QAL CATEGORY D EXAM WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|| ALREADY
GRADED A+ || GUARANTEED PASS || LATEST
VERSION 2025
Which of the following is a benefit of using more than one pesticide in the spray
tank?
a. You can treat a larger area using a single tank mix.
b. You can decrease environmental contamination by making a single
application
c. You can save time by treating two or more pests during a single application -
ANSWER-c. You can save time by treating two or more pests during a single
application
To reduce the possibility of building up a pest's resistance to a pesticide, you
can:
a. Use only pesticides that have very long persistence
b. Use a pesticide that is selective to the pest
c. Make frequent spot treatments with the same pesticide - ANSWER-c. Make
frequent spot treatments with the same pesticide
Which of the following actions will help to decrease pesticide resistance (select
all that apply)?
a. Use less than the label-recommended amount of pesticide in the tank.
b. Use pesticides from the same chemical class repeatedly at a site.
c. Apply pesticides with varying modes of action over time.
d. Apply the same pesticide to pests that reproduce multiple times in a season.
,e. Implement an IPM program that uses a variety of pest
f. Limit the number of pesticide applications in a season. - ANSWER-c. Apply
pesticides with varying modes of action over time.
e. Implement an IPM program that uses a variety of pest
f. Limit the number of pesticide applications in a season.
What can you do to find out if your pesticide application has been successful in
an area?
a. Return to the site one day after the application to see if pest damage has been
reduced or has stopped.
b. Leave water-sensitive paper cards at the site and check to see if there has
been a color change.
c. Walk through the site immediately after the application to see if the spray has
reached target surfaces. - ANSWER-a. Return to the site one day after the
application to see if pest damage has been reduced or has stopped.
The threshold that defines the time during crop development when losses from
weed interference are most likely to occur is called the:
a. damage threshold.
b. economic threshold
c. period threshold - ANSWER-c. period threshold
Physiological time is often expressed in units called:
a. Degree-days
b. Heat-days
c. Life-days - ANSWER-a. Degree-days
Different weather conditions can affect a pesticide's phytotoxicity, degradation,
uptake by pests, and volatility. Which one can affect all four?
,a. Fog
b. Temp
c. Wind - ANSWER-b. Temp
What must you do to protect surface water near the field where you are applying
a pesticide?
a. Spray less pesticide than the label recommends in areas next to the water.
b. Create a buffer zone near the water, and avoid spraying pesticides there.
c. Use a water-soluble pesticide that breaks down quickly in the environment. -
ANSWER-b. Create a buffer zone near the water, and avoid spraying pesticides
there.
Match the monitoring tool with its uses and targets.
2. Knockdown techniques
a. Shake plants or beat branches over a drop cloth to collect adults and
larvae/nymphs of easily dislodged insects and mites.
b. May require a hand lens or other magnifier to check the outer surface of
plants for surface-feeding invertebrates and the damage they cause.
c. Check to see if temperature development thresholds and rates have been
determined for the pest being monitored.
d. Use to capture adult weevils, predaceous ground beetles, ground-dwelling
spiders, Collembola, and possibly others such as squash bugs. e. Use to collect
adults and larvae or nymphs of invertebrate species that are free-living on
foliage - ANSWER-a. Shake plants or beat branches over a drop cloth to collect
adults and larvae/nymphs of easily dislodged insects and mites.
Match the monitoring tool with its uses and targets.
3. Sweep nets
a. Shake plants or beat branches over a drop cloth to collect adults and
larvae/nymphs of easily dislodged insects and mites.
, b. May require a hand lens or other magnifier to check the outer surface of
plants for surface-feeding invertebrates and the damage they cause.
c. Check to see if temperature development thresholds and rates have been
determined for the pest being monitored.
d. Use to capture adult weevils, predaceous ground beetles, ground-dwelling
spiders, Collembola, and possibly others such as squash bugs. e. Use to collect
adults and larvae or nymphs of invertebrate species that are free-living on
foliage - ANSWER-e. Use to collect adults and larvae or nymphs of
invertebrate species that are free-living on foliage
Match the monitoring tool with its uses and targets.
4. Pitfall traps
a. Shake plants or beat branches over a drop cloth to collect adults and
larvae/nymphs of easily dislodged insects and mites.
b. May require a hand lens or other magnifier to check the outer surface of
plants for surface-feeding invertebrates and the damage they cause.
c. Check to see if temperature development thresholds and rates have been
determined for the pest being monitored.
d. Use to capture adult weevils, predaceous ground beetles, ground-dwelling
spiders, Collembola, and possibly others such as squash bugs. e. Use to collect
adults and larvae or nymphs of invertebrate species that are free-living on
foliage - ANSWER-d. Use to capture adult weevils, predaceous ground beetles,
ground-dwelling spiders, Collembola, and possibly others such as squash bugs.
Match the pump type with the appropriate application situation.
