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GEORGIA PESTCIDE EXAM - CATEGORY 24 2025/2026
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {120 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ |
BRAND NEW!
IPM Principle #1 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > determine the exact pest you
are dealing with (or if it's not a pest at all, but a problem with
nutrition or water, etc.)
Healthy plants - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > have fewer pest problems; are
less likely to be seriously damaged when pests do occur
Use pesticides - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > only when needed
Indicator plants - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > plants that are first affected
by pests (example -- check rose bushes to see if you have a
Japanese beetle problem, as they are the first place they will go)
Cultural control methods - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > placement of plants,
irrigation, fertilization (choosing correct site is key)
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Biological control - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > the control of a pest by the
introduction of a natural enemy or predator, such as nematodes
or predator wasps
Mechanical control - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > physical removal of
invasive species (hand-weeding, trapping insects)
Chemical control - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > pesticides, herbicides
Drift - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > movement of pesticide through the air
away from target site
Particle drift - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > movement of droplets or dust
away from target area during pesticide application
Vapor drift - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Movement of pesticides as
gaseous vapors from the target area (during or after application)
Buffer - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a non-treated zone between target
area and sensitive areas, such as streams, ponds, and drains
Pesticides in the soil - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Are eventually broken
down by bacteria and fungi
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Goal of IPM program (Integrated Pest Management) - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > to produce healthy plants that can resist pests
Hand lens for insect identification - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 5 power to
10 power
Cultural practice for turgrass - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > proper cultivar
selected, proper site prep, mowing, thatch removal, correct
watering and fertilization
Fescue and Kentucky bluegrass - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > cool season
grass
Bermudagrass, Centipedegrass, Zoysiagrass, Bahiagrass - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > warm season grasses
Perennial ryegrass used for - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > overseeding
warm season grass for winter color
Piedmont region - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > transitional zone (in
Southeast) where both warm and cool season grasses are used
GEORGIA PESTCIDE EXAM - CATEGORY 24 2025/2026
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL
ANSWERED {120 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ |
BRAND NEW!
IPM Principle #1 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > determine the exact pest you
are dealing with (or if it's not a pest at all, but a problem with
nutrition or water, etc.)
Healthy plants - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > have fewer pest problems; are
less likely to be seriously damaged when pests do occur
Use pesticides - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > only when needed
Indicator plants - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > plants that are first affected
by pests (example -- check rose bushes to see if you have a
Japanese beetle problem, as they are the first place they will go)
Cultural control methods - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > placement of plants,
irrigation, fertilization (choosing correct site is key)
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Biological control - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > the control of a pest by the
introduction of a natural enemy or predator, such as nematodes
or predator wasps
Mechanical control - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > physical removal of
invasive species (hand-weeding, trapping insects)
Chemical control - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > pesticides, herbicides
Drift - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > movement of pesticide through the air
away from target site
Particle drift - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > movement of droplets or dust
away from target area during pesticide application
Vapor drift - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Movement of pesticides as
gaseous vapors from the target area (during or after application)
Buffer - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a non-treated zone between target
area and sensitive areas, such as streams, ponds, and drains
Pesticides in the soil - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Are eventually broken
down by bacteria and fungi
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Goal of IPM program (Integrated Pest Management) - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > to produce healthy plants that can resist pests
Hand lens for insect identification - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 5 power to
10 power
Cultural practice for turgrass - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > proper cultivar
selected, proper site prep, mowing, thatch removal, correct
watering and fertilization
Fescue and Kentucky bluegrass - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > cool season
grass
Bermudagrass, Centipedegrass, Zoysiagrass, Bahiagrass - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > warm season grasses
Perennial ryegrass used for - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > overseeding
warm season grass for winter color
Piedmont region - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > transitional zone (in
Southeast) where both warm and cool season grasses are used
