Private Applicator Agricultural
Pest Control | Questions and
answers | Latest version
2024/2025
A private applicator is a person who applies: - ANSWER -Restricted use pesticides
The practical knowledge that private applicators must demonstrate for certification is based upon
the: - ANSWER -Category certification standards
The cost of a 4 year license for private applicators is: - ANSWER -$100
The location to take restricted use pesticide certification exams is at: - ANSWER -County extension
offices that offer the service
The number of continuing education units that a private applicator must obtain to keep the license
valid: - ANSWER -Four core and four private
Why is accurate pest identification so critical in managing a particular pest? - ANSWER -Because is is
a key to effective control, it will determine the pest's management strategy, identification may reveal
that the pest does not require control
Which of the following comprise the largest group of insects?
A. Insects of ecological importance
B. Beneficial insects
C. Destructive insects - ANSWER -A. Insects of ecological importance
Ants, beetles, caterpillars, and grasshoppers have __________ mouthparts. - ANSWER -chewing
Which type of metamorphosis do stink bugs and scales undergo? - ANSWER -Gradual
Which of the following statements is false regarding mites?
A. Mites occupy a wide range of ecological niches
B. Some Species of mites produce fine webbing from silk grands located near their mouth
C. Mites have three pairs of jointed legs
D. Adult mites have three pairs of jointed legs - ANSWER -D. Adult mites have three pairs of jointed
legs.
What type of life cycle do crabgrasses and pigweeds have? - ANSWER -Annual
What type of life cycle do cutleaf evening primose have? - ANSWER -Bieannial
What type of life cycle do Johnsongrass and purple nutsedge have? - ANSWER -Perennial
, Name the category of weeds:
Wide leaves with netlike veins; seedlings have two leaves - ANSWER -Broadleaf weeds
Name the category of weeds:
Narrow, upright leaves with parallel veins; round stems - ANSWER -Grasses
Name the category of weeds:
Triangular stems; leaves in groups of trees - ANSWER -Sedges
Which of the following is false regarding plant disease?
A. Abiotic factors and biotic pathogenic microorganisms cause diseases in plants.
B. Sometimes both pathogens and disorders can cause symptoms that have an identical appearance
C. Symptoms are an indication of disease by reaction of the host plant
D. Spots, blight, galls, wilts, rots, and slow growth are examples of disease signs - ANSWER -D. Spots,
blight, galls, wilts, rots, and slow growth are examples of disease signs.
What factors are required before a pathogenic disease can develop? - ANSWER -A susceptible host
plant, a pathogenic agent, an environment favorable for development of the pathogen
Name the category of plant pathogens:
Very small organisms that multiply in living cells. - ANSWER -Virus
Name the category of plant pathogens:
Identification usually depends on mycelium characteristics and fruiting bodies - ANSWER -Fungus
Name the category of plant pathogens:
Those that infect plants are rodshaped and have flagella for locomotion - ANSWER -Bacterium
Which of the following statements is false regarding nematodes?
A. Nematodes are small, usually microscopic, roundworms
B. It is easy for people to unknowingly spread them
C. There are relatively few genera and species important to agricultural crop production
D. The only effective way of determining the presence or distribution of nematodes is by soil and
root tissue sampling. - ANSWER -C. There are relatively few genera and species important to
agricultural crop production
True or False
Mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish are vertebrates since they have a jointed backbone. - ANSWER -
True
Name the pest type:
A pest that becomes a problem as the result of the control of another pest - ANSWER -Secondary
pests
Pest Control | Questions and
answers | Latest version
2024/2025
A private applicator is a person who applies: - ANSWER -Restricted use pesticides
The practical knowledge that private applicators must demonstrate for certification is based upon
the: - ANSWER -Category certification standards
The cost of a 4 year license for private applicators is: - ANSWER -$100
The location to take restricted use pesticide certification exams is at: - ANSWER -County extension
offices that offer the service
The number of continuing education units that a private applicator must obtain to keep the license
valid: - ANSWER -Four core and four private
Why is accurate pest identification so critical in managing a particular pest? - ANSWER -Because is is
a key to effective control, it will determine the pest's management strategy, identification may reveal
that the pest does not require control
Which of the following comprise the largest group of insects?
A. Insects of ecological importance
B. Beneficial insects
C. Destructive insects - ANSWER -A. Insects of ecological importance
Ants, beetles, caterpillars, and grasshoppers have __________ mouthparts. - ANSWER -chewing
Which type of metamorphosis do stink bugs and scales undergo? - ANSWER -Gradual
Which of the following statements is false regarding mites?
A. Mites occupy a wide range of ecological niches
B. Some Species of mites produce fine webbing from silk grands located near their mouth
C. Mites have three pairs of jointed legs
D. Adult mites have three pairs of jointed legs - ANSWER -D. Adult mites have three pairs of jointed
legs.
What type of life cycle do crabgrasses and pigweeds have? - ANSWER -Annual
What type of life cycle do cutleaf evening primose have? - ANSWER -Bieannial
What type of life cycle do Johnsongrass and purple nutsedge have? - ANSWER -Perennial
, Name the category of weeds:
Wide leaves with netlike veins; seedlings have two leaves - ANSWER -Broadleaf weeds
Name the category of weeds:
Narrow, upright leaves with parallel veins; round stems - ANSWER -Grasses
Name the category of weeds:
Triangular stems; leaves in groups of trees - ANSWER -Sedges
Which of the following is false regarding plant disease?
A. Abiotic factors and biotic pathogenic microorganisms cause diseases in plants.
B. Sometimes both pathogens and disorders can cause symptoms that have an identical appearance
C. Symptoms are an indication of disease by reaction of the host plant
D. Spots, blight, galls, wilts, rots, and slow growth are examples of disease signs - ANSWER -D. Spots,
blight, galls, wilts, rots, and slow growth are examples of disease signs.
What factors are required before a pathogenic disease can develop? - ANSWER -A susceptible host
plant, a pathogenic agent, an environment favorable for development of the pathogen
Name the category of plant pathogens:
Very small organisms that multiply in living cells. - ANSWER -Virus
Name the category of plant pathogens:
Identification usually depends on mycelium characteristics and fruiting bodies - ANSWER -Fungus
Name the category of plant pathogens:
Those that infect plants are rodshaped and have flagella for locomotion - ANSWER -Bacterium
Which of the following statements is false regarding nematodes?
A. Nematodes are small, usually microscopic, roundworms
B. It is easy for people to unknowingly spread them
C. There are relatively few genera and species important to agricultural crop production
D. The only effective way of determining the presence or distribution of nematodes is by soil and
root tissue sampling. - ANSWER -C. There are relatively few genera and species important to
agricultural crop production
True or False
Mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish are vertebrates since they have a jointed backbone. - ANSWER -
True
Name the pest type:
A pest that becomes a problem as the result of the control of another pest - ANSWER -Secondary
pests