5. Roller
a. Used to make low-pressure applications (between 20 and 100 psi) of oil
sprays or emulsifiable concentrates.
b. Used for herbicide applications of flowable, emulsifiable concentrate, soluble
powder, or other nonabrasive formulations.
c. Used in both low- and high-pressure applications of abrasive or corrosive
chemicals.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|| ALREADY
GRADED A+ || GUARANTEED PASS || LATEST
VERSION 2025
Which of the following is a benefit of using more than one pesticide in the spray
tank?
a. You can treat a larger area using a single tank mix.
b. You can decrease environmental contamination by making a single
application
c. You can save time by treating two or more pests during a single application -
ANSWER-c. You can save time by treating two or more pests during a single
application
To reduce the possibility of building up a pest's resistance to a pesticide, you
can:
a. Use only pesticides that have very long persistence
b. Use a pesticide that is selective to the pest
c. Make frequent spot treatments with the same pesticide - ANSWER-c. Make
frequent spot treatments with the same pesticide
Which of the following actions will help to decrease pesticide resistance (select
all that apply)?
a. Use less than the label-recommended amount of pesticide in the tank.
b. Use pesticides from the same chemical class repeatedly at a site.
c. Apply pesticides with varying modes of action over time.
d. Apply the same pesticide to pests that reproduce multiple times in a season.
,e. Implement an IPM program that uses a variety of pest
f. Limit the number of pesticide applications in a season. - ANSWER-c. Apply
pesticides with varying modes of action over time.
e. Implement an IPM program that uses a variety of pest
f. Limit the number of pesticide applications in a season.
What can you do to find out if your pesticide application has been successful in
an area?
a. Return to the site one day after the application to see if pest damage has been
reduced or has stopped.
b. Leave water-sensitive paper cards at the site and check to see if there has
been a color change.
c. Walk through the site immediately after the application to see if the spray has
reached target surfaces. - ANSWER-a. Return to the site one day after the
application to see if pest damage has been reduced or has stopped.
The threshold that defines the time during crop development when losses from
weed interference are most likely to occur is called the:
a. damage threshold.
b. economic threshold
c. period threshold - ANSWER-c. period threshold
Physiological time is often expressed in units called:
a. Degree-days
b. Heat-days
c. Life-days - ANSWER-a. Degree-days
Different weather conditions can affect a pesticide's phytotoxicity, degradation,
uptake by pests, and volatility. Which one can affect all four?
,a. Fog
b. Temp
c. Wind - ANSWER-b. Temp
What must you do to protect surface water near the field where you are applying
a pesticide?
a. Spray less pesticide than the label recommends in areas next to the water.
b. Create a buffer zone near the water, and avoid spraying pesticides there.
c. Use a water-soluble pesticide that breaks down quickly in the environment. -
ANSWER-b. Create a buffer zone near the water, and avoid spraying pesticides
there.
Match the monitoring tool with its uses and targets.
2. Knockdown techniques
a. Shake plants or beat branches over a drop cloth to collect adults and
larvae/nymphs of easily dislodged insects and mites.
b. May require a hand lens or other magnifier to check the outer surface of
plants for surface-feeding invertebrates and the damage they cause.
c. Check to see if temperature development thresholds and rates have been
determined for the pest being monitored.
d. Use to capture adult weevils, predaceous ground beetles, ground-dwelling
spiders, Collembola, and possibly others such as squash bugs. e. Use to collect
adults and larvae or nymphs of invertebrate species that are free-living on
foliage - ANSWER-a. Shake plants or beat branches over a drop cloth to collect
adults and larvae/nymphs of easily dislodged insects and mites.
Match the monitoring tool with its uses and targets.
3. Sweep nets
a. Shake plants or beat branches over a drop cloth to collect adults and
larvae/nymphs of easily dislodged insects and mites.
, b. May require a hand lens or other magnifier to check the outer surface of
plants for surface-feeding invertebrates and the damage they cause.
c. Check to see if temperature development thresholds and rates have been
determined for the pest being monitored.
d. Use to capture adult weevils, predaceous ground beetles, ground-dwelling
spiders, Collembola, and possibly others such as squash bugs. e. Use to collect
adults and larvae or nymphs of invertebrate species that are free-living on
foliage - ANSWER-e. Use to collect adults and larvae or nymphs of
invertebrate species that are free-living on foliage
Match the monitoring tool with its uses and targets.
4. Pitfall traps
a. Shake plants or beat branches over a drop cloth to collect adults and
larvae/nymphs of easily dislodged insects and mites.
b. May require a hand lens or other magnifier to check the outer surface of
plants for surface-feeding invertebrates and the damage they cause.
c. Check to see if temperature development thresholds and rates have been
determined for the pest being monitored.
d. Use to capture adult weevils, predaceous ground beetles, ground-dwelling
spiders, Collembola, and possibly others such as squash bugs. e. Use to collect
adults and larvae or nymphs of invertebrate species that are free-living on
foliage - ANSWER-d. Use to capture adult weevils, predaceous ground beetles,
ground-dwelling spiders, Collembola, and possibly others such as squash bugs.
Match the pump type with the appropriate application situation.
5. Roller
a. Used to make low-pressure applications (between 20 and 100 psi) of oil
sprays or emulsifiable concentrates.
b. Used for herbicide applications of flowable, emulsifiable concentrate, soluble
powder, or other nonabrasive formulations.
c. Used in both low- and high-pressure applications of abrasive or corrosive
chemicals.
