ILLINOIS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR TEST EXAMS
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS /UPDATED
/GRADED A+
1. Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act (FIFRA) -
ANSWER-Approved in 1947. It provides a framework for
pesticide registrations an is the pesticide users assurance that
the product, if used correctly will provide some helpful service
without endangering the user, other persons, or the
environment
2. Economic Injury Level - ANSWER-break- even point at which
the cost of pest control equals the revenue loss caused by a
pest.
3. Aesthetic Injury Level - ANSWER-number of pests that might
cause enough damage to the appearance of a plant to warrant
the cost of control
4. Scouting - ANSWER-Regularly monitoring pest populations and
plant or crop conditions. Could be the owner, maintenance
technician, or grower.
5. What is the Goal of IPM? - ANSWER-To optimize, NOT maximize
pest control
6. Pest - ANSWER-any insect, mite, rodent, nematode, fungus,
weed, or other organism that is injurious to humans or their
structures, or to plants, or animals of interest to humans.
, 7. 5 Control Methods - ANSWER-Cultural Control, Mechanical
Control, Biological Control, Preventative Control, Chemical
control
8. Cultural control - ANSWER-improves plant health so that they
plants are able to compete better against pests. EX: soil
preparation, fertility, proper planting, plant selection, crop
rotation, mulching, mowing
9. Mechanical control - ANSWER-Physically eliminates the pest.
EX: Cultivating, pruning, hoeing, weed pulling, mowing, hand
picking
10. Biological control - ANSWER-Uses living organisms to
reduce pest populations to economically acceptable levels. EX:
predators, parasites, pest diseases
11. preventative control - ANSWER-Helps prevent the entry
and spread of pests. EX: quarantines, inspections, certified
seed
12. chemical control - ANSWER-Herbicides, insecticides,
fungicides, repellents, fumigants
13. Pesticide - ANSWER-any chemical used to destroy,
prevent, or control any form of like declared to be a pest
14. Two general types of ingredients - ANSWER-Active, Inert
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS /UPDATED
/GRADED A+
1. Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act (FIFRA) -
ANSWER-Approved in 1947. It provides a framework for
pesticide registrations an is the pesticide users assurance that
the product, if used correctly will provide some helpful service
without endangering the user, other persons, or the
environment
2. Economic Injury Level - ANSWER-break- even point at which
the cost of pest control equals the revenue loss caused by a
pest.
3. Aesthetic Injury Level - ANSWER-number of pests that might
cause enough damage to the appearance of a plant to warrant
the cost of control
4. Scouting - ANSWER-Regularly monitoring pest populations and
plant or crop conditions. Could be the owner, maintenance
technician, or grower.
5. What is the Goal of IPM? - ANSWER-To optimize, NOT maximize
pest control
6. Pest - ANSWER-any insect, mite, rodent, nematode, fungus,
weed, or other organism that is injurious to humans or their
structures, or to plants, or animals of interest to humans.
, 7. 5 Control Methods - ANSWER-Cultural Control, Mechanical
Control, Biological Control, Preventative Control, Chemical
control
8. Cultural control - ANSWER-improves plant health so that they
plants are able to compete better against pests. EX: soil
preparation, fertility, proper planting, plant selection, crop
rotation, mulching, mowing
9. Mechanical control - ANSWER-Physically eliminates the pest.
EX: Cultivating, pruning, hoeing, weed pulling, mowing, hand
picking
10. Biological control - ANSWER-Uses living organisms to
reduce pest populations to economically acceptable levels. EX:
predators, parasites, pest diseases
11. preventative control - ANSWER-Helps prevent the entry
and spread of pests. EX: quarantines, inspections, certified
seed
12. chemical control - ANSWER-Herbicides, insecticides,
fungicides, repellents, fumigants
13. Pesticide - ANSWER-any chemical used to destroy,
prevent, or control any form of like declared to be a pest
14. Two general types of ingredients - ANSWER-Active, Inert
