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California applicator license Exam with ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




precise detailed solutions
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Which of the following are pests? ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




1 Mites ||//\\||




2 Plant Pathogens
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3 Weeds ||//\\||




4 All of the above - correct answer✔✔All of the above
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Which of these options is considered primitive pest control?
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1 Clubbing rats
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2 Aerial application of pesticide
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3 Bioaccumulation
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4 Hand Pump Pesticide application - correct answer✔✔Clubbing rats
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When certain pesticides are used repeatedly________________.
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1 The environment is more greatly damaged
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2 Pests develop resistance
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3 All pests are usually destroyed
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4 Plants lose growth potential - correct answer✔✔Pests develop resistance
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How many major pest groups are there?
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,2

3

4

5 - correct answer✔✔4
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Cultivation is a form of _______________. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




1 Biological control
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2 Mechanical control
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3 Cultural control
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4 Physical control - correct answer✔✔Mechanical control
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A pesticide that kills all related organisms is considered ___________________.
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1 Illegal
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2 Nonselective
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3 Selective
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4 Systemic - correct answer✔✔Nonselective
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Integrated Pest Management ___________________. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




1 Implements a balanced tactical approach
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2 Anticipates and prevents damage from occurring
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3 Uses several tactics in combination
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4 All of the above - correct answer✔✔All of the above
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The first task when using an IPM approach is always ________________.
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1 Pest identification
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,2 Monitor and survey for pests
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3 Set IPM goals
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4 Implement pesticide application - correct answer✔✔Pest identification
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Which of the following are IPM goals? ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




1 Prevention
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2 Suppression
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3 Eradication
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4 All of the above - correct answer✔✔All of the above
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A pest's life cycle has little effect on resistance levels.
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1 True ||//\\||




2 False - correct answer✔✔False
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Which of the following is NOT considered a pesticide?
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||//\\|| herbicide

||//\\|| insecticide

||//\\|| fungicide

||//\\|| parricide - correct answer✔✔parricide ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




_________ control is the altering of the environment, for example, changing humidity, ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




temperature, air flow, water, and light. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




1 Chemical ||//\\||

, 2 Mechanical
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3 Physical
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4 Cultural - correct answer✔✔Physical
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_________ is the use of a device that blocks the entry of pests into a specific area.
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1 Exclusion
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2 Prevention
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3 Cultural Control
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4 Cultivation - correct answer✔✔Exclusion
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___________ control relies on the pest's natural enemies, such as birds, insects, fungi, and
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viruses.

1 Cultural
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2 Mechanical
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3 Chemical
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4 Biological - correct answer✔✔Biological
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Applied controls include:
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1 cultural
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2 regulatory methods
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3 genetic
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4 all the above - correct answer✔✔all the above
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________ controls include wind, temperature extremes, humidity levels, and rainfall.
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