Private Applicator Certificate Exam
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The term used to describe a pest that becomes a problem after the main pest is controlled is:
a. an occasional pest
b. a secondary pest
c. a minor pest - CORRECT ANSWER - b. a secondary pest
Which of the following activities are part of an IPM program? Select all that apply.
a. eliminating all insects present in an area
b. identifying pests accurately
c. preventing pest problems
d. removing vegetation completely in an area
e. monitoring for pests and pest damage
f. combining pest management tools
g. applying the same pesticide several times each season - CORRECT ANSWER - b.
identifying pests accurately
c. preventing pest problems
e. monitoring for pests and pest damage
f. combining pest management tools
Why is it important to monitor the life stage of pests you are trying to control?
a. A restricted materials permit won't be issued if you can't identify a pest by its life stage.
b. Certain pests at certain life stages are best to avoid, even when they are damaging crops
, c. the pesticide product must be applied at the right time in order to adversely affect pests. -
CORRECT ANSWER - c. the pesticide product must be applied at the right time in order
to adversely affect pests.
Monitor after every treatment to learn
a. whether the control activity was successful
b. how much residue remains on leaves
c. if people working at the site are wearing the correct personal protective equipment -
CORRECT ANSWER - a. whether the control activity was successful
Which of the following is most likely to happen if you identify pests incorrectly?
a. pests may escape before they can be killed by pesticide applications
b. you may confuse beneficial insects with pest insects in the field
c. your pest control efforts will often fail regardless of site conditions - CORRECT
ANSWER - c. your pest control efforts will often fail regardless of site conditions
What kind of weed type is the following?
- leaves have parallel veins
- seedlings have a single leaf - CORRECT ANSWER - monocots
What kind of weed type is the following?
- plants are shrub or treelike
- leaves have netlike veins - CORRECT ANSWER - dicots
Invertebrate pests include which of the following organisms?
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The term used to describe a pest that becomes a problem after the main pest is controlled is:
a. an occasional pest
b. a secondary pest
c. a minor pest - CORRECT ANSWER - b. a secondary pest
Which of the following activities are part of an IPM program? Select all that apply.
a. eliminating all insects present in an area
b. identifying pests accurately
c. preventing pest problems
d. removing vegetation completely in an area
e. monitoring for pests and pest damage
f. combining pest management tools
g. applying the same pesticide several times each season - CORRECT ANSWER - b.
identifying pests accurately
c. preventing pest problems
e. monitoring for pests and pest damage
f. combining pest management tools
Why is it important to monitor the life stage of pests you are trying to control?
a. A restricted materials permit won't be issued if you can't identify a pest by its life stage.
b. Certain pests at certain life stages are best to avoid, even when they are damaging crops
, c. the pesticide product must be applied at the right time in order to adversely affect pests. -
CORRECT ANSWER - c. the pesticide product must be applied at the right time in order
to adversely affect pests.
Monitor after every treatment to learn
a. whether the control activity was successful
b. how much residue remains on leaves
c. if people working at the site are wearing the correct personal protective equipment -
CORRECT ANSWER - a. whether the control activity was successful
Which of the following is most likely to happen if you identify pests incorrectly?
a. pests may escape before they can be killed by pesticide applications
b. you may confuse beneficial insects with pest insects in the field
c. your pest control efforts will often fail regardless of site conditions - CORRECT
ANSWER - c. your pest control efforts will often fail regardless of site conditions
What kind of weed type is the following?
- leaves have parallel veins
- seedlings have a single leaf - CORRECT ANSWER - monocots
What kind of weed type is the following?
- plants are shrub or treelike
- leaves have netlike veins - CORRECT ANSWER - dicots
Invertebrate pests include which of the following organisms?
