Idaho Pesticide Applicator Training Updated
Clinical Skills Quizzes 2025/26 | A+ Verified
Answers
One responsibility of the US EPA is to protect humans and environmental health.
(True or false) - True
Which of the following would not be considered a natural pest control method?
A. Wind
B. Rain
C. Cultivation
D. Sunshine - C. Cultivation
Which of the following is a cultural control method?
A. Fertilization
B. Planting time
C. Pruning
D. All of the above - D. All of the above
All pesticides kill only the target pests.
(True or false) - False
The use of temperature or humidity manipulation is a __________ control method for insects.
A. Cultural
B. Biological
C. Legal
D. Physical - D. Physical
The goal of any Pest Management program is to eradicate the pest.
(True or False) - False
,Which of the following is not classified and regulated as a pesticide in Idaho?
A. Bactericide
B. Fertilizer
C. Desiccant
D. Adjuvant - B. Fertilizer
Which of the following pesticides can be absorbed by the plant and translocated within the
plant?
A. Systemic pesticide
B. Contact pesticide
C. Absorptive pesticide
D. Volatile pesticide - A. Systemic pesticide
Pulling weeds and trapping gophers are an example of what kind of control?
A. Natural control
B. Mechanical control
C. Physical control
D. Cultural control - B. Mechanical control
What are examples of natural controls? - Wind, temperature, sunshine, rain
What are examples of mechanical controls? - Hand destruction, traps and mechanical
exclusions (i.e screens, nets, fences)
What are examples of physical controls? - Manipulation of water, humidity, temperature
What are examples of cultural controls? - Rotating crops, tilling the soil, varying the time
of planting, destroying crop residues, pruning, thinning, and fertilizing plants.
What is biological control? - Introduction, encouragement and artificial increase of plans,
insects and animals that are parasites or predators of a pest species.
What is a growth regulator? - Substances that alter the growth or development of a plant
or animal
, What is an adjuvant? - Substances added to pesticide formulations and tank mixtures to
increase safety or effectiveness.
What does IPM stand for? - Integrated Pest Management
The most prominent pesticide law in the Unite States is the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act. This act is overseen by what agency?
A. USDA
B. US Department of Commerce
C. US Department of Transportation
D. Division of Chemistry
E. US EPA - E. US EPA
When a pesticide is registered by the US EPA, it essentially means:
A. The pesticide is available for use for any purpose in the United States
B. The pesticide has undergone strict review that has determined its use(s) do not create undue
risks.
C. The pesticide company has paid administrative fees to allow testing of the product they wish
to be approved
D. The pesticide has undergone strict review to determine what crops, commodities, location
sites, etc., it may be used in
E. B and D above - E. B and D above
Restricted use pesticides are those pesticides that:
A. Can only be used under emergency circumstances, which must be approved by the US EPA
B. Present a hazard to the applicator, environment, animals or other persons and require special
training for application
C. May only be purchased by research scientists for testing purposes
D. May only be purchased by professional applicators.
E. May be purchased by any individual that exhibits the need for the pesticide. - B.
Prevent a hazard to the applicator, environment, animals or other persons and require special
training for application.
Clinical Skills Quizzes 2025/26 | A+ Verified
Answers
One responsibility of the US EPA is to protect humans and environmental health.
(True or false) - True
Which of the following would not be considered a natural pest control method?
A. Wind
B. Rain
C. Cultivation
D. Sunshine - C. Cultivation
Which of the following is a cultural control method?
A. Fertilization
B. Planting time
C. Pruning
D. All of the above - D. All of the above
All pesticides kill only the target pests.
(True or false) - False
The use of temperature or humidity manipulation is a __________ control method for insects.
A. Cultural
B. Biological
C. Legal
D. Physical - D. Physical
The goal of any Pest Management program is to eradicate the pest.
(True or False) - False
,Which of the following is not classified and regulated as a pesticide in Idaho?
A. Bactericide
B. Fertilizer
C. Desiccant
D. Adjuvant - B. Fertilizer
Which of the following pesticides can be absorbed by the plant and translocated within the
plant?
A. Systemic pesticide
B. Contact pesticide
C. Absorptive pesticide
D. Volatile pesticide - A. Systemic pesticide
Pulling weeds and trapping gophers are an example of what kind of control?
A. Natural control
B. Mechanical control
C. Physical control
D. Cultural control - B. Mechanical control
What are examples of natural controls? - Wind, temperature, sunshine, rain
What are examples of mechanical controls? - Hand destruction, traps and mechanical
exclusions (i.e screens, nets, fences)
What are examples of physical controls? - Manipulation of water, humidity, temperature
What are examples of cultural controls? - Rotating crops, tilling the soil, varying the time
of planting, destroying crop residues, pruning, thinning, and fertilizing plants.
What is biological control? - Introduction, encouragement and artificial increase of plans,
insects and animals that are parasites or predators of a pest species.
What is a growth regulator? - Substances that alter the growth or development of a plant
or animal
, What is an adjuvant? - Substances added to pesticide formulations and tank mixtures to
increase safety or effectiveness.
What does IPM stand for? - Integrated Pest Management
The most prominent pesticide law in the Unite States is the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act. This act is overseen by what agency?
A. USDA
B. US Department of Commerce
C. US Department of Transportation
D. Division of Chemistry
E. US EPA - E. US EPA
When a pesticide is registered by the US EPA, it essentially means:
A. The pesticide is available for use for any purpose in the United States
B. The pesticide has undergone strict review that has determined its use(s) do not create undue
risks.
C. The pesticide company has paid administrative fees to allow testing of the product they wish
to be approved
D. The pesticide has undergone strict review to determine what crops, commodities, location
sites, etc., it may be used in
E. B and D above - E. B and D above
Restricted use pesticides are those pesticides that:
A. Can only be used under emergency circumstances, which must be approved by the US EPA
B. Present a hazard to the applicator, environment, animals or other persons and require special
training for application
C. May only be purchased by research scientists for testing purposes
D. May only be purchased by professional applicators.
E. May be purchased by any individual that exhibits the need for the pesticide. - B.
Prevent a hazard to the applicator, environment, animals or other persons and require special
training for application.
