Idaho Pesticide Applicator Training
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
One responsibility of the US EPA is to protect humans and environmental
health.
(True or false) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
Which of the following would not be considered a natural pest control
method?
A. Wind
B. Rain
C. Cultivation
,D. Sunshine - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C. Cultivation
Which of the following is a cultural control method?
A. Fertilization
B. Planting time
C. Pruning
D. All of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. All of the above
All pesticides kill only the target pests.
(True or false) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False
The use of temperature or humidity manipulation is a __________ control
method for insects.
A. Cultural
B. Biological
C. Legal
D. Physical - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. Physical
The goal of any Pest Management program is to eradicate the pest.
(True or False) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False
,Which of the following is not classified and regulated as a pesticide in
Idaho?
A. Bactericide
B. Fertilizer
C. Desiccant
D. Adjuvant - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. Fertilizer
Which of the following pesticides can be absorbed by the plant and
translocated within the plant?
A. Systemic pesticide
B. Contact pesticide
C. Absorptive pesticide
D. Volatile pesticide - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A. Systemic pesticide
Pulling weeds and trapping gophers are an example of what kind of
control?
A. Natural control
B. Mechanical control
C. Physical control
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, D. Cultural control - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. Mechanical control
What are examples of natural controls? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Wind,
temperature, sunshine, rain
What are examples of mechanical controls? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Hand
destruction, traps and mechanical exclusions (i.e screens, nets, fences)
What are examples of physical controls? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Manipulation of
water, humidity, temperature
What are examples of cultural controls? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Rotating crops,
tilling the soil, varying the time of planting, destroying crop residues,
pruning, thinning, and fertilizing plants.
What is biological control? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Introduction, encouragement
and artificial increase of plans, insects and animals that are parasites or
predators of a pest species.
What is a growth regulator? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Substances that alter the
growth or development of a plant or animal
What is an adjuvant? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Substances added to pesticide
formulations and tank mixtures to increase safety or effectiveness.
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
One responsibility of the US EPA is to protect humans and environmental
health.
(True or false) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
Which of the following would not be considered a natural pest control
method?
A. Wind
B. Rain
C. Cultivation
,D. Sunshine - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C. Cultivation
Which of the following is a cultural control method?
A. Fertilization
B. Planting time
C. Pruning
D. All of the above - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. All of the above
All pesticides kill only the target pests.
(True or false) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False
The use of temperature or humidity manipulation is a __________ control
method for insects.
A. Cultural
B. Biological
C. Legal
D. Physical - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. Physical
The goal of any Pest Management program is to eradicate the pest.
(True or False) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False
,Which of the following is not classified and regulated as a pesticide in
Idaho?
A. Bactericide
B. Fertilizer
C. Desiccant
D. Adjuvant - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. Fertilizer
Which of the following pesticides can be absorbed by the plant and
translocated within the plant?
A. Systemic pesticide
B. Contact pesticide
C. Absorptive pesticide
D. Volatile pesticide - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A. Systemic pesticide
Pulling weeds and trapping gophers are an example of what kind of
control?
A. Natural control
B. Mechanical control
C. Physical control
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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, D. Cultural control - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. Mechanical control
What are examples of natural controls? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Wind,
temperature, sunshine, rain
What are examples of mechanical controls? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Hand
destruction, traps and mechanical exclusions (i.e screens, nets, fences)
What are examples of physical controls? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Manipulation of
water, humidity, temperature
What are examples of cultural controls? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Rotating crops,
tilling the soil, varying the time of planting, destroying crop residues,
pruning, thinning, and fertilizing plants.
What is biological control? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Introduction, encouragement
and artificial increase of plans, insects and animals that are parasites or
predators of a pest species.
What is a growth regulator? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Substances that alter the
growth or development of a plant or animal
What is an adjuvant? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Substances added to pesticide
formulations and tank mixtures to increase safety or effectiveness.
