Nebraska Pesticide Applicator
Certification Questions and Answers
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Mechanical control✔✔Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an examples of
which type of pest management method?
Physical/Environmental Control✔✔Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food
products to reduce damage from mold is an example of which type of pest management method?
Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended practice in biological
control✔✔Which statement is TRUE about biological control methods?
Exclusion✔✔Sealing cracks and crevices and small opening in buildings is an example of which
type of mechanical control method?
Cultural practices after the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of the pest to
prevent or suppress an infestation.✔✔Which statement is TRUE about cultural control practices?
Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies.✔✔Which state is
TRUE about regulatory pest control?
The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels.✔✔Which
statement is TRUE about pest management strategies in IPM?
Planting weed- and disease-free seed.✔✔Which would be considered a preventive pest
management strategy?
, The action threshold for a pest may be set t a zero pest population density.✔✔Which statement is
true about action thresholds?
Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same chemical class✔✔Which would
increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency✔✔Which federal agency is responsible for registering or
licensing pesticide products for use in the United States?
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)✔✔Which federal law governs the
establishment of pesticide tolerances for food and feed products?
Food Quality Protection Agency (FQPA)✔✔Which federal law requires that all pesticides meet
new safety standards?
State restrictions on pesticides can be more liberal than those of FIFRA✔✔Which statement
about FIFRA is FALSE?
10 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of water.✔✔Experimental use permits required
under Section 5 of FIFRA can be used when conducting experimental field tests on new
pesticides on:
True.✔✔Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for FIFRA violations.
Testing of pesticides for endocrine disruption potential is required under the FQPA✔✔Which
statement about the requirements of the FQPA is TRUE?
A label statement advising applicators to consult a county bulletin to determine if they must take
any special precautionary measures when using the product.✔✔Under the federal Endangered
Certification Questions and Answers
100% Solved
Mechanical control✔✔Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an examples of
which type of pest management method?
Physical/Environmental Control✔✔Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food
products to reduce damage from mold is an example of which type of pest management method?
Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended practice in biological
control✔✔Which statement is TRUE about biological control methods?
Exclusion✔✔Sealing cracks and crevices and small opening in buildings is an example of which
type of mechanical control method?
Cultural practices after the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of the pest to
prevent or suppress an infestation.✔✔Which statement is TRUE about cultural control practices?
Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies.✔✔Which state is
TRUE about regulatory pest control?
The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels.✔✔Which
statement is TRUE about pest management strategies in IPM?
Planting weed- and disease-free seed.✔✔Which would be considered a preventive pest
management strategy?
, The action threshold for a pest may be set t a zero pest population density.✔✔Which statement is
true about action thresholds?
Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same chemical class✔✔Which would
increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency✔✔Which federal agency is responsible for registering or
licensing pesticide products for use in the United States?
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)✔✔Which federal law governs the
establishment of pesticide tolerances for food and feed products?
Food Quality Protection Agency (FQPA)✔✔Which federal law requires that all pesticides meet
new safety standards?
State restrictions on pesticides can be more liberal than those of FIFRA✔✔Which statement
about FIFRA is FALSE?
10 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of water.✔✔Experimental use permits required
under Section 5 of FIFRA can be used when conducting experimental field tests on new
pesticides on:
True.✔✔Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for FIFRA violations.
Testing of pesticides for endocrine disruption potential is required under the FQPA✔✔Which
statement about the requirements of the FQPA is TRUE?
A label statement advising applicators to consult a county bulletin to determine if they must take
any special precautionary measures when using the product.✔✔Under the federal Endangered
