ILLINOIS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR TEST
Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act (FIFRA) - Answers - Approved in
1947. It provides a framework for pesticide registrations an is the pesticide users
assurance that the product, if used correctly will provide some helpful service without
endangering the user, other persons, or the environment
Economic Injury Level - Answers - break- even point at which the cost of pest control
equals the revenue loss caused by a pest.
Aesthetic Injury Level - Answers - number of pests that might cause enough damage to
the appearance of a plant to warrant the cost of control
Scouting - Answers - Regularly monitoring pest populations and plant or crop
conditions. Could be the owner, maintenance technician, or grower.
What is the Goal of IPM? - Answers - To optimize, NOT maximize pest control
Pest - Answers - any insect, mite, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed, or other organism
that is injurious to humans or their structures, or to plants, or animals of interest to
humans.
5 Control Methods - Answers - Cultural Control, Mechanical Control, Biological Control,
Preventative Control, Chemical control
Cultural control - Answers - improves plant health so that they plants are able to
compete better against pests. EX: soil preparation, fertility, proper planting, plant
selection, crop rotation, mulching, mowing
Mechanical control - Answers - Physically eliminates the pest. EX: Cultivating, pruning,
hoeing, weed pulling, mowing, hand picking
Biological control - Answers - Uses living organisms to reduce pest populations to
economically acceptable levels. EX: predators, parasites, pest diseases
preventative control - Answers - Helps prevent the entry and spread of pests. EX:
quarantines, inspections, certified seed
chemical control - Answers - Herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, repellents, fumigants
Pesticide - Answers - any chemical used to destroy, prevent, or control any form of like
declared to be a pest
Two general types of ingredients - Answers - Active, Inert
Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act (FIFRA) - Answers - Approved in
1947. It provides a framework for pesticide registrations an is the pesticide users
assurance that the product, if used correctly will provide some helpful service without
endangering the user, other persons, or the environment
Economic Injury Level - Answers - break- even point at which the cost of pest control
equals the revenue loss caused by a pest.
Aesthetic Injury Level - Answers - number of pests that might cause enough damage to
the appearance of a plant to warrant the cost of control
Scouting - Answers - Regularly monitoring pest populations and plant or crop
conditions. Could be the owner, maintenance technician, or grower.
What is the Goal of IPM? - Answers - To optimize, NOT maximize pest control
Pest - Answers - any insect, mite, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed, or other organism
that is injurious to humans or their structures, or to plants, or animals of interest to
humans.
5 Control Methods - Answers - Cultural Control, Mechanical Control, Biological Control,
Preventative Control, Chemical control
Cultural control - Answers - improves plant health so that they plants are able to
compete better against pests. EX: soil preparation, fertility, proper planting, plant
selection, crop rotation, mulching, mowing
Mechanical control - Answers - Physically eliminates the pest. EX: Cultivating, pruning,
hoeing, weed pulling, mowing, hand picking
Biological control - Answers - Uses living organisms to reduce pest populations to
economically acceptable levels. EX: predators, parasites, pest diseases
preventative control - Answers - Helps prevent the entry and spread of pests. EX:
quarantines, inspections, certified seed
chemical control - Answers - Herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, repellents, fumigants
Pesticide - Answers - any chemical used to destroy, prevent, or control any form of like
declared to be a pest
Two general types of ingredients - Answers - Active, Inert
