Illinois Turf and Ornamental Pest Control Licensing
Questions and Guide Answers
100% Verified Graded A+
1. Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act (FIFRA)
Answer: Approved in 1947. It provides a framework for pesticide registrations an is the pesticide users
assurance that the product, if used correctly will provide some helpful service without endangering the user, other
persons, or the environment
2. Economic Injury Level
Answer: break- even point at which the cost of pest control equals the revenue loss caused
by a pest.
3. Aesthetic Injury Level
Answer: number of pests that might cause enough damage to the appearance of a plant to warrant the cost of
control
, 4. Scouting
Answer: Regularly monitoring pest populations and plant or crop conditions. Could be the owner, mainte-nance
technician, or grower.
5. What is the Goal of IPM?
Answer: To optimize, NOT maximize pest control
6. 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.
7. 5 Control Methods
Answer: Cultural Control, Mechanical Control, Biological Control, Preventative Control, Chem-ical control
8. 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
9. Mechanical control: Physically eliminates the pest. EX
Answer: Cultivating, pruning, hoeing, weed pulling, mow-ing, hand picking
Questions and Guide Answers
100% Verified Graded A+
1. Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act (FIFRA)
Answer: Approved in 1947. It provides a framework for pesticide registrations an is the pesticide users
assurance that the product, if used correctly will provide some helpful service without endangering the user, other
persons, or the environment
2. Economic Injury Level
Answer: break- even point at which the cost of pest control equals the revenue loss caused
by a pest.
3. Aesthetic Injury Level
Answer: number of pests that might cause enough damage to the appearance of a plant to warrant the cost of
control
, 4. Scouting
Answer: Regularly monitoring pest populations and plant or crop conditions. Could be the owner, mainte-nance
technician, or grower.
5. What is the Goal of IPM?
Answer: To optimize, NOT maximize pest control
6. 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.
7. 5 Control Methods
Answer: Cultural Control, Mechanical Control, Biological Control, Preventative Control, Chem-ical control
8. 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
9. Mechanical control: Physically eliminates the pest. EX
Answer: Cultivating, pruning, hoeing, weed pulling, mow-ing, hand picking
