPM.
