2022 Illinois General
Standards Study Guide
Test Questions and
Complete Solutions
Graded A+
What is a morphological feature of all adult insects? - Answer: 6 jointed legs and 3 distinct body regions
What knowledge is needed prior to the application of a pesticide to control an insect pest? - Answer:
Identification of the insect and a thorough understanding of its life cycle
How can one delay the development of pest populations resistant to pesticides? - Answer: By using
appropriate IPM methods. Which include using pesticides only when necessary and using cultural,
mechanical and biological control methods when possible
Which factor should be considered when a pesticide fails to provide effective control of a pest? -
Answer: a. Applying the wrong type of pesticide
b. Applying the pesticide when the pest is not in a suitable stage
c. Applying the pesticide to a resistant population
d. All of the above
How do applicators, operators, plant pathologists and others recognize a plant that is diseased? -
Answer: By recognizing symptoms such as leaf spot and chlorosis
What can cause a non-infectious disease in ornamental plants - Answer: Temperature and moisture
extremes
, What system is an appropriate practice to keep pest populations below the economic injury level in
crops and below the aesthetic injury level in non-crop ornamental plantings? - Answer: An Integrated
Pest Management system (IPM)
What is unique about an insect that undergoes incomplete development or simple metamorphosis such
as a grasshopper? - Answer: They have 3 life cycles: Egg, nymph, and adult
What is a unique characteristic of all biological control tactics used to control pest populations? -
Answer: They utilize living organisms to control pests
What is a characteristic of the life cycle of a perennial weed? - Answer: They live more than two years
How can weeds effect plants such as crops and ornamentals? - Answer: Weeds compete with desirable
plants for moisture and light
Which of the following is an example of a cultural integrated pest management tactic for the control of
certain insects and diseases? - Answer: a. Planting certified seed.
b. The use of insect predators.
c. Crop rotation.
d. Application of pesticides at lower rates.
What is the outcome of calendar spraying of broad spectrum insecticides? - Answer: Overuse of the
insecticide may kill natural predators and parasites and bring about pest resurgence
What precautions should one take to ensure a uniform pesticide spray mixture at all times until the
spray tank is empty? - Answer: Avoid letting the mixture stand for long periods of time or overnight
without agitation
What type of pesticide formulation has a low drift potential and is manufactured by applying an active
ingredient to coarse particles such as clay, ground walnut shells or ground corn cobs? - Answer:
Granules
Standards Study Guide
Test Questions and
Complete Solutions
Graded A+
What is a morphological feature of all adult insects? - Answer: 6 jointed legs and 3 distinct body regions
What knowledge is needed prior to the application of a pesticide to control an insect pest? - Answer:
Identification of the insect and a thorough understanding of its life cycle
How can one delay the development of pest populations resistant to pesticides? - Answer: By using
appropriate IPM methods. Which include using pesticides only when necessary and using cultural,
mechanical and biological control methods when possible
Which factor should be considered when a pesticide fails to provide effective control of a pest? -
Answer: a. Applying the wrong type of pesticide
b. Applying the pesticide when the pest is not in a suitable stage
c. Applying the pesticide to a resistant population
d. All of the above
How do applicators, operators, plant pathologists and others recognize a plant that is diseased? -
Answer: By recognizing symptoms such as leaf spot and chlorosis
What can cause a non-infectious disease in ornamental plants - Answer: Temperature and moisture
extremes
, What system is an appropriate practice to keep pest populations below the economic injury level in
crops and below the aesthetic injury level in non-crop ornamental plantings? - Answer: An Integrated
Pest Management system (IPM)
What is unique about an insect that undergoes incomplete development or simple metamorphosis such
as a grasshopper? - Answer: They have 3 life cycles: Egg, nymph, and adult
What is a unique characteristic of all biological control tactics used to control pest populations? -
Answer: They utilize living organisms to control pests
What is a characteristic of the life cycle of a perennial weed? - Answer: They live more than two years
How can weeds effect plants such as crops and ornamentals? - Answer: Weeds compete with desirable
plants for moisture and light
Which of the following is an example of a cultural integrated pest management tactic for the control of
certain insects and diseases? - Answer: a. Planting certified seed.
b. The use of insect predators.
c. Crop rotation.
d. Application of pesticides at lower rates.
What is the outcome of calendar spraying of broad spectrum insecticides? - Answer: Overuse of the
insecticide may kill natural predators and parasites and bring about pest resurgence
What precautions should one take to ensure a uniform pesticide spray mixture at all times until the
spray tank is empty? - Answer: Avoid letting the mixture stand for long periods of time or overnight
without agitation
What type of pesticide formulation has a low drift potential and is manufactured by applying an active
ingredient to coarse particles such as clay, ground walnut shells or ground corn cobs? - Answer:
Granules
