State of Idaho Pest Exam Questions and Answers
Which of the following is not a natural control: Wind,Rain,
Cultivation, or Sun ......ANSWER........Cultivation
Legal Control uses: Local Volunteers, Tortes, Quarantines,
Petitions ......ANSWER........Quarantines
Pulling weeds and trapping Gophers is an example of what
type of control: Natural, Mechanical, Physical,Cultural
......ANSWER........Mechanical
The most prominent pesticide law in the United States is the
Federal Insecticide, fungicide and Rodenticide Act. This act is
overseen by what agency? ......ANSWER........US EPA
Coverage and rate is not important when applying a systemic
type of pesticide (T or F) ......ANSWER........False
Microbial pesticides are those chemicals that control microbes in
the plant or soil (T or F) ......ANSWER........F
, age 2 of 6
Organophosphates, Carbamates, and Chlorinated Hydrocarbon
are examples of: Inorganic Pesticide, Microbial Pesticides,
Herbicides, or Synthetic organic pesticides.
......ANSWER........Synthetic Organic Pesticides
An eradicant fungicide is generally systemic (T or F)
......ANSWER........True
Which of the following concerning an emulsifiable concentrate
pesticide formulation is false: Higher phytotoxicity hazard, may
be easily absorbed through human and animal skin, flammable,
easily clogs nozzles and screens ......ANSWER........Easily clogs
nozzles and screens
Which of the following formulations dissolve in water: Wettable
powders, flowables, water dispersible granules, soluble
powders ......ANSWER........Soluble powders