TruGreen test #1
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which
type of pest management method?
A. Physical.
B. Genetic.
C. Biological. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Which statement about cultural control practices is true?
A. They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival.
B. They use naturally derived and/or synthesized chemicals to control pests.
C. They involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign countries. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A
Monitoring pests at airports and ocean ports that pose a serious threat to public health
or widespread damage to crops or animals is an example of which type of pest
management method?
A. Regulatory.
B. Genetic.
C. Biological. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Which statement about pest management strategies in IPM is true?
A. The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels.
B. Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program.
C. Nonchemical methods are short-term solutions to control pests. - CORRECT
ANSWER-A
Which would be considered a preventive pest management strategy?
A. Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field.
B. Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations.
C. Removing a pest that is a public health concern from an area. - CORRECT
ANSWER-A
Which statement about action thresholds is true?
A. The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action threshold
level.
B. The action threshold for a pest may be set at a zero pest population density.
, C. In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than
aesthetics. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
Which would increase the likelihood of
pesticide resistance?
A. An insect that has one generation per year.
B. Continual use of pesticides from the same
chemical class.
C. Applying a pesticide that has little or no
residual effect. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
Which statement about FIFRA is false?
A. It provides the overall framework for the federal pesticide regulatory program.
B. It prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating pesticide use laws more
stringent than federal regulations.
C. It allows applicators to deviate from the pesticide label under specific use situations. -
CORRECT ANSWER-B
Under federal law, which statement about trained and certified applicators is true ?
A. They may apply and/or supervise the application of restricted-use pesticides.
B. They must receive supplemental training before mixing RUPs.
C. They are exempt from obtaining county bulletins for the protection of endangered
species. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
What is the purpose of the pesticide registration
and reregistration process?
A. To control the flow of new pesticide products entering the marketplace.
B. To provide evidence that the pesticide will not cause unreasonable risks to human
health or the environment.
C. To make sure the amount of pesticide residue remaining on food and feed crops is
zero. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
Which statement about federal pesticide regulation is
true?
A.To ensure future compliance, civil penalties are typically assessed against first-time
violators.
B. Like pesticides, devices used to control pests must also be registered with EPA.
C. Approved pesticide labels have the force of law. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Which of the following criteria is used by EPA in establishing pesticide tolerances?
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which
type of pest management method?
A. Physical.
B. Genetic.
C. Biological. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Which statement about cultural control practices is true?
A. They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival.
B. They use naturally derived and/or synthesized chemicals to control pests.
C. They involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign countries. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A
Monitoring pests at airports and ocean ports that pose a serious threat to public health
or widespread damage to crops or animals is an example of which type of pest
management method?
A. Regulatory.
B. Genetic.
C. Biological. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Which statement about pest management strategies in IPM is true?
A. The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels.
B. Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program.
C. Nonchemical methods are short-term solutions to control pests. - CORRECT
ANSWER-A
Which would be considered a preventive pest management strategy?
A. Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field.
B. Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations.
C. Removing a pest that is a public health concern from an area. - CORRECT
ANSWER-A
Which statement about action thresholds is true?
A. The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action threshold
level.
B. The action threshold for a pest may be set at a zero pest population density.
, C. In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than
aesthetics. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
Which would increase the likelihood of
pesticide resistance?
A. An insect that has one generation per year.
B. Continual use of pesticides from the same
chemical class.
C. Applying a pesticide that has little or no
residual effect. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
Which statement about FIFRA is false?
A. It provides the overall framework for the federal pesticide regulatory program.
B. It prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating pesticide use laws more
stringent than federal regulations.
C. It allows applicators to deviate from the pesticide label under specific use situations. -
CORRECT ANSWER-B
Under federal law, which statement about trained and certified applicators is true ?
A. They may apply and/or supervise the application of restricted-use pesticides.
B. They must receive supplemental training before mixing RUPs.
C. They are exempt from obtaining county bulletins for the protection of endangered
species. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
What is the purpose of the pesticide registration
and reregistration process?
A. To control the flow of new pesticide products entering the marketplace.
B. To provide evidence that the pesticide will not cause unreasonable risks to human
health or the environment.
C. To make sure the amount of pesticide residue remaining on food and feed crops is
zero. - CORRECT ANSWER-B
Which statement about federal pesticide regulation is
true?
A.To ensure future compliance, civil penalties are typically assessed against first-time
violators.
B. Like pesticides, devices used to control pests must also be registered with EPA.
C. Approved pesticide labels have the force of law. - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Which of the following criteria is used by EPA in establishing pesticide tolerances?
