ILLINOIS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
TURFGRASS ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Economic Injury Level. Answer: break- even point at which the
cost of pest control equals the revenue loss caused by a pest.
◉Aesthetic Injury Level. Answer: number of pests that might cause
enough damage to the appearance of a plant to warrant the cost of
control
◉Scouting. Answer: Regularly monitoring pest populations and
plant or crop conditions. Could be the owner, maintenance
technician, or grower.
◉What is the Goal of IPM?. Answer: To optimize, NOT maximize pest
control
◉Pest. Answer: any insect, mite, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed, or
other organism that is injurious to humans or their structures, or to
plants, or animals of interest to humans.
, ◉5 Control Methods. Answer: Cultural Control, Mechanical Control,
Biological Control, Preventative Control, Chemical control
◉Cultural control. Answer: improves plant health so that they plants
are able to compete better against pests. EX: soil preparation,
fertility, proper planting, plant selection, crop rotation, mulching,
mowing
◉Mechanical control. Answer: Physically eliminates the pest. EX:
Cultivating, pruning, hoeing, weed pulling, mowing, hand picking
◉Biological control. Answer: Uses living organisms to reduce pest
populations to economically acceptable levels. EX: predators,
parasites, pest diseases
◉preventative control. Answer: Helps prevent the entry and spread
of pests. EX: quarantines, inspections, certified seed
◉chemical control. Answer: Herbicides, insecticides, fungicides,
repellents, fumigants
◉Pesticide. Answer: any chemical used to destroy, prevent, or
control any form of like declared to be a pest
TURFGRASS ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Economic Injury Level. Answer: break- even point at which the
cost of pest control equals the revenue loss caused by a pest.
◉Aesthetic Injury Level. Answer: number of pests that might cause
enough damage to the appearance of a plant to warrant the cost of
control
◉Scouting. Answer: Regularly monitoring pest populations and
plant or crop conditions. Could be the owner, maintenance
technician, or grower.
◉What is the Goal of IPM?. Answer: To optimize, NOT maximize pest
control
◉Pest. Answer: any insect, mite, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed, or
other organism that is injurious to humans or their structures, or to
plants, or animals of interest to humans.
, ◉5 Control Methods. Answer: Cultural Control, Mechanical Control,
Biological Control, Preventative Control, Chemical control
◉Cultural control. Answer: improves plant health so that they plants
are able to compete better against pests. EX: soil preparation,
fertility, proper planting, plant selection, crop rotation, mulching,
mowing
◉Mechanical control. Answer: Physically eliminates the pest. EX:
Cultivating, pruning, hoeing, weed pulling, mowing, hand picking
◉Biological control. Answer: Uses living organisms to reduce pest
populations to economically acceptable levels. EX: predators,
parasites, pest diseases
◉preventative control. Answer: Helps prevent the entry and spread
of pests. EX: quarantines, inspections, certified seed
◉chemical control. Answer: Herbicides, insecticides, fungicides,
repellents, fumigants
◉Pesticide. Answer: any chemical used to destroy, prevent, or
control any form of like declared to be a pest
