PEST CONTROL EXAM FINALS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Pest - ANSWER an undesirable organism that injures
humans, desirable plants and animals,
manufactured products, or natural
substances.
pathogens - ANSWER disease-causing organisms, such as
viruses, bacteria, or fungi
Pesticide resistance - ANSWER When pests adapt and
become resistant to a pesticide. First seen in resistance
to DDT in 1947
bioaccumulation - ANSWER The accumulation of
pesticide in the fatty tissue of some animals
biomagnification - ANSWER The Food chain.
Organisms with
pesticides in their tissues are eaten by
fish, which are in turn eaten by birds.
The birds at the top of the food chain
accumulate the highest concentration of
,pesticide residues.
The Four main groups of pest
organisms - ANSWER weeds, invertebrate
animals, pathogens, and vertebrate
animals. Never classify an organism
as a pest until it is clearly determined
to be one.
The first step in pest management - ANSWER accurately
identify the pest
Abiotic factors - ANSWER natural control
measures within the environment that
injure or destroy plants and animals,
including pests.
Applied Controls - ANSWER When humans try to
eliminate pests.
1. Biological Control
2. Chemical control
3. Cultural Control
4. Genetic control
5. Mechanical/Physical Control
6. Regulatory Control
, Biological control - ANSWER the use of natural enemies
—predators, parasites, pathogens, and
competitors—to control pests and
their damage.
Chemical control - ANSWER the pest management
method that involves using naturally derived and/or
synthetic
chemicals to manage pests.
Pesticide - ANSWER any material that is applied to plants,
soil, water,
harvested crops, structures, clothing
and furnishings, or animals to kill,
attract, repel, or regulate or interrupt
the growth and mating of pests, or to
regulate plant growth.
Avicides - ANSWER control or repel pest birds
Bactericides - ANSWER control bacteria
Chemosterilants - ANSWER sterilize insects
or pest vertebrates.
Defoliants - ANSWER cause leaves (foliage) to
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Pest - ANSWER an undesirable organism that injures
humans, desirable plants and animals,
manufactured products, or natural
substances.
pathogens - ANSWER disease-causing organisms, such as
viruses, bacteria, or fungi
Pesticide resistance - ANSWER When pests adapt and
become resistant to a pesticide. First seen in resistance
to DDT in 1947
bioaccumulation - ANSWER The accumulation of
pesticide in the fatty tissue of some animals
biomagnification - ANSWER The Food chain.
Organisms with
pesticides in their tissues are eaten by
fish, which are in turn eaten by birds.
The birds at the top of the food chain
accumulate the highest concentration of
,pesticide residues.
The Four main groups of pest
organisms - ANSWER weeds, invertebrate
animals, pathogens, and vertebrate
animals. Never classify an organism
as a pest until it is clearly determined
to be one.
The first step in pest management - ANSWER accurately
identify the pest
Abiotic factors - ANSWER natural control
measures within the environment that
injure or destroy plants and animals,
including pests.
Applied Controls - ANSWER When humans try to
eliminate pests.
1. Biological Control
2. Chemical control
3. Cultural Control
4. Genetic control
5. Mechanical/Physical Control
6. Regulatory Control
, Biological control - ANSWER the use of natural enemies
—predators, parasites, pathogens, and
competitors—to control pests and
their damage.
Chemical control - ANSWER the pest management
method that involves using naturally derived and/or
synthetic
chemicals to manage pests.
Pesticide - ANSWER any material that is applied to plants,
soil, water,
harvested crops, structures, clothing
and furnishings, or animals to kill,
attract, repel, or regulate or interrupt
the growth and mating of pests, or to
regulate plant growth.
Avicides - ANSWER control or repel pest birds
Bactericides - ANSWER control bacteria
Chemosterilants - ANSWER sterilize insects
or pest vertebrates.
Defoliants - ANSWER cause leaves (foliage) to
