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National Pesticide Applicator Certification
Core Manual Questions and Correct Answers
Combine the use of several compatible methods into an ____
program, and target the pest at the most susceptible stage for
control. Ans: Integrated pest management program (IPM)
What are the pest management methods? Ans: Natural Control
Mechanical control
Cultural Control
Physical/ environmental modification
Host resistance or genetic control
Chemical control
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Regulatory Methods
What are measures that check or destroy pests without depending
on humans for their continuance or success? Ans: Natural
Controls
What includes biological, mechanical, cultural, physical, genetic,
chemical, and regulatory methods? Ans: Applied Controls
What type of control modifies the environment to enhance natural
enemies? Ans: Biological Control
What 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. Ans: Cultural Control
What are 2 examples of Cultural Control Ans: Cultural Practices
and Sanitation
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Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an
example of which type of pest management method? Ans:
Mechanical Control
Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to
reduce damage from mold is an example of which type of pest
management method? Ans: Physical/ environmental modification
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an
example of which type of mechanical control method? Ans:
Exclusion
What pest management method is used when pests that occur in
enclosed areas may sometimes be suppressed by altering physcial
and environmental conditions such as water, air movement,
temperature, light, and humdity? Ans: Physical/ Environmental
Modification
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What Pest Management method is used when sometimes plants
and animals can be bred or selected to resist specific pest
problems? Ans: Host Resistance or Genetic Control
Airport and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine
regulatory agencies, what type of pest management method is
this? Ans: Regulatory Pest Control
What Pest Management method uses pesticides that are either
naturally derived or synthesized? Ans: Chemical Control
Effectiveness, the speed and ease of controlling pests and in many
instances, their reasonable cost are major benefits of using what?
Ans: Pesticides
_____ is defined as any material that is applied to plants, the soil,
water, harvested crops, structures, clothing and furnishings, or
animals to kill, attract, repel, or regulate or interrupt the growth
and mating of pests, or to regulate plant growth. Ans: Pesticide
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National Pesticide Applicator Certification
Core Manual Questions and Correct Answers
Combine the use of several compatible methods into an ____
program, and target the pest at the most susceptible stage for
control. Ans: Integrated pest management program (IPM)
What are the pest management methods? Ans: Natural Control
Mechanical control
Cultural Control
Physical/ environmental modification
Host resistance or genetic control
Chemical control
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Regulatory Methods
What are measures that check or destroy pests without depending
on humans for their continuance or success? Ans: Natural
Controls
What includes biological, mechanical, cultural, physical, genetic,
chemical, and regulatory methods? Ans: Applied Controls
What type of control modifies the environment to enhance natural
enemies? Ans: Biological Control
What 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. Ans: Cultural Control
What are 2 examples of Cultural Control Ans: Cultural Practices
and Sanitation
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Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an
example of which type of pest management method? Ans:
Mechanical Control
Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to
reduce damage from mold is an example of which type of pest
management method? Ans: Physical/ environmental modification
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an
example of which type of mechanical control method? Ans:
Exclusion
What pest management method is used when pests that occur in
enclosed areas may sometimes be suppressed by altering physcial
and environmental conditions such as water, air movement,
temperature, light, and humdity? Ans: Physical/ Environmental
Modification
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What Pest Management method is used when sometimes plants
and animals can be bred or selected to resist specific pest
problems? Ans: Host Resistance or Genetic Control
Airport and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine
regulatory agencies, what type of pest management method is
this? Ans: Regulatory Pest Control
What Pest Management method uses pesticides that are either
naturally derived or synthesized? Ans: Chemical Control
Effectiveness, the speed and ease of controlling pests and in many
instances, their reasonable cost are major benefits of using what?
Ans: Pesticides
_____ is defined as any material that is applied to plants, the soil,
water, harvested crops, structures, clothing and furnishings, or
animals to kill, attract, repel, or regulate or interrupt the growth
and mating of pests, or to regulate plant growth. Ans: Pesticide
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