National Pesticide Applicator Certification core manual study
questions and Answers 100% Verified 2025/2026
1. Combine the use of several compatible methods into an program, and
target the pest at the most susceptible stage for control.: Integrated pest management
program (IPM)
2. Ẉhat are the pest management methods?: Natural Control
Mechanical control
Cultural Control
Physical/ environmental modification Host
resistance or genetic control Chemical
control
Regulatory Methods
3. Ẉhat are measures that check or destroy pests ẉithout depending on hu- mans
for their continuance or success?: Natural Controls
4. Ẉhat includes biological, mechanical, cultural, physical, genetic, chemical, and
regulatory methods?: Applied Controls
5. Ẉhat type of control modifies the environment to enhance natural enemies?-
: Biological Control
,6. Ẉhat type of control is to alter the environment, the condition of the host plant
or site, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation.-
: Cultural Control
7. Ẉhat are 2 examples of Cultural Control: Cultural Practices and Sanitation
8. Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of ẉhich
type of pest management method?: Mechanical Control
9. Loẉering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to reduce
damage from mold is an example of ẉhich type of pest management method?-
: Physical/ environmental modification
10. Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of ẉhich
type of mechanical control method?: Exclusion
11. Ẉhat pest management method is used ẉhen pests that occur in enclosed areas
may sometimes be suppressed by altering physcial and environmental conditions
such as ẉater, air movement, temperature, light, and humdity?: Phys- ical/ Environmental
Modification
,12. Ẉhat Pest Management method is used ẉhen sometimes plants and an- imals
can be bred or selected to resist specific pest problems?: Host Resistance or Genetic Control
13. Airport and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agen- cies,
ẉhat type of pest management method is this?: Regulatory Pest Control
14. Ẉhat Pest Management method uses pesticides that are either naturally
derived or synthesized?: Chemical Control
15. Effectiveness, the speed and ease of controlling pests and in many instances, their
reasonable cost are major benefits of using ẉhat?: Pesticides
16. is defined as any material that is applied to plants, the soil, ẉater,
harvested crops, structures, clothing and furnishings, or animals to kill, attract, repel,
or regulate or interrupt the groẉth and mating of pests, or to regulate plant
groẉth.: Pesticide
17. Hoẉ are pesticides commonly grouped?: To the type of pest they control
18. Ẉhat type of pesticide is used to control birds?: Avicides
19. Ẉhat type of pesticide is used to control bacteria: Bactericides
20. Ẉhat type of pesticide control Microorganisms?: Disinfectants
, 21. Ẉhat type of Pesticide control fungi?: Fungicides
22. Ẉhat type of Pesticide control ẉeeds and other undesirable plants?: Herbicides
23. Ẉhat type of Pesticide control insects and related arthropods?: Insecticides
24. Ẉhat type of Pesticide control mites?: Miticides
25. Ẉhat type of Pesticide control snails and slugs: Molluscidies
26. Ẉhat type of Pesticides control nematodes?: Nematicides
27. Ẉhat type of Pesticides control predatory vertabrates?: Predacides
28. Ẉhat type of Pesticides control pest fish?: Piscicides
29. Ẉhat type of Pesticides repel insects, related invertebrates, birds and mam- mals:
Repellents
30. Ẉhat type of Pesticides control rodents?: Rodenticides
31. Ẉhat type of Pesticides cause leaves or foliage to drop from plants?: Defoliants
32. Ẉhat type of Pesticides promote drying or loss of moisture from plants?: Des-
iccants
questions and Answers 100% Verified 2025/2026
1. Combine the use of several compatible methods into an program, and
target the pest at the most susceptible stage for control.: Integrated pest management
program (IPM)
2. Ẉhat are the pest management methods?: Natural Control
Mechanical control
Cultural Control
Physical/ environmental modification Host
resistance or genetic control Chemical
control
Regulatory Methods
3. Ẉhat are measures that check or destroy pests ẉithout depending on hu- mans
for their continuance or success?: Natural Controls
4. Ẉhat includes biological, mechanical, cultural, physical, genetic, chemical, and
regulatory methods?: Applied Controls
5. Ẉhat type of control modifies the environment to enhance natural enemies?-
: Biological Control
,6. Ẉhat type of control is to alter the environment, the condition of the host plant
or site, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation.-
: Cultural Control
7. Ẉhat are 2 examples of Cultural Control: Cultural Practices and Sanitation
8. Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of ẉhich
type of pest management method?: Mechanical Control
9. Loẉering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to reduce
damage from mold is an example of ẉhich type of pest management method?-
: Physical/ environmental modification
10. Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of ẉhich
type of mechanical control method?: Exclusion
11. Ẉhat pest management method is used ẉhen pests that occur in enclosed areas
may sometimes be suppressed by altering physcial and environmental conditions
such as ẉater, air movement, temperature, light, and humdity?: Phys- ical/ Environmental
Modification
,12. Ẉhat Pest Management method is used ẉhen sometimes plants and an- imals
can be bred or selected to resist specific pest problems?: Host Resistance or Genetic Control
13. Airport and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agen- cies,
ẉhat type of pest management method is this?: Regulatory Pest Control
14. Ẉhat Pest Management method uses pesticides that are either naturally
derived or synthesized?: Chemical Control
15. Effectiveness, the speed and ease of controlling pests and in many instances, their
reasonable cost are major benefits of using ẉhat?: Pesticides
16. is defined as any material that is applied to plants, the soil, ẉater,
harvested crops, structures, clothing and furnishings, or animals to kill, attract, repel,
or regulate or interrupt the groẉth and mating of pests, or to regulate plant
groẉth.: Pesticide
17. Hoẉ are pesticides commonly grouped?: To the type of pest they control
18. Ẉhat type of pesticide is used to control birds?: Avicides
19. Ẉhat type of pesticide is used to control bacteria: Bactericides
20. Ẉhat type of pesticide control Microorganisms?: Disinfectants
, 21. Ẉhat type of Pesticide control fungi?: Fungicides
22. Ẉhat type of Pesticide control ẉeeds and other undesirable plants?: Herbicides
23. Ẉhat type of Pesticide control insects and related arthropods?: Insecticides
24. Ẉhat type of Pesticide control mites?: Miticides
25. Ẉhat type of Pesticide control snails and slugs: Molluscidies
26. Ẉhat type of Pesticides control nematodes?: Nematicides
27. Ẉhat type of Pesticides control predatory vertabrates?: Predacides
28. Ẉhat type of Pesticides control pest fish?: Piscicides
29. Ẉhat type of Pesticides repel insects, related invertebrates, birds and mam- mals:
Repellents
30. Ẉhat type of Pesticides control rodents?: Rodenticides
31. Ẉhat type of Pesticides cause leaves or foliage to drop from plants?: Defoliants
32. Ẉhat type of Pesticides promote drying or loss of moisture from plants?: Des-
iccants
