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National Pesticide Applicator Certification core manual
study notes/ questions Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
Combine the use of several compatible methods into an ____ program,
and target the pest at the most susceptible stage for control. Answer:
Integrated pest management program (IPM)
What are the pest management methods? Answer: Natural Control
Mechanical control
Cultural Control
Physical/ environmental modification
Host resistance or genetic control
Chemical control
Regulatory Methods
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What are measures that check or destroy pests without depending on
humans for their continuance or success? Answer: Natural Controls
What includes biological, mechanical, cultural, physical, genetic,
chemical, and regulatory methods? Answer: Applied Controls
What type of control modifies the environment to enhance natural
enemies? Answer: 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. Answer: Cultural Control
What are 2 examples of Cultural Control Answer: Cultural Practices
and Sanitation
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example
of which type of pest management method? Answer: Mechanical
Control
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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? Answer: Physical/ environmental modification
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an
example of which type of mechanical control method? Answer:
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? Answer: Physical/ Environmental Modification
What Pest Management method is used when sometimes plants and
animals can be bred or selected to resist specific pest problems?
Answer: Host Resistance or Genetic Control
Airport and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory
agencies, what type of pest management method is this? Answer:
Regulatory Pest Control
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What Pest Management method uses pesticides that are either
naturally derived or synthesized? Answer: Chemical Control
Effectiveness, the speed and ease of controlling pests and in many
instances, their reasonable cost are major benefits of using what?
Answer: 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. Answer: Pesticide
How are pesticides commonly grouped? Answer: To the type of pest
they control
What type of pesticide is used to control birds? Answer: Avicides
What type of pesticide is used to control bacteria Answer: Bactericides
What type of pesticide control Microorganisms? Answer:
Disinfectants
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National Pesticide Applicator Certification core manual
study notes/ questions Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
Combine the use of several compatible methods into an ____ program,
and target the pest at the most susceptible stage for control. Answer:
Integrated pest management program (IPM)
What are the pest management methods? Answer: Natural Control
Mechanical control
Cultural Control
Physical/ environmental modification
Host resistance or genetic control
Chemical control
Regulatory Methods
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What are measures that check or destroy pests without depending on
humans for their continuance or success? Answer: Natural Controls
What includes biological, mechanical, cultural, physical, genetic,
chemical, and regulatory methods? Answer: Applied Controls
What type of control modifies the environment to enhance natural
enemies? Answer: 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. Answer: Cultural Control
What are 2 examples of Cultural Control Answer: Cultural Practices
and Sanitation
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example
of which type of pest management method? Answer: Mechanical
Control
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,3
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? Answer: Physical/ environmental modification
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an
example of which type of mechanical control method? Answer:
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? Answer: Physical/ Environmental Modification
What Pest Management method is used when sometimes plants and
animals can be bred or selected to resist specific pest problems?
Answer: Host Resistance or Genetic Control
Airport and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory
agencies, what type of pest management method is this? Answer:
Regulatory Pest Control
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What Pest Management method uses pesticides that are either
naturally derived or synthesized? Answer: Chemical Control
Effectiveness, the speed and ease of controlling pests and in many
instances, their reasonable cost are major benefits of using what?
Answer: 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. Answer: Pesticide
How are pesticides commonly grouped? Answer: To the type of pest
they control
What type of pesticide is used to control birds? Answer: Avicides
What type of pesticide is used to control bacteria Answer: Bactericides
What type of pesticide control Microorganisms? Answer:
Disinfectants
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