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Category 1B insect management Iowa Pesticide
EXAM Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
(Latest Update 2025) UPDATE!! EXAM
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - (ANSWER)information-intensive, decision-
making process that identifies & reduces risks from pests & pest management
strategies
components of IPM - (ANSWER)correct identification of pest, accurate
monitoring & measurement of the population, economic assessment of the
damage & selection of environmentally sound management tactics
characteristics which are important for identification - (ANSWER)order of the
pest, special characteristics of the mouth, legs & antennae & life cycle of the pest
change in shape, form, and size during a pest's life - (ANSWER)metamorphosis
gradual metamorphosis - (ANSWER)insect hatches from the eggs & looks like a
miniature copy of the adult (grasshoppers, cockroaches, aphids)
nymphs - (ANSWER)juvenile forms-no wings, go through several growing stages
before growing to winged adults
complete metamorphosis - (ANSWER)4 stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult
Category 1B insect management Iowa Pesticide
EXAM Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
(Latest Update 2025) UPDATE!! EXAM
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - (ANSWER)information-intensive, decision-
making process that identifies & reduces risks from pests & pest management
strategies
components of IPM - (ANSWER)correct identification of pest, accurate
monitoring & measurement of the population, economic assessment of the
damage & selection of environmentally sound management tactics
characteristics which are important for identification - (ANSWER)order of the
pest, special characteristics of the mouth, legs & antennae & life cycle of the pest
change in shape, form, and size during a pest's life - (ANSWER)metamorphosis
gradual metamorphosis - (ANSWER)insect hatches from the eggs & looks like a
miniature copy of the adult (grasshoppers, cockroaches, aphids)
nymphs - (ANSWER)juvenile forms-no wings, go through several growing stages
before growing to winged adults
complete metamorphosis - (ANSWER)4 stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult
