IOWA COMMERCIAL APPLICATOR
LICENSE TEST QUESTIONS (CORE)
IOWA COMMERCIAL APPLICATOR LICENSE TEST QUESTIONS (CORE) WITH
GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS
Which statement is true about cultural control practices?
1. Trapping is an important cultural control practice.
2. Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition
of the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or
suppress an infestation.
3. Sanitation is not considered a cultural practice.
4. Cultural controls involve the release of parasites and
predators found in foreign countries. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ • Cultural practices alter the environment,
,the condition of the host, or the behavior of the pest to
prevent or suppress an infestation.
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?
• Mechanical.
• Biological.
• Physical/environmental modification.
• Regulatory pest control - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Physical/environmental modification.
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area
is an example of which type of pest management
method?
• Genetic control.
• Biological control
• Chemical control.
• Mechanical control. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Mechanical control.
,Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in
buildings is an example of which type of mechanical
control method?
• Cultivation.
• Exclusion.
• Trapping.
• Mulching. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Exclusion.
Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide
resistance?
• Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect.
• Limiting the number of pesticide applications.
• An insect has only one generation per year.
• Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from
the same chemical class. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from
the same chemical class.
Which statement is true about regulatory pest control?
, • Pests that pose a serious public health threat are rarely
regulated by federal and state agencies.
• Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated.
• Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest
quarantine regulatory agencies.
• Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under
quarantine restrictions. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest
quarantine regulatory agencies.
Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for
FIFRA violations.
• True
• False - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ True
Which statement about the requirements of the FQPA is
true?
• The FQPA does not require review of older pesticides
with established residue tolerances on food.
• Testing of pesticides for endocrine disruption potential
is required under the FQPA.
LICENSE TEST QUESTIONS (CORE)
IOWA COMMERCIAL APPLICATOR LICENSE TEST QUESTIONS (CORE) WITH
GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS
Which statement is true about cultural control practices?
1. Trapping is an important cultural control practice.
2. Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition
of the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or
suppress an infestation.
3. Sanitation is not considered a cultural practice.
4. Cultural controls involve the release of parasites and
predators found in foreign countries. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ • Cultural practices alter the environment,
,the condition of the host, or the behavior of the pest to
prevent or suppress an infestation.
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?
• Mechanical.
• Biological.
• Physical/environmental modification.
• Regulatory pest control - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Physical/environmental modification.
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area
is an example of which type of pest management
method?
• Genetic control.
• Biological control
• Chemical control.
• Mechanical control. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Mechanical control.
,Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in
buildings is an example of which type of mechanical
control method?
• Cultivation.
• Exclusion.
• Trapping.
• Mulching. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Exclusion.
Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide
resistance?
• Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect.
• Limiting the number of pesticide applications.
• An insect has only one generation per year.
• Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from
the same chemical class. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from
the same chemical class.
Which statement is true about regulatory pest control?
, • Pests that pose a serious public health threat are rarely
regulated by federal and state agencies.
• Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated.
• Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest
quarantine regulatory agencies.
• Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under
quarantine restrictions. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest
quarantine regulatory agencies.
Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for
FIFRA violations.
• True
• False - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ True
Which statement about the requirements of the FQPA is
true?
• The FQPA does not require review of older pesticides
with established residue tolerances on food.
• Testing of pesticides for endocrine disruption potential
is required under the FQPA.
