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ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
answers latest updated
Which statement is "true" about pest management strategies in IPM?
A. The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels
B. Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program
C. Pesticides are not included in an IPM strategy
D. Non-chemical methods usually provide only short-term control of a pest - A. The goal
is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels
Which would be considered a preventive pest management strategy?
A. Planting weed- and disease-free seed
B. Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations
C. Eliminating rodents from a commercial food establishment
D. Removing from an area a pest that is a public health concern - A. Planting weed- and
disease-free seed
Which statement is "true" about action thresholds?
A. The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action threshold
level
B. The action threshold for a pest may be set a a zero pest population density
C. Action thresholds are usually easy to establish
D. In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than
aesthetics - B. The action threshold for a pest may be set a a zero pest population
density
,Which statement is "true" about regulatory pest control?
A. Pests that pose a serious public health threat are rarely regulated by federal and
state agencies
B. Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under quarantine restrictions
C. Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies
D. Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated - C. Airports and ocean ports are
monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies
Which would increase the likelihood pesticide resistance?
A. An insect has only one generation per year
B. Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same chemical class
C. Limiting the number of pesticide applications
D. Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect - B. Continual use of the same
pesticides or pesticides from the same chemical class
Which federal agency is responsible for registering or licensing pesticide products for
use in the United States?
A. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
B. U.S. Department of Agriculture (UADA)
C. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
D. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - A. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)
Which federal law governs the establishment of pesticide tolerances for food and feed
products?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
, C. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
D. Worker Protection Standard (WPS) - B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA)
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of
pest management method?
A. Biological control
B. Mechanical control
C. Genetic control
D. Chemical control - B. Mechanical control
Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to reduce damage from
mold is an example of which type of pest management method?
A. Biological
B. Mechanical
C. Physical/environmental modification
D. Regulatory pest control - C. Physical/environmental modification
Which statement is "true" about biological control methods?
A. If pesticides are part of a biological control program to control an exotic pest, it is
better to apply them at the strongest label rate and to choose the more toxic
pesticides
B. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended practice in
biological control
C. Biological control involves the importation of exotic pests to control natural enemies
D. Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works best in
biological control - B. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a
recommended practice in biological control
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
answers latest updated
Which statement is "true" about pest management strategies in IPM?
A. The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels
B. Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program
C. Pesticides are not included in an IPM strategy
D. Non-chemical methods usually provide only short-term control of a pest - A. The goal
is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels
Which would be considered a preventive pest management strategy?
A. Planting weed- and disease-free seed
B. Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations
C. Eliminating rodents from a commercial food establishment
D. Removing from an area a pest that is a public health concern - A. Planting weed- and
disease-free seed
Which statement is "true" about action thresholds?
A. The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action threshold
level
B. The action threshold for a pest may be set a a zero pest population density
C. Action thresholds are usually easy to establish
D. In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than
aesthetics - B. The action threshold for a pest may be set a a zero pest population
density
,Which statement is "true" about regulatory pest control?
A. Pests that pose a serious public health threat are rarely regulated by federal and
state agencies
B. Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under quarantine restrictions
C. Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies
D. Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated - C. Airports and ocean ports are
monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies
Which would increase the likelihood pesticide resistance?
A. An insect has only one generation per year
B. Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same chemical class
C. Limiting the number of pesticide applications
D. Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect - B. Continual use of the same
pesticides or pesticides from the same chemical class
Which federal agency is responsible for registering or licensing pesticide products for
use in the United States?
A. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
B. U.S. Department of Agriculture (UADA)
C. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
D. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - A. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)
Which federal law governs the establishment of pesticide tolerances for food and feed
products?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
, C. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
D. Worker Protection Standard (WPS) - B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA)
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of
pest management method?
A. Biological control
B. Mechanical control
C. Genetic control
D. Chemical control - B. Mechanical control
Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to reduce damage from
mold is an example of which type of pest management method?
A. Biological
B. Mechanical
C. Physical/environmental modification
D. Regulatory pest control - C. Physical/environmental modification
Which statement is "true" about biological control methods?
A. If pesticides are part of a biological control program to control an exotic pest, it is
better to apply them at the strongest label rate and to choose the more toxic
pesticides
B. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended practice in
biological control
C. Biological control involves the importation of exotic pests to control natural enemies
D. Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works best in
biological control - B. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a
recommended practice in biological control
