Virginia Pesticide Applicator License Exam
Questions with Correct Answers
100% Verified Graded A+
1. State law that sets the rules for pesticide use in Va
Answer: The Virginia Pesticide Control Act
2. agency responsible for ensuring safe use of pesticides in VA
Answer: The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
3. how long must Worker Protection Standard application records be posted-
Answer: no later than 24 hours after and application and continuously for 30 days
4. training requirements for registered technicians
Answer: 20 hours of instruction and 20 hours of on the job training
5. when does license expire
Answer: june 30th of the second year after issue. If passed Jan. - Feb. it will expire june
30th of the next year.
6. difference between key pests, occasional pests, and secondary pests
Answer: key pests are nearly always present and require regular control. occasional pests
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,are migratory or cyclical and may require intermittent control. secondary pests require
control only under certain conditions, such as the elimination of a key pest or the absence
of a natural host.
7. what to do first if you observe damage to a plant animal or valuable product or
commodity
Answer: identify the cause
8. importance of pest ID
Answer: allows you to determine basic info about the pest, including its life cycle and
when it is most susceptible to control measures.
9. 3 Virginia Tech facilities that help you identify a pest and diagnose an infestation
Answer: The Weed ID Clinic, the Plant Disease Clinic, the Nematode Assay Laboratory,
and the Insect Identification Laboratory
10. Five basic pest groups
Answer: Weeds, parasites and diseases, mollusks, arthropods, and vertebrates
11. monocot
Answer: (grasses and sedges) have one seed leaf, parallel leaf veins, flower parts in
multiples of three, and fibrous roots
12. dicot
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, Answer: (broadleaves) have two seed leaves, broad or narrow leaves, netlike veins, and
flower parts in multiples of four or five. usually have taproots
13. pathogens that cause most plant and animal diseases
Answer: fungi, bacteria, my- coplasmas, and viruses
14. symptoms of viral plant disease
Answer: stunting, yellow rings on leaves, wilting, and mosaic patterns (yellow or bleached
streaks)
15. how do plant-parasitic nematodes harm plants?
Answer: attacking the roots, stems, and leaves. root feeding interferes with a plants ability to
take up water and nutrients
16. how do mollusks harm plants
Answer: feeding on foliage and fruit
17. What are arthropods?
Answer: segmented bodies and jointed appendages. they have external skeletons and may
have specialized appendages such as sucking tube, chewing mouthparts, egg depositors,
antennae and pincers. invertebrates
18. gradual metamorphosis
Answer: egg, nymph, adult. no pupa stage
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Questions with Correct Answers
100% Verified Graded A+
1. State law that sets the rules for pesticide use in Va
Answer: The Virginia Pesticide Control Act
2. agency responsible for ensuring safe use of pesticides in VA
Answer: The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
3. how long must Worker Protection Standard application records be posted-
Answer: no later than 24 hours after and application and continuously for 30 days
4. training requirements for registered technicians
Answer: 20 hours of instruction and 20 hours of on the job training
5. when does license expire
Answer: june 30th of the second year after issue. If passed Jan. - Feb. it will expire june
30th of the next year.
6. difference between key pests, occasional pests, and secondary pests
Answer: key pests are nearly always present and require regular control. occasional pests
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,are migratory or cyclical and may require intermittent control. secondary pests require
control only under certain conditions, such as the elimination of a key pest or the absence
of a natural host.
7. what to do first if you observe damage to a plant animal or valuable product or
commodity
Answer: identify the cause
8. importance of pest ID
Answer: allows you to determine basic info about the pest, including its life cycle and
when it is most susceptible to control measures.
9. 3 Virginia Tech facilities that help you identify a pest and diagnose an infestation
Answer: The Weed ID Clinic, the Plant Disease Clinic, the Nematode Assay Laboratory,
and the Insect Identification Laboratory
10. Five basic pest groups
Answer: Weeds, parasites and diseases, mollusks, arthropods, and vertebrates
11. monocot
Answer: (grasses and sedges) have one seed leaf, parallel leaf veins, flower parts in
multiples of three, and fibrous roots
12. dicot
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, Answer: (broadleaves) have two seed leaves, broad or narrow leaves, netlike veins, and
flower parts in multiples of four or five. usually have taproots
13. pathogens that cause most plant and animal diseases
Answer: fungi, bacteria, my- coplasmas, and viruses
14. symptoms of viral plant disease
Answer: stunting, yellow rings on leaves, wilting, and mosaic patterns (yellow or bleached
streaks)
15. how do plant-parasitic nematodes harm plants?
Answer: attacking the roots, stems, and leaves. root feeding interferes with a plants ability to
take up water and nutrients
16. how do mollusks harm plants
Answer: feeding on foliage and fruit
17. What are arthropods?
Answer: segmented bodies and jointed appendages. they have external skeletons and may
have specialized appendages such as sucking tube, chewing mouthparts, egg depositors,
antennae and pincers. invertebrates
18. gradual metamorphosis
Answer: egg, nymph, adult. no pupa stage
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