OH Pesticide Certification – CORE EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

OH Pesticide Certification – CORE EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS


A pest can be anything that:
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a. Competes with humans, domestic animals or desirable plants for
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food or water
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b. Injures humans, animals, desirable plants, structures, or
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possessions
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c. Spreads disease to humans, domestic animals, wildlife, or desirable
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plants
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d. Annoys human or domestic animals
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e. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔E. A pest can be anything
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that annoys, injures, spreads disease or competes with desired
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plants, animals, or humans. Examples of pests include weeds,
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insects, fungi, bacteria, mites and nematodes
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One requirement for effective pest control is:
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a. Identification of the pest to be controlled
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b. New spray equipment
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c. Using more than the recommended dosage
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d. Spraying only the field margin - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A.
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Identifying the pest is the first step. Additionally, it is necessary to
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know what control methods are available; evaluate the benefits and
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, risks of each method or combination of methods; choose the
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methods that are most effective and will cause the least harm to
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people and the environment; use each method correctly; and
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observe local, state, and federal regulations that apply to the
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situation.
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A pest-control method should be used only when that method will
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cost less than the expected value of a loss from the pest.
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b. False - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A. Even though a pest is present, it
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may not do very much harm. It could cost more to control the pest
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than to allow the damage to occur. The point at which the cost of the
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damage exceeds the cost of the control is the "economic threshold."
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Successful pest control is based on the ability to: |/\ |/\ |/\ |/\ |/\ |/\ |/\ |/\




a. Eradicate all pests
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b. Use pesticides whenever pests are identified
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c. Contaminate the environment
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d. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D. The best answer
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should be to: 1) keep pest damage to a minimum by choosing an
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appropriate combination of control methods, 2) recognize when
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direct action is necessary, and 3) endanger the environment as little
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as possible
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Which of the following is NOT a pest control goal?
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,a. Prevention - keeping a pest from becoming a problem
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b. Suppression - reducing pest numbers to an acceptable level
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c. Eradication - destroying an entire pest population
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d. All of the above are possible goals - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D.
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Prevention and suppression are common goals. Eradication is a
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difficult goal to achieve, especially in outdoor areas, but may be
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attempted when a foreign pest has been introduced into an area (e.g.
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gypsy moth, Mediterranean fruit fly, etc.). Eradication is a more
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common goal in indoor areas.
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The strategy of combining pest control tactics into a single plan to
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reduce pests and their damage to an acceptable level is called:
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a. Holistic Resource Management Plan
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b. Biological Control
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c. Best Management Practices
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d. Integrated Pest Management - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D.
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Biological control is a tactic of Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
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IPM is one component of a holistic resource management plan and is
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an example of a Best Management Practice.
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When the level of a pest population reaches the stage where pest
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control action should be taken, you are at the:
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a. Scouting stage
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b. Monitoring stage
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, c. Threshold stage
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d. Pesticide application stage - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C. Thresholds
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maybe based on aesthetic, health, or economic considerations.
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Action thresholds have been determined for many pests.
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Which of the following is NOT an example of a control tactic?
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a. Pesticide resistance - the ability of a pest to resist pesticide control
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measures
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b. Biological control - using natural predators to control pests
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c. Cultural controls - such as crop rotation, date of planting,
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cultivation, etc.
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d. Chemical control - the use of pesticides - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔A. Do not confuse pest resistance with host resistance. Some
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plants and animals resist pests better than others
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The ability of a pest to resist or avoid poisoning from a pesticide even
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when it has been properly applied is called:
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a. Efficacy
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b. Pesticide resistance
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c. Dormancy
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d. Antagonism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B. Each time a pesticide is
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used, it selectively kills the most susceptible pests. Some pests are
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able to withstand its effects. These pests may be able to pass along
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this trait to their offspring. Continued use of the same pesticide may
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