Mississippi State University Extension Service Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certification Practice Exam And Actual Answers.

Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to pest is an example of which type of pest management method? A. biological control B. mechanical control C. genetic control D. physical/environmental modification - Answer C. genetic control Using a plow to destroy weeds is an example of which type of mechanical control method? A. Exclusion B. trapping C. cultivation D. irrigation - Answer C. cultivation Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest management method? A. pesticides play a key role in pest management programs and sometimes are the only control method available B. pesticides include any material that is applied to plants and the soil but not to water or harvested crops C. a highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety of pests D. systematic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or animals - Answer A. pesticides play a key role in pest management programs and sometimes are the only control method available Which statement is true about pest management goals? A. pesticides or never used to prevent pests B. preventative and suppressive pest control goals are rarely combined C. Cultivation and mowing of weeds are ways to prevent and suppress pests populations D. over large areas eradication is a practical approach to pest control - Answer C. Cultivation and mowing of weeds are ways to prevent and suppress pests populations