Illinois General Standards Pesticide
Exam Questions and Correct Answers
Pest - <CORRECT ANSWER >>any insect, mite, rodent, weed, disease etc that is injurious to the
health of humans, animals, plants, or the environment
Goal of IPM - <CORRECT ANSWER >>keep pests below economic and aesthetic injury level,
avoid adverse effects on humans, wildlife, environment
Economic injury level - <CORRECT ANSWER >>breakeven point at which cost of pest control
equals revenue loss caused by pest
Economic threshold level - <CORRECT ANSWER >>number of pests per plant or amount of
damage to plant at which control measures should begin
Aesthetic injury level - <CORRECT ANSWER >>number of pests that might cause enough
damage to the appearance of a plant to warrant cost of control - might vary
Key to successful IPM - <CORRECT ANSWER >>monitoring pest pop and plant conditions
Cultural control - <CORRECT ANSWER >>improve crop health
Mechanical control - <CORRECT ANSWER >>physical pest elimination
Biological control - <CORRECT ANSWER >>living organisms reduce pests
Chemical control - <CORRECT ANSWER >>chemical agents reduce pests
, Preventative control - <CORRECT ANSWER >>prevent entry and spread
Pesticide failure - <CORRECT ANSWER >>wrong type, wrong pest stage, wrong area, pest
resistance
Insects - <CORRECT ANSWER >>exoskeleton, 3 pairs jointed legs, 3 body region
Insect body regions - <CORRECT ANSWER >>head, thorax, abdomen
Incomplete development - <CORRECT ANSWER >>3 life stages - eggs, nymph, adult
Complete development - <CORRECT ANSWER >>4 life stages - egg, larvae, pupae, adult
Mites - <CORRECT ANSWER >>spider-like, 4 pairs of legs
Spiders - <CORRECT ANSWER >>4 pairs of legs, 2 body regions
Crustaceans - <CORRECT ANSWER >>7 pairs of legs ex) pillbugs
Birds - <CORRECT ANSWER >>all protected except non-native ex) starlings, house sparrows
Mammals - <CORRECT ANSWER >>protected except rats, mice, ground squirrels
Noninfectious disease - <CORRECT ANSWER >>cannot be transferred pest to pest or plant to
plant, often result of unfavorable conditions
Infectious disease - <CORRECT ANSWER >>multiply within host, transferable
Exam Questions and Correct Answers
Pest - <CORRECT ANSWER >>any insect, mite, rodent, weed, disease etc that is injurious to the
health of humans, animals, plants, or the environment
Goal of IPM - <CORRECT ANSWER >>keep pests below economic and aesthetic injury level,
avoid adverse effects on humans, wildlife, environment
Economic injury level - <CORRECT ANSWER >>breakeven point at which cost of pest control
equals revenue loss caused by pest
Economic threshold level - <CORRECT ANSWER >>number of pests per plant or amount of
damage to plant at which control measures should begin
Aesthetic injury level - <CORRECT ANSWER >>number of pests that might cause enough
damage to the appearance of a plant to warrant cost of control - might vary
Key to successful IPM - <CORRECT ANSWER >>monitoring pest pop and plant conditions
Cultural control - <CORRECT ANSWER >>improve crop health
Mechanical control - <CORRECT ANSWER >>physical pest elimination
Biological control - <CORRECT ANSWER >>living organisms reduce pests
Chemical control - <CORRECT ANSWER >>chemical agents reduce pests
, Preventative control - <CORRECT ANSWER >>prevent entry and spread
Pesticide failure - <CORRECT ANSWER >>wrong type, wrong pest stage, wrong area, pest
resistance
Insects - <CORRECT ANSWER >>exoskeleton, 3 pairs jointed legs, 3 body region
Insect body regions - <CORRECT ANSWER >>head, thorax, abdomen
Incomplete development - <CORRECT ANSWER >>3 life stages - eggs, nymph, adult
Complete development - <CORRECT ANSWER >>4 life stages - egg, larvae, pupae, adult
Mites - <CORRECT ANSWER >>spider-like, 4 pairs of legs
Spiders - <CORRECT ANSWER >>4 pairs of legs, 2 body regions
Crustaceans - <CORRECT ANSWER >>7 pairs of legs ex) pillbugs
Birds - <CORRECT ANSWER >>all protected except non-native ex) starlings, house sparrows
Mammals - <CORRECT ANSWER >>protected except rats, mice, ground squirrels
Noninfectious disease - <CORRECT ANSWER >>cannot be transferred pest to pest or plant to
plant, often result of unfavorable conditions
Infectious disease - <CORRECT ANSWER >>multiply within host, transferable
