Iowa Commercial Applicator License Test
(Core) Questions & Answers
1.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.
Answer • Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of the
host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation.
2.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
Answer Physical/environmental modification.
,3.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.
Answer Mechanical control.
4.Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an
example of which type of mechanical control method?
• Cultivation.
• Exclusion.
• Trapping.
• Mulching.
Answer Exclusion.
5.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.
, Answer Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same
chemical class.
6.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
agen- cies.
• Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under quarantine restrictions.
Answer Air- ports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine
regulatory agencies.
7.Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for FIFRA violations.
• True
• False
Answer True
8.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.
(Core) Questions & Answers
1.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.
Answer • Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of the
host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation.
2.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
Answer Physical/environmental modification.
,3.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.
Answer Mechanical control.
4.Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an
example of which type of mechanical control method?
• Cultivation.
• Exclusion.
• Trapping.
• Mulching.
Answer Exclusion.
5.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.
, Answer Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same
chemical class.
6.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
agen- cies.
• Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under quarantine restrictions.
Answer Air- ports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine
regulatory agencies.
7.Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for FIFRA violations.
• True
• False
Answer True
8.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.
