PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Active ingredient in Atrazine 90DF. Answer: 18 pounds in a 20-pound
bag.
⩥ Emulsion. Answer: A type of pesticide formulation that consists of a
liquid dispersed as droplets in another liquid and may require agitation.
⩥ Ultra-low volume (ULV). Answer: A formulation type used in pest
management.
⩥ Invert emulsions. Answer: A type of pesticide formulation.
⩥ Aerosols (A). Answer: A form of pesticide application.
⩥ Flowables (F)/liquids (L). Answer: A type of pesticide formulation
that is liquid in nature.
⩥ Dusts (D). Answer: A dry/solid pesticide formulation that is always
applied dry and can easily drift to non-target sites.
,⩥ Granules (G). Answer: A type of dry/solid pesticide formulation.
⩥ Wettable powders (WP). Answer: A dry/solid formulation that requires
constant agitation and may be abrasive to pumps and nozzles.
⩥ Soluble powders (SP). Answer: A type of dry/solid pesticide
formulation.
⩥ Pellets. Answer: A type of dry/solid pesticide formulation.
⩥ Baits. Answer: A type of dry/solid pesticide formulation.
⩥ Biological control. Answer: A pest management method involving
breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for
resistance to pests.
⩥ Mechanical control. Answer: A pest management method that includes
physical actions to control pests.
⩥ Genetic control. Answer: A pest management method that involves
breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for
resistance to pests.
, ⩥ Physical/environmental modification. Answer: A pest management
method that alters the environment to control pests.
⩥ Chemical control. Answer: A pest management method where
pesticides play a key role and sometimes are the only control method
available.
⩥ Economic threshold. Answer: The pest population density that causes
losses equal to the cost of control measures.
⩥ Economic injury level. Answer: The level of pest population that
causes economic damage.
⩥ Action threshold. Answer: The pest population level at which action
should be taken to prevent economic damage.
⩥ Pest threshold. Answer: The level of pest population that requires
management.
⩥ Cultivation. Answer: A mechanical control method that involves using
a plow to destroy weeds.
⩥ Pesticide resistance. Answer: The ability of pests to survive pesticide
applications that previously controlled them.