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PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION
(CORE) QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
B. Mechanical. Ans: Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an
area is an example of which type of pest management method?
A. Biological
B. Mechanical.
C. Genetic.
B. Genetic Ans: Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant
to insect feeding is an example of which type of pest management
method?
A. Biological
B. Genetic.
C. Regulatory.
A. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is
recommended in biological control. Ans: Which statement about
biological control methods is true?
A. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is
recommended in biological control.
B. Biological control involves importing exotic pests to control natural
enemies.
C. Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works
best in biological control.
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A. Physical. Ans: 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.
A. They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival. Ans:
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.
A. Regulatory. Ans: 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.
A. The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels. Ans:
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. Non-chemical methods are short-term solutions to control pests.
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A. Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field. Ans: 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.
B. The action threshold for a pest may be set at a zero pest population
density. Ans: 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.
B. Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class. Ans: 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.
B. It prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating pesticide use
laws more stringent than federal regulations. Ans: 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.
PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION
(CORE) QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS
B. Mechanical. Ans: Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an
area is an example of which type of pest management method?
A. Biological
B. Mechanical.
C. Genetic.
B. Genetic Ans: Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant
to insect feeding is an example of which type of pest management
method?
A. Biological
B. Genetic.
C. Regulatory.
A. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is
recommended in biological control. Ans: Which statement about
biological control methods is true?
A. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is
recommended in biological control.
B. Biological control involves importing exotic pests to control natural
enemies.
C. Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works
best in biological control.
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A. Physical. Ans: 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.
A. They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival. Ans:
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.
A. Regulatory. Ans: 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.
A. The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels. Ans:
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. Non-chemical methods are short-term solutions to control pests.
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A. Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field. Ans: 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.
B. The action threshold for a pest may be set at a zero pest population
density. Ans: 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.
B. Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class. Ans: 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.
B. It prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating pesticide use
laws more stringent than federal regulations. Ans: 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.
