AGRICULTURAL PLANT PEST CONTROL
EXAM WITH MULTIPLE CHOICE AND
CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+ 2026/2027
A pest is ____________.
a. destructive
b. beneficial
c. annoying
d. both a and c
d. both a and c
What type of pesticide is used to kill weeds?
a. rodenticide
b. herbicide
c. insecticide
d. miticide
b. herbicide
Which one of these is a control method promoted in integrated pest management?
a. biological control
b. cultural control
c. chemical control
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Agriculture land with soils allows pesticides to move faster.
a. coarse, sandy
b. heavy clay
c. heavy loam
d. high organic matter
,a. coarse, sandy
To protect honeybees from pesticides, do not apply insecticides
a. during the month of May
b. while crops are in bloom.
c. within six months of harvest.
d. when the wind is from the south.
b. while crops are in bloom.
The potential for a given pesticide to contaminate groundwater depends on:
a. its ability to move in the soil.
b. its persistence.
c. its solubility.
d. all of the above.
d. all of the above.
Beetles and weevils belong to a large, diverse group of insects that vary greatly in
size and shape.
This group is called:
a. Orthoptera
b. Lepidoptera
c. Coleoptera
d. Hemiptera
c. Coleoptera
Even if the pest itself cannot be found, there are some other keys to help one
determine the pest problem. These include:
a. time of year
b. type of host
c. type of damage
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
, True or False. When sampling a field for a pest, always concentrate along the field
border because pests will be most numerous there.
a. true
b. false
b. false
True or false. The number of samples needed per field varies with field size, pest,
etc. Generally, larger fields require more samples to get an accurate estimate of the
population.
a. true
b. false
a. true
Sampling plans are relatively well-defined and easy to understand for the following
pests:
a. corn borers and alfalfa weevils
b. spider mites
c. sunflower moths
d. all of the above
a. corn borers and alfalfa weevils
Pests of field crops generally fall into one of how many fairly easily recognized
groups?
a. two
b. five
c. seven
d. twenty-four
b. five
Characteristics commonly used to correctly identify insects include which of the
following?
a. wings
b. legs
EXAM WITH MULTIPLE CHOICE AND
CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+ 2026/2027
A pest is ____________.
a. destructive
b. beneficial
c. annoying
d. both a and c
d. both a and c
What type of pesticide is used to kill weeds?
a. rodenticide
b. herbicide
c. insecticide
d. miticide
b. herbicide
Which one of these is a control method promoted in integrated pest management?
a. biological control
b. cultural control
c. chemical control
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Agriculture land with soils allows pesticides to move faster.
a. coarse, sandy
b. heavy clay
c. heavy loam
d. high organic matter
,a. coarse, sandy
To protect honeybees from pesticides, do not apply insecticides
a. during the month of May
b. while crops are in bloom.
c. within six months of harvest.
d. when the wind is from the south.
b. while crops are in bloom.
The potential for a given pesticide to contaminate groundwater depends on:
a. its ability to move in the soil.
b. its persistence.
c. its solubility.
d. all of the above.
d. all of the above.
Beetles and weevils belong to a large, diverse group of insects that vary greatly in
size and shape.
This group is called:
a. Orthoptera
b. Lepidoptera
c. Coleoptera
d. Hemiptera
c. Coleoptera
Even if the pest itself cannot be found, there are some other keys to help one
determine the pest problem. These include:
a. time of year
b. type of host
c. type of damage
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
, True or False. When sampling a field for a pest, always concentrate along the field
border because pests will be most numerous there.
a. true
b. false
b. false
True or false. The number of samples needed per field varies with field size, pest,
etc. Generally, larger fields require more samples to get an accurate estimate of the
population.
a. true
b. false
a. true
Sampling plans are relatively well-defined and easy to understand for the following
pests:
a. corn borers and alfalfa weevils
b. spider mites
c. sunflower moths
d. all of the above
a. corn borers and alfalfa weevils
Pests of field crops generally fall into one of how many fairly easily recognized
groups?
a. two
b. five
c. seven
d. twenty-four
b. five
Characteristics commonly used to correctly identify insects include which of the
following?
a. wings
b. legs
