CATEGORY 3A+3B PESTICIDE EXAM (ACTUAL
2025) QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
Blood testing is a means of monitoring exposure to -
<<<Answers>>>organophosphate and carbamate pesticides
Blood testing should be conducted - <<<Answers>>>before
exposure occurs and periodically during the season
When storing pesticides/herbicides, remember to -
<<<Answers>>>separate herbicides from other types of
pesticides
Materials considered to be acutely hazardous or hazardous
waste does not require special disposal procedures (T/F) -
<<<Answers>>>False
Using alternative methods of controlling pests is a part of -
<<<Answers>>>an IPM program
The monitoring of pests can - <<<Answers>>>prevent serious
pest outbreaks and reduce the use of pesticides
Cultural control methods includes the manipulation of
irrigation and fertilization schedules to reduce diseases (T/F) -
<<<Answers>>>True
, CATEGORY 3A+3B PESTICIDE EXAM (ACTUAL
2025) QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
Physical control methods include washing of plants, the use of
physical barriers and the pruning of infected plant material
(T/F) - <<<Answers>>>True
An example of a weed that has 3 ovate leaves, 1-1/2" to 4"
long which becomes red or reddish yellow in fall is -
<<<Answers>>>Poison ivy
A perennial weed which reproduces by seeds and rhizomes is
- <<<Answers>>>Hedge bindweed
The weed which is perennial and reproduces by seed is -
<<<Answers>>>quack grass
Annual bluegrass reproduces by - <<<Answers>>>seeds
Veronica weeds can be annuals or perennials (T/F) -
<<<Answers>>>True
What is plaintain? - <<<Answers>>>a perrennial and
propagates by seeds, has long, smooth, ovate leaves that are
rounded at the base and tip
Cedar-apple rust is a fungus disease that may appear on -
<<<Answers>>>hawthorn
, CATEGORY 3A+3B PESTICIDE EXAM (ACTUAL
2025) QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
The plant disease which requires two unrelated plants or trees
to continue the life cycle of the disease organism is -
<<<Answers>>>Cedar Rust
Anthracnose diseased are caused by - <<<Answers>>>A
fungus
Spores of fungi may be spread by wind or splashing water
(T/F) - <<<Answers>>>True
Gall-like growths of the cedar rust fungi appear on -
<<<Answers>>>Red Cedar
Apple scab can cause early defoliation of plants -
<<<Answers>>>True
Dutch Elm disease is spread mostly by -
<<<Answers>>>Beetles
Most leaf spotting and anthracnose fungi attack trees in mid-
summer if there is sufficient rainfall - <<<Answers>>>False
Most Fungus diseases overwinter - <<<Answers>>>in dead
plants
2025) QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
Blood testing is a means of monitoring exposure to -
<<<Answers>>>organophosphate and carbamate pesticides
Blood testing should be conducted - <<<Answers>>>before
exposure occurs and periodically during the season
When storing pesticides/herbicides, remember to -
<<<Answers>>>separate herbicides from other types of
pesticides
Materials considered to be acutely hazardous or hazardous
waste does not require special disposal procedures (T/F) -
<<<Answers>>>False
Using alternative methods of controlling pests is a part of -
<<<Answers>>>an IPM program
The monitoring of pests can - <<<Answers>>>prevent serious
pest outbreaks and reduce the use of pesticides
Cultural control methods includes the manipulation of
irrigation and fertilization schedules to reduce diseases (T/F) -
<<<Answers>>>True
, CATEGORY 3A+3B PESTICIDE EXAM (ACTUAL
2025) QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
Physical control methods include washing of plants, the use of
physical barriers and the pruning of infected plant material
(T/F) - <<<Answers>>>True
An example of a weed that has 3 ovate leaves, 1-1/2" to 4"
long which becomes red or reddish yellow in fall is -
<<<Answers>>>Poison ivy
A perennial weed which reproduces by seeds and rhizomes is
- <<<Answers>>>Hedge bindweed
The weed which is perennial and reproduces by seed is -
<<<Answers>>>quack grass
Annual bluegrass reproduces by - <<<Answers>>>seeds
Veronica weeds can be annuals or perennials (T/F) -
<<<Answers>>>True
What is plaintain? - <<<Answers>>>a perrennial and
propagates by seeds, has long, smooth, ovate leaves that are
rounded at the base and tip
Cedar-apple rust is a fungus disease that may appear on -
<<<Answers>>>hawthorn
, CATEGORY 3A+3B PESTICIDE EXAM (ACTUAL
2025) QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS
The plant disease which requires two unrelated plants or trees
to continue the life cycle of the disease organism is -
<<<Answers>>>Cedar Rust
Anthracnose diseased are caused by - <<<Answers>>>A
fungus
Spores of fungi may be spread by wind or splashing water
(T/F) - <<<Answers>>>True
Gall-like growths of the cedar rust fungi appear on -
<<<Answers>>>Red Cedar
Apple scab can cause early defoliation of plants -
<<<Answers>>>True
Dutch Elm disease is spread mostly by -
<<<Answers>>>Beetles
Most leaf spotting and anthracnose fungi attack trees in mid-
summer if there is sufficient rainfall - <<<Answers>>>False
Most Fungus diseases overwinter - <<<Answers>>>in dead
plants
