COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
CERTIFICATION FINAL PAPER UPDATED
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS BUNDLED REVIEW GUIDE
●● B. Genetic
Answer: Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant to
insect feeding is an example of which type of pest management method?
A. Biological
B. Genetic.
C. Regulatory.
●● A. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is
recommended in biological control.
Answer: Which statement about biological control methods is true?
A. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is
recommended in biological control.
B. Biological control involves importing exotic pests to control natural
enemies.
C. Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides
works best in biological control.
●● A. Physical.
,Answer: Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is
an example of which type of pest management method?
A. Physical.
B. Genetic.
C. Biological.
●● A. They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival.
Answer: Which statement about cultural control practices is true?
A. They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival.
B. They use naturally derived and/or synthesized chemicals to control
pests.
C. They involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign
countries.
●● A. Regulatory.
Answer: Monitoring pests at airports and ocean ports that pose a serious
threat to public health or widespread damage to crops or animals is an
example of which type of pest management method?
A. Regulatory.
B. Genetic.
C. Biological.
●● A. The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels.
,Answer: Which statement about pest management strategies in IPM is
true?
A. The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels.
B. Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program.
C. Non-chemical methods are short-term solutions to control pests.
●● A. Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field.
Answer: Which would be considered a preventive pest management
strategy?
A. Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field.
B. Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations.
C. Removing a pest that is a public health concern from an area.
●● B. The action threshold for a pest may be set at a zero pest
population density.
Answer: Which statement about action thresholds is true?
A. The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the
action threshold level.
B. The action threshold for a pest may be set at a zero pest population
density.
C. In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to
economics than aesthetics.
●● B. Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class.
, Answer: Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. An insect that has one generation per year.
B. Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class.
C. Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect.
●● B. It prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating pesticide use
laws more stringent than federal regulations.
Answer: Which statement about FIFRA is false?
A. It provides the overall framework for the federal pesticide regulatory
program.
B. It prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating pesticide use
laws more stringent than federal regulations.
C. It allows applicators to deviate from the pesticide label under specific
use situations.
●● A. They may apply and/or supervise the application of restricted-use
pesticides.
Answer: Under federal law, which statement about trained and certified
applicators is true?
A. They may apply and/or supervise the application of restricted-use
pesticides.
B. They must receive supplemental training before mixing RUPs.
C. They are exempt from obtaining county bulletins for the protection of
endangered species.
CERTIFICATION FINAL PAPER UPDATED
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS BUNDLED REVIEW GUIDE
●● B. Genetic
Answer: Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant to
insect feeding is an example of which type of pest management method?
A. Biological
B. Genetic.
C. Regulatory.
●● A. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is
recommended in biological control.
Answer: Which statement about biological control methods is true?
A. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is
recommended in biological control.
B. Biological control involves importing exotic pests to control natural
enemies.
C. Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides
works best in biological control.
●● A. Physical.
,Answer: Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is
an example of which type of pest management method?
A. Physical.
B. Genetic.
C. Biological.
●● A. They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival.
Answer: Which statement about cultural control practices is true?
A. They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival.
B. They use naturally derived and/or synthesized chemicals to control
pests.
C. They involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign
countries.
●● A. Regulatory.
Answer: Monitoring pests at airports and ocean ports that pose a serious
threat to public health or widespread damage to crops or animals is an
example of which type of pest management method?
A. Regulatory.
B. Genetic.
C. Biological.
●● A. The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels.
,Answer: Which statement about pest management strategies in IPM is
true?
A. The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels.
B. Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program.
C. Non-chemical methods are short-term solutions to control pests.
●● A. Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field.
Answer: Which would be considered a preventive pest management
strategy?
A. Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field.
B. Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations.
C. Removing a pest that is a public health concern from an area.
●● B. The action threshold for a pest may be set at a zero pest
population density.
Answer: Which statement about action thresholds is true?
A. The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the
action threshold level.
B. The action threshold for a pest may be set at a zero pest population
density.
C. In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to
economics than aesthetics.
●● B. Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class.
, Answer: Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. An insect that has one generation per year.
B. Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class.
C. Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect.
●● B. It prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating pesticide use
laws more stringent than federal regulations.
Answer: Which statement about FIFRA is false?
A. It provides the overall framework for the federal pesticide regulatory
program.
B. It prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating pesticide use
laws more stringent than federal regulations.
C. It allows applicators to deviate from the pesticide label under specific
use situations.
●● A. They may apply and/or supervise the application of restricted-use
pesticides.
Answer: Under federal law, which statement about trained and certified
applicators is true?
A. They may apply and/or supervise the application of restricted-use
pesticides.
B. They must receive supplemental training before mixing RUPs.
C. They are exempt from obtaining county bulletins for the protection of
endangered species.
