National Pesticide Applicator Certification
Core Manual
Combine the use of several compatible methods into an ____ program, and target the pest at the most
susceptible stage for control. - ANS Integrated pest management program (IPM)
What are the pest management methods? - ANS Natural Control
Mechanical control
Cultural Control
Physical/ environmental modification
Host resistance or genetic control
Chemical control
Regulatory Methods
What are measures that check or destroy pests without depending on humans for their continuance or
success? - ANS Natural Controls
What includes biological, mechanical, cultural, physical, genetic, chemical, and regulatory methods? -
ANS Applied Controls
What type of control modifies the environment to enhance natural enemies? - ANS Biological Control
What type of control is to alter the environment, the condition of the host plant or site, or the behavior
of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation. - ANS Cultural Control
What are 2 examples of Cultural Control - ANS Cultural Practices and Sanitation
,Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of pest
management method? - ANS Mechanical 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? - ANS Physical/ environmental modification
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which type of mechanical
control method? - ANS Exclusion
What pest management method is used when pests that occur in enclosed areas may sometimes be
suppressed by altering physcial and environmental conditions such as water, air movement,
temperature, light, and humdity? - ANS Physical/ Environmental Modification
What Pest Management method is used when sometimes plants and animals can be bred or selected to
resist specific pest problems? - ANS Host Resistance or Genetic Control
Airport and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies, what type of pest
management method is this? - ANS Regulatory Pest Control
What Pest Management method uses pesticides that are either naturally derived or synthesized? - ANS
Chemical Control
Effectiveness, the speed and ease of controlling pests and in many instances, their reasonable cost are
major benefits of using what? - ANS Pesticides
_____ is defined as any material that is applied to plants, the soil, water, harvested crops, structures,
clothing and furnishings, or animals to kill, attract, repel, or regulate or interrupt the growth and mating
of pests, or to regulate plant growth. - ANS Pesticide
How are pesticides commonly grouped? - ANS To the type of pest they control
,What type of pesticide is used to control birds? - ANS Avicides
What type of pesticide is used to control bacteria - ANS Bactericides
What type of pesticide control Microorganisms? - ANS Disinfectants
What type of Pesticide control fungi? - ANS Fungicides
What type of Pesticide control weeds and other undesirable plants? - ANS Herbicides
What type of Pesticide control insects and related arthropods? - ANS Insecticides
What type of Pesticide control mites? - ANS Miticides
What type of Pesticide control snails and slugs - ANS Molluscidies
What type of Pesticides control nematodes? - ANS Nematicides
What type of Pesticides control predatory vertabrates? - ANS Predacides
What type of Pesticides control pest fish? - ANS Piscicides
What type of Pesticides repel insects, related invertebrates, birds and mammals - ANS Repellents
, What type of Pesticides control rodents? - ANS Rodenticides
What type of Pesticides cause leaves or foliage to drop from plants? - ANS Defoliants
What type of Pesticides promote drying or loss of moisture from plants? - ANS Desiccants
What type of Pesticides are substances (other than fertilizers or food) that alter the growth or
development of a plant or animal? - ANS Growth Regulators
The ____ of a pesticide is how the pesticide works - ANS mode of action
____ pesticides are obsorbed through leaves or roots and then transported within the teated plant. -
ANS Systemic
What pesticides must directly touch the pest or a site the pest frequents to be effective? - ANS Contact
Pesticides
What definition is used to describe how long pesticides remain active to control pests? - ANS Persistence
Some ____ pesticides control pests for weeks, months, or even years - ANS Residual
_____ is a pest control process designed to prevent entry of pests into pest-free areas - ANS Quarantine
What is the total elimination of a pest from a designated area? - ANS Eradication
What is a pest management strategy that utilizes a wide range of pest control methods or tactics? - ANS
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Core Manual
Combine the use of several compatible methods into an ____ program, and target the pest at the most
susceptible stage for control. - ANS Integrated pest management program (IPM)
What are the pest management methods? - ANS Natural Control
Mechanical control
Cultural Control
Physical/ environmental modification
Host resistance or genetic control
Chemical control
Regulatory Methods
What are measures that check or destroy pests without depending on humans for their continuance or
success? - ANS Natural Controls
What includes biological, mechanical, cultural, physical, genetic, chemical, and regulatory methods? -
ANS Applied Controls
What type of control modifies the environment to enhance natural enemies? - ANS Biological Control
What type of control is to alter the environment, the condition of the host plant or site, or the behavior
of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation. - ANS Cultural Control
What are 2 examples of Cultural Control - ANS Cultural Practices and Sanitation
,Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of pest
management method? - ANS Mechanical 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? - ANS Physical/ environmental modification
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which type of mechanical
control method? - ANS Exclusion
What pest management method is used when pests that occur in enclosed areas may sometimes be
suppressed by altering physcial and environmental conditions such as water, air movement,
temperature, light, and humdity? - ANS Physical/ Environmental Modification
What Pest Management method is used when sometimes plants and animals can be bred or selected to
resist specific pest problems? - ANS Host Resistance or Genetic Control
Airport and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies, what type of pest
management method is this? - ANS Regulatory Pest Control
What Pest Management method uses pesticides that are either naturally derived or synthesized? - ANS
Chemical Control
Effectiveness, the speed and ease of controlling pests and in many instances, their reasonable cost are
major benefits of using what? - ANS Pesticides
_____ is defined as any material that is applied to plants, the soil, water, harvested crops, structures,
clothing and furnishings, or animals to kill, attract, repel, or regulate or interrupt the growth and mating
of pests, or to regulate plant growth. - ANS Pesticide
How are pesticides commonly grouped? - ANS To the type of pest they control
,What type of pesticide is used to control birds? - ANS Avicides
What type of pesticide is used to control bacteria - ANS Bactericides
What type of pesticide control Microorganisms? - ANS Disinfectants
What type of Pesticide control fungi? - ANS Fungicides
What type of Pesticide control weeds and other undesirable plants? - ANS Herbicides
What type of Pesticide control insects and related arthropods? - ANS Insecticides
What type of Pesticide control mites? - ANS Miticides
What type of Pesticide control snails and slugs - ANS Molluscidies
What type of Pesticides control nematodes? - ANS Nematicides
What type of Pesticides control predatory vertabrates? - ANS Predacides
What type of Pesticides control pest fish? - ANS Piscicides
What type of Pesticides repel insects, related invertebrates, birds and mammals - ANS Repellents
, What type of Pesticides control rodents? - ANS Rodenticides
What type of Pesticides cause leaves or foliage to drop from plants? - ANS Defoliants
What type of Pesticides promote drying or loss of moisture from plants? - ANS Desiccants
What type of Pesticides are substances (other than fertilizers or food) that alter the growth or
development of a plant or animal? - ANS Growth Regulators
The ____ of a pesticide is how the pesticide works - ANS mode of action
____ pesticides are obsorbed through leaves or roots and then transported within the teated plant. -
ANS Systemic
What pesticides must directly touch the pest or a site the pest frequents to be effective? - ANS Contact
Pesticides
What definition is used to describe how long pesticides remain active to control pests? - ANS Persistence
Some ____ pesticides control pests for weeks, months, or even years - ANS Residual
_____ is a pest control process designed to prevent entry of pests into pest-free areas - ANS Quarantine
What is the total elimination of a pest from a designated area? - ANS Eradication
What is a pest management strategy that utilizes a wide range of pest control methods or tactics? - ANS
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
