National Pesticide Applicator
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Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance
to pests is an example of which type of pest management method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic Control.
D. Physical/ environmental modification. - ANS ✅C
Using a plow to destry weeds is an example of which type of mechanical
control method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental modification. - ANS ✅C
Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest management
method?
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A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management programs and sometimes
are the only control method available.
B. Pesticides include any material that is applied to plants and the soil but
not to water or harvested crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or animals. - ANS
✅A
Which statement is true about pest management goals?
A. Pesticides are never used to prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive pest control goals are rarely combined.
C. Cultivation and mowing of weeds are ways to prevent and suppress pest
populations.
D. Over large areas, eradication is a practical approach to pest control. -
ANS ✅C
Which term describes the pest population density that causes the losses
equal to the cost of control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold. - ANS ✅B
Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide area.
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