APPLICATOR LICENSE CALIFORNIA NEW EDITION

1. Which of the following are pests? 1 Mites 2 Plant Pathogens 3 Weeds 4 All of the above 2. Which of these options is considered primitive pest control? 1 Clubbing rats 2 Aerial application of pesticide 3 Bioaccumulation 4 Hand Pump Pesticide application 3. When certain pesticides are used repeated- ly . 1 The environment is more greatly damaged 2 Pests develop resistance 3 All pests are usually destroyed 4 Plants lose growth potential 4. How many major pest groups are there? 2 3 4 5 5. Cultivation is a form of . 1 Biological control 2 Mechanical control 3 Cultural control 4 Physical control 6. A pesticide that kills all related organisms is consid- ered . 1 Illegal 2 Nonselective All of the above Clubbing rats Pests develop re- sistance 4 Mechanical con- trol Nonselective 3 Selective 4 Systemic 7. Integrated Pest Management . 1 Implements a balanced tactical approach 2 Anticipates and prevents damage from occurring 3 Uses several tactics in combination 4 All of the above 8. The first task when using an IPM approach is always . 1 Pest identification 2 Monitor and survey for pests 3 Set IPM goals 4 Implement pesticide application 9. Which of the following are IPM goals? 1 Prevention 2 Suppression 3 Eradication 4 All of the above 10. A pest's life cycle has little effect on resistance levels. 1 True 2 False 11. Which of the following is NOT considered a pesti- cide? herbicide insecticide fungicide parricide 12. control is the altering of the environment, for example, changing humidity, temperature, air flow, water, and light. All of the above Pest identification All of the above False parricide Physical 1 Chemical 2 Mechanical 3 Physical 4 Cultural 13. is the use of a device that blocks the entry of pests into a specific area. 1 Exclusion 2 Prevention 3 Cultural Control 4 Cultivation 14. control relies on the pest's natural ene- mies, such as birds, insects, fungi, and viruses. 1 Cultural 2 Mechanical 3 Chemical 4 Biological 15. Applied controls include: 1 cultural 2 regulatory methods 3 genetic 4 all the above controls i