Questions And Answers On Pest Control
Exam
Abioticnfactorsn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-naturalncontroln
measuresnwithinnthenenvironmentnthatn
injurenorndestroynplantsnandnanimals,n
includingnpests.
activeningredientn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
thenchemicalnornchemicalsninnanpesticidenproductnresponsiblenfornitsnpesticidalnactivity.nIner
tningredientsnarenusuallynnotnnamed,nbutnthenlabelnmustnshownwhatnpercentagenofnthentotaln
contentsntheynmakenup.
AdvantagesnofnIntegratednPestnManagementn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
helpsnpreservenanbalancedn
ecosystem,nPesticidesncannbenineffective,nIPMncannsavenmoney,npromotesnanhealthynenvir
onment,nhelpsnmaintainnangoodnpublicn
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AppliednControlsn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Whennhumansntryntoneliminatenpests.n
1.nBiologicalnControl
2.nChemicalncontrol
3.nCulturalnControl
4.nGeneticncontrol
5.nMechanical/PhysicalnControl
6.nRegulatorynControl
Avicidesn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-controlnornrepelnpestnbirds
Bactericidesn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-controlnbacteria
bioaccumulationn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
Thenaccumulationnofnpesticideninnthenfattyntissuenofnsomenanimals
Biologicalncontroln-nCORRECTnnANSWER-thenusenofnnaturalnenemiesn
—predators,nparasites,npathogens,nandn
competitors—toncontrolnpestsnandn
theirndamage.
biomagnificationn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-ThenFoodnchain.
Organismsnwithn
, pesticidesninntheirntissuesnareneatennbyn
fish,nwhichnareninnturnneatennbynbirds.n
Thenbirdsnatnthentopnofnthenfoodnchainn
accumulatenthenhighestnconcentrationnofn
pesticidenresidues.
brandnnamen-nCORRECTnnANSWER-indicatesnthentypenofnformulationnandnthenper-
ncentagenofnactiveningredientnpresent.n
LikenSuspendn20WP
CAUTIONn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
Thisnwordnsignalsnthatnthenproductnisnslightlyntoxicneithernorally,ndermally,nornthroughninhala
tionnorncausesnslightneye
andnskinnirritation
Chemicalncontroln-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
thenpestnmanagementnmethodnthatninvolvesnusingnnaturallynderivednand/ornsyntheticn
chemicalsntonmanagenpests.
chemicalnnamen-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
thencomplexnnamenthatnidentifiesnthenchemicalncomponentsnandnstructurenofnthenpesticide'
snactiveningredient.nThisnnamenmustnbenlistedninntheningredientnstatementnonnthenlabel.Bec
ausenchemicalnnamesnornactiveningredientsnarenusuallyncomplex,nmanynarengivennanshorte
rncommonnname.nOnlynthosencommonnnamesnofficiallynacceptednbynEPAnmaynbenusedninnt
heningredientnstatementnonnthenpesticidenlabel.
Chemosterilantsn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-sterilizeninsectsn
ornpestnvertebrates.
Commercialnapplicatorsn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
individualsnwhonusenornsupervisenthenusenofnanynRUPnfornanynpurposenonnanynpropertynexc
eptnfornthosenlistednundernthendefinitionnofnanprivatenapplicator.
contactnpesticidesn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Thesenarennotnabsorbednbyntreatedn
plantsnornanimals.nThesenpesticidesnmustndirectlyntouchnthenpestnornansitenthenpestnfrequent
sn
tonbeneffective
CulturalnControln-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
practicesnthatnreducenpestnestablishment,nreproduction,ndispersal,nandnsurvival.nCulturalnp
racticesnandnsanitationnarentwonexamplesnofn
culturalncontrol.Mowing,nirrigation,naeration,n
andnfertilization,ncropnrotation,nandnthenusenofntrapncrops,netc
Exam
Abioticnfactorsn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-naturalncontroln
measuresnwithinnthenenvironmentnthatn
injurenorndestroynplantsnandnanimals,n
includingnpests.
activeningredientn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
thenchemicalnornchemicalsninnanpesticidenproductnresponsiblenfornitsnpesticidalnactivity.nIner
tningredientsnarenusuallynnotnnamed,nbutnthenlabelnmustnshownwhatnpercentagenofnthentotaln
contentsntheynmakenup.
AdvantagesnofnIntegratednPestnManagementn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
helpsnpreservenanbalancedn
ecosystem,nPesticidesncannbenineffective,nIPMncannsavenmoney,npromotesnanhealthynenvir
onment,nhelpsnmaintainnangoodnpublicn
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AppliednControlsn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Whennhumansntryntoneliminatenpests.n
1.nBiologicalnControl
2.nChemicalncontrol
3.nCulturalnControl
4.nGeneticncontrol
5.nMechanical/PhysicalnControl
6.nRegulatorynControl
Avicidesn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-controlnornrepelnpestnbirds
Bactericidesn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-controlnbacteria
bioaccumulationn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
Thenaccumulationnofnpesticideninnthenfattyntissuenofnsomenanimals
Biologicalncontroln-nCORRECTnnANSWER-thenusenofnnaturalnenemiesn
—predators,nparasites,npathogens,nandn
competitors—toncontrolnpestsnandn
theirndamage.
biomagnificationn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-ThenFoodnchain.
Organismsnwithn
, pesticidesninntheirntissuesnareneatennbyn
fish,nwhichnareninnturnneatennbynbirds.n
Thenbirdsnatnthentopnofnthenfoodnchainn
accumulatenthenhighestnconcentrationnofn
pesticidenresidues.
brandnnamen-nCORRECTnnANSWER-indicatesnthentypenofnformulationnandnthenper-
ncentagenofnactiveningredientnpresent.n
LikenSuspendn20WP
CAUTIONn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
Thisnwordnsignalsnthatnthenproductnisnslightlyntoxicneithernorally,ndermally,nornthroughninhala
tionnorncausesnslightneye
andnskinnirritation
Chemicalncontroln-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
thenpestnmanagementnmethodnthatninvolvesnusingnnaturallynderivednand/ornsyntheticn
chemicalsntonmanagenpests.
chemicalnnamen-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
thencomplexnnamenthatnidentifiesnthenchemicalncomponentsnandnstructurenofnthenpesticide'
snactiveningredient.nThisnnamenmustnbenlistedninntheningredientnstatementnonnthenlabel.Bec
ausenchemicalnnamesnornactiveningredientsnarenusuallyncomplex,nmanynarengivennanshorte
rncommonnname.nOnlynthosencommonnnamesnofficiallynacceptednbynEPAnmaynbenusedninnt
heningredientnstatementnonnthenpesticidenlabel.
Chemosterilantsn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-sterilizeninsectsn
ornpestnvertebrates.
Commercialnapplicatorsn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
individualsnwhonusenornsupervisenthenusenofnanynRUPnfornanynpurposenonnanynpropertynexc
eptnfornthosenlistednundernthendefinitionnofnanprivatenapplicator.
contactnpesticidesn-nCORRECTnnANSWER-Thesenarennotnabsorbednbyntreatedn
plantsnornanimals.nThesenpesticidesnmustndirectlyntouchnthenpestnornansitenthenpestnfrequent
sn
tonbeneffective
CulturalnControln-nCORRECTnnANSWER-
practicesnthatnreducenpestnestablishment,nreproduction,ndispersal,nandnsurvival.nCulturalnp
racticesnandnsanitationnarentwonexamplesnofn
culturalncontrol.Mowing,nirrigation,naeration,n
andnfertilization,ncropnrotation,nandnthenusenofntrapncrops,netc