Kansas Commercial Pesticide
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, d. both a and c
(IPM) A pest is
_______________.
a. destructive
b. beneficial
c. annoying
d. both a and c
b. herbicide
(IPM) What type of pesticide is
used to kill weeds?
a. rodenticide
b. herbicide
c. insecticide
d. miticide
d. all of the above
(IPM) Which one of these is a
control method promoted in
integrated pest management?
a. biological control
b. cultural control
c. chemical control
d. all of the above
a. coarse, sandy
(IPM) Agriculture land with
____________ soils allows
pesticides to move faster.
a. coarse, sandy
b. heavy clay
c. heavy loam
d. high organic matter
b. while crops are in bloom
(IPM) To protect honeybees from
pesticides, do not apply
insecticides ____________.
a. during the month of May
b. while crops are in bloom
c. within six months of harvest
d. when the wind is from the
south
d. all of the above
(IPM) The potential for a given
pesticide to contaminate
groundwater depends on:
a. it's ability to move in the soil
b. it's persistence
c. it's solubility
d. all of the above
, b. five
(Insect Pests) Pests of field crops
generally fall into one of how
many fairly easily recognized
groups?
a. two
b. five
c. seven
d. twenty-four
d. all of the above
(Insect Pests) Characteristics
commonly used to correctly
identify insects include which of
the following?
a. wings
b. legs
c. mouthparts
d. all of the above
a. fringed wings
(Insect Pests) The key
characteristic to identifying
insects belonging to the order
Thysanoptera (thrips) is:
a. fringed wings
b. chewing mouthparts
c. sucking mouthparts
d. none of the above
b. sucking mouthparts
(Insect Pests) All members of the
order Hemiptera (true bugs) have
which one of the following
characteristics?
a. chewing mouthparts
b. sucking mouthparts
c. utilize plants as hosts
d. lack wings
b. larvae
(Insect Pests) The developmental
stage generally responsible for
plant damage in the order
Lepidoptera (butterflies and
moths) is:
a. egg
b. larvae
c. pupa
d. adult
Applicator
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Verified Questions and Answers
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, d. both a and c
(IPM) A pest is
_______________.
a. destructive
b. beneficial
c. annoying
d. both a and c
b. herbicide
(IPM) What type of pesticide is
used to kill weeds?
a. rodenticide
b. herbicide
c. insecticide
d. miticide
d. all of the above
(IPM) Which one of these is a
control method promoted in
integrated pest management?
a. biological control
b. cultural control
c. chemical control
d. all of the above
a. coarse, sandy
(IPM) Agriculture land with
____________ soils allows
pesticides to move faster.
a. coarse, sandy
b. heavy clay
c. heavy loam
d. high organic matter
b. while crops are in bloom
(IPM) To protect honeybees from
pesticides, do not apply
insecticides ____________.
a. during the month of May
b. while crops are in bloom
c. within six months of harvest
d. when the wind is from the
south
d. all of the above
(IPM) The potential for a given
pesticide to contaminate
groundwater depends on:
a. it's ability to move in the soil
b. it's persistence
c. it's solubility
d. all of the above
, b. five
(Insect Pests) Pests of field crops
generally fall into one of how
many fairly easily recognized
groups?
a. two
b. five
c. seven
d. twenty-four
d. all of the above
(Insect Pests) Characteristics
commonly used to correctly
identify insects include which of
the following?
a. wings
b. legs
c. mouthparts
d. all of the above
a. fringed wings
(Insect Pests) The key
characteristic to identifying
insects belonging to the order
Thysanoptera (thrips) is:
a. fringed wings
b. chewing mouthparts
c. sucking mouthparts
d. none of the above
b. sucking mouthparts
(Insect Pests) All members of the
order Hemiptera (true bugs) have
which one of the following
characteristics?
a. chewing mouthparts
b. sucking mouthparts
c. utilize plants as hosts
d. lack wings
b. larvae
(Insect Pests) The developmental
stage generally responsible for
plant damage in the order
Lepidoptera (butterflies and
moths) is:
a. egg
b. larvae
c. pupa
d. adult
