COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE
APPLICATOR CORE EXAM- OHIO
QUESTIONS WITH RATED A+
ANSWERS
WhatPisPthePfirstPthingPyouPshouldPdoPwhenPyouPdetectPthePpresencePofPaPpestPthatPyouPthinkPyouP
mayPneedPtoPcontrol?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSIdentifyPthePpestPtoPbePsurePyouPknowPexactlyPwhatPthePproblemPis.
HowPcanPpestPidentificationPhelpPyouPdevelopPaPgoodPpestPcontrolPstrategy?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSIdentification PofPthePpestPallowsPyouPtoPdeterminePbasicPinformationPaboutPit
,PincludingPitsPlifePcyclePandPthePtimePthatPitPisPmostPsusceptiblePtoPbeingPcontrolled.
ExplainPthePdifferencesPbetweenPcontinuousPpests,PsporadicPpests,PandPpotentialPpests.P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSContinuousPpestsParePnearlyPalwaysPpresentPandPrequirePregularPcontrol;Pspo
radicPpestsParePmigratory,Pcyclical,PorPotherPoccasionalPpestsPthatPrequirePcontrolPoncePinPaPwhile,P
butPnotPonPaPregularPbasis;PpotentialPpestsParePorganismsPthatParePnotPpestsPunderPnormalPconditi
ons,PbutPcanPbecomePpestsPandPrequirePcontrolPinPcertainPcircumstances.
ExplainPwhatPisPmeantPbyPprevention,Psuppression,PandPeradicationPofPpestsP-
PCORRECTPANSWERSPreventionPisPkeepingPaPpestPfromPbecomingPaPproblem;PsuppressionPisPreduc
ingPpestPnumbersPorPdamagePtoPanPacceptablePlevel;PeradicationPisPdestroyingPanPentirePpestPpop
ulation
WhatPisPaPthreshold?PWhyPshouldPyouPconsiderPthresholdsPwhenPyouPdevelopPaPpestPcontrolPstrat
egy?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSThresholdsParePthePlevelsPofPpestPpopulationsPatPwhichPyouPmustPtakePpestPco
ntrolPactionPtoPpreventPunacceptablePdamagePorPinjury.PUsePofPthresholdPinformationPcanPimprov
ePyourPpestPcontrolPstrategyPbyPhelpingPyouPmakePaPdecisionPaboutPwhenPtoPbeginPcontrolPtactics.
DescribePpestPmonitoringPandPexplainPhowPitPcanPbePimportantPtoPpestPcontrolPstrategy.P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSMonitoringPisPcheckingPorPscoutingPforPpestsPinPanPareaPtoPdeterminePwhatPp
, estsParePpresent,PhowPmanyPofPeachPkindPofPpestParePinPtheParea,PandPhowPmuchPdamagePtheyPare
Pcausing.PMonitoringPisPimportantPtoPmanyPpestPcontrolPstrategies,PbecausePitPhelps,PdeterminePifP
thePthresholdPhasPbeenPreachedPandPwhetherPcontrolPmeasuresPhavePbeenPeffective.
DefineP"integratedPpestPmanagement"P(IPM)PandPlistPseveralPpossiblePcontrolPtacticsPthatPmayPbeP
usedPinPanPIPMPstrategy.P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSIntegratedPpestPmanagementPisPthePcombiningPofPappropriatePpestPcontrolPta
cticsPintoPaPsinglePplanPtoPreducePpestsPandPtheirPdamagePtoPanPacceptablePlevel.PPestPcontrolPtacti
csPmayPinclude:PhostPresistance,PbiologicalPcontrol,PculturalPcontrol,PmechanicalPcontrol,Psanitatio
n,PandPchemicalP(pesticide)Pcontrol.
YouPappliedPaPpesticide,PbutPitPdidPnotPcontrolPthePpest.PNamePthreePreasonsPwhyPyourPcontrolPeff
ortPmightPhavePfailed.P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSThePfailurePofPthePpesticidePtoPcontrolPthePpestPmightPhavePbeenPcausedPbyPp
estPresistance,PchoosingPthePwrongPpesticide,PmisidentifyingPthePpest,PapplyingPthePwrongPamoun
t,PorPapplyingPthePpesticidePincorrectly.
WhatPcanPyouPdoPtoPkeepPthePpestsPyouParePtryingPtoPcontrolPfromPbecomingPresistancePtoPthePpes
ticidesPyouPuse?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSPestPresistancePcanPbePreducedPbyPusingPintegratedPpestPmanagementPandPro
tatingPthePtypesPofPpesticidesPused.
ExplainPthePdifferencesPbetweenPthePtermsP"label"PandP"labeling."P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSThePlabelPisPthePinformationPprintedPonPorPattachedPtoPthePpesticidePcontaine
r.PLabelingPincludesPthePlabelPitself,PplusPallPotherPinformationPyouPreceivePfromPthePmanufacturerP
aboutPthePproductPwhenPyouPbuyPit.
WhatPdoPthePwordsP"RestrictedPUsePPesticide"PtellPyouPaboutPthePpesticidePproduct?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERS"RestrictedPUsePPesticide"PmeansPthatPthePproductPhasPbeenPshownPtoPbePlik
elyPtoPharmPpeoplePorPthePenvironmentPifPitPisPnotPusedPcorrectly.PItPmayPbePpurchasedPandPusedPo
nlyPbyPcertifiedPapplicatorsPandPthosePunderPtheirPdirectPsupervision.
