Illinois General Standards Pesticide Exam (A+ GRADED)
Pest correct answers any insect, mite, rodent, weed, disease etc that is injurious to the health of
humans, animals, plants, or the environment
Goal of IPM correct answers keep pests below economic and aesthetic injury level, avoid
adverse effects on humans, wildlife, environment
economic injury level correct answers breakeven point at which cost of pest control equals
revenue loss caused by pest
economic threshold level correct answers number of pests per plant or amount of damage to
plant at which control measures should begin
aesthetic injury level correct answers number of pests that might cause enough damage to the
appearance of a plant to warrant cost of control - might vary
key to successful IPM correct answers monitoring pest pop and plant conditions
cultural control correct answers improve crop health
mechanical control correct answers physical pest elimination
biological control correct answers living organisms reduce pests
chemical control correct answers chemical agents reduce pests
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, preventative control correct answers prevent entry and spread
pesticide failure correct answers wrong type, wrong pest stage, wrong area, pest resistance
insects correct answers exoskeleton, 3 pairs jointed legs, 3 body region
insect body regions correct answers head, thorax, abdomen
incomplete development correct answers 3 life stages - eggs, nymph, adult
complete development correct answers 4 life stages - egg, larvae, pupae, adult
mites correct answers spider-like, 4 pairs of legs
spiders correct answers 4 pairs of legs, 2 body regions
crustaceans correct answers 7 pairs of legs ex) pillbugs
birds correct answers all protected except non-native ex) starlings, house sparrows
mammals correct answers protected except rats, mice, ground squirrels
noninfectious disease correct answers cannot be transferred pest to pest or plant to plant, often
result of unfavorable conditions
infectious disease correct answers multiply within host, transferable
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Pest correct answers any insect, mite, rodent, weed, disease etc that is injurious to the health of
humans, animals, plants, or the environment
Goal of IPM correct answers keep pests below economic and aesthetic injury level, avoid
adverse effects on humans, wildlife, environment
economic injury level correct answers breakeven point at which cost of pest control equals
revenue loss caused by pest
economic threshold level correct answers number of pests per plant or amount of damage to
plant at which control measures should begin
aesthetic injury level correct answers number of pests that might cause enough damage to the
appearance of a plant to warrant cost of control - might vary
key to successful IPM correct answers monitoring pest pop and plant conditions
cultural control correct answers improve crop health
mechanical control correct answers physical pest elimination
biological control correct answers living organisms reduce pests
chemical control correct answers chemical agents reduce pests
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, preventative control correct answers prevent entry and spread
pesticide failure correct answers wrong type, wrong pest stage, wrong area, pest resistance
insects correct answers exoskeleton, 3 pairs jointed legs, 3 body region
insect body regions correct answers head, thorax, abdomen
incomplete development correct answers 3 life stages - eggs, nymph, adult
complete development correct answers 4 life stages - egg, larvae, pupae, adult
mites correct answers spider-like, 4 pairs of legs
spiders correct answers 4 pairs of legs, 2 body regions
crustaceans correct answers 7 pairs of legs ex) pillbugs
birds correct answers all protected except non-native ex) starlings, house sparrows
mammals correct answers protected except rats, mice, ground squirrels
noninfectious disease correct answers cannot be transferred pest to pest or plant to plant, often
result of unfavorable conditions
infectious disease correct answers multiply within host, transferable
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