Iowa Certified Handler Manual Exam
Questions with Verified Solutions
Control of Birds - ANS-Avicides
Control Bacteria - ANS-Bactericies
causes leaves or foliage to drop from plants - ANS-Defoliants
promote drying or loss of moisture from plant tissue - ANS-Desiccants
control fungi - ANS-Fungicides
are substances(other than fertilizers or food) that alter the growth or development of a
plant or animal - ANS-Growth regulators
control weeds and other undesirable plants - ANS-Herbicides
control insects and related arthropods - ANS-Insecticides
control mites - ANS-Miticides (acaricides)
Control snails and slugs - ANS-Molluscicides
kills nematodes (roundworms) - ANS-Nematicide
control fish - ANS-Piscicides
repel pests, including insects (such as mosquitoes) and birds.[invertebrates, birds and
mammals] - ANS-Repellents
Pesticides that kill rodents. - ANS-Rodenticides
refers to the picture of active ingredients (the part of the product responsible for
controlling the target pest) and inert ingredients (the part of the product that does not
provide activity against pest). - ANS-pesticide formulations
raw state, does not mix well with water, unstable, difficult to transfer and handle - ANS-
active ingredient
Questions with Verified Solutions
Control of Birds - ANS-Avicides
Control Bacteria - ANS-Bactericies
causes leaves or foliage to drop from plants - ANS-Defoliants
promote drying or loss of moisture from plant tissue - ANS-Desiccants
control fungi - ANS-Fungicides
are substances(other than fertilizers or food) that alter the growth or development of a
plant or animal - ANS-Growth regulators
control weeds and other undesirable plants - ANS-Herbicides
control insects and related arthropods - ANS-Insecticides
control mites - ANS-Miticides (acaricides)
Control snails and slugs - ANS-Molluscicides
kills nematodes (roundworms) - ANS-Nematicide
control fish - ANS-Piscicides
repel pests, including insects (such as mosquitoes) and birds.[invertebrates, birds and
mammals] - ANS-Repellents
Pesticides that kill rodents. - ANS-Rodenticides
refers to the picture of active ingredients (the part of the product responsible for
controlling the target pest) and inert ingredients (the part of the product that does not
provide activity against pest). - ANS-pesticide formulations
raw state, does not mix well with water, unstable, difficult to transfer and handle - ANS-
active ingredient