APPLICATOR CORE EXAM- OHIO
QUESTIONS WITH RATED A+
ANSWERS
WhatPisPthePfirstPthingPyouPshouldPdoPwhenPyouPdetectPthePpresencePofPaPpestPthatPyouPthinkPyouP
mayPneedPtoPcontrol?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSIdentifyPthePpestPtoPbePsurePyouPknowPexactlyPwhatPthePproblemPis.
HowPcanPpestPidentificationPhelpPyouPdevelopPaPgoodPpestPcontrolPstrategy?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSIdentification PofPthePpestPallowsPyouPtoPdeterminePbasicPinformationPaboutPit
,PincludingPitsPlifePcyclePandPthePtimePthatPitPisPmostPsusceptiblePtoPbeingPcontrolled.
ExplainPthePdifferencesPbetweenPcontinuousPpests,PsporadicPpests,PandPpotentialPpests.P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSContinuousPpestsParePnearlyPalwaysPpresentPandPrequirePregularPcontrol;Pspo
radicPpestsParePmigratory,Pcyclical,PorPotherPoccasionalPpestsPthatPrequirePcontrolPoncePinPaPwhile,P
butPnotPonPaPregularPbasis;PpotentialPpestsParePorganismsPthatParePnotPpestsPunderPnormalPconditi
ons,PbutPcanPbecomePpestsPandPrequirePcontrolPinPcertainPcircumstances.
ExplainPwhatPisPmeantPbyPprevention,Psuppression,PandPeradicationPofPpestsP-
PCORRECTPANSWERSPreventionPisPkeepingPaPpestPfromPbecomingPaPproblem;PsuppressionPisPreduc
ingPpestPnumbersPorPdamagePtoPanPacceptablePlevel;PeradicationPisPdestroyingPanPentirePpestPpop
ulation
WhatPisPaPthreshold?PWhyPshouldPyouPconsiderPthresholdsPwhenPyouPdevelopPaPpestPcontrolPstrat
egy?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSThresholdsParePthePlevelsPofPpestPpopulationsPatPwhichPyouPmustPtakePpestPco
ntrolPactionPtoPpreventPunacceptablePdamagePorPinjury.PUsePofPthresholdPinformationPcanPimprov
ePyourPpestPcontrolPstrategyPbyPhelpingPyouPmakePaPdecisionPaboutPwhenPtoPbeginPcontrolPtactics.
DescribePpestPmonitoringPandPexplainPhowPitPcanPbePimportantPtoPpestPcontrolPstrategy.P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSMonitoringPisPcheckingPorPscoutingPforPpestsPinPanPareaPtoPdeterminePwhatPp
, estsParePpresent,PhowPmanyPofPeachPkindPofPpestParePinPtheParea,PandPhowPmuchPdamagePtheyPare
Pcausing.PMonitoringPisPimportantPtoPmanyPpestPcontrolPstrategies,PbecausePitPhelps,PdeterminePifP
thePthresholdPhasPbeenPreachedPandPwhetherPcontrolPmeasuresPhavePbeenPeffective.
DefineP"integratedPpestPmanagement"P(IPM)PandPlistPseveralPpossiblePcontrolPtacticsPthatPmayPbeP
usedPinPanPIPMPstrategy.P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSIntegratedPpestPmanagementPisPthePcombiningPofPappropriatePpestPcontrolPta
cticsPintoPaPsinglePplanPtoPreducePpestsPandPtheirPdamagePtoPanPacceptablePlevel.PPestPcontrolPtacti
csPmayPinclude:PhostPresistance,PbiologicalPcontrol,PculturalPcontrol,PmechanicalPcontrol,Psanitatio
n,PandPchemicalP(pesticide)Pcontrol.
YouPappliedPaPpesticide,PbutPitPdidPnotPcontrolPthePpest.PNamePthreePreasonsPwhyPyourPcontrolPeff
ortPmightPhavePfailed.P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSThePfailurePofPthePpesticidePtoPcontrolPthePpestPmightPhavePbeenPcausedPbyPp
estPresistance,PchoosingPthePwrongPpesticide,PmisidentifyingPthePpest,PapplyingPthePwrongPamoun
t,PorPapplyingPthePpesticidePincorrectly.
WhatPcanPyouPdoPtoPkeepPthePpestsPyouParePtryingPtoPcontrolPfromPbecomingPresistancePtoPthePpes
ticidesPyouPuse?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSPestPresistancePcanPbePreducedPbyPusingPintegratedPpestPmanagementPandPro
tatingPthePtypesPofPpesticidesPused.
ExplainPthePdifferencesPbetweenPthePtermsP"label"PandP"labeling."P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSThePlabelPisPthePinformationPprintedPonPorPattachedPtoPthePpesticidePcontaine
r.PLabelingPincludesPthePlabelPitself,PplusPallPotherPinformationPyouPreceivePfromPthePmanufacturerP
aboutPthePproductPwhenPyouPbuyPit.
WhatPdoPthePwordsP"RestrictedPUsePPesticide"PtellPyouPaboutPthePpesticidePproduct?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERS"RestrictedPUsePPesticide"PmeansPthatPthePproductPhasPbeenPshownPtoPbePlik
elyPtoPharmPpeoplePorPthePenvironmentPifPitPisPnotPusedPcorrectly.PItPmayPbePpurchasedPandPusedPo
nlyPbyPcertifiedPapplicatorsPandPthosePunderPtheirPdirectPsupervision.