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KANSAS GENERAL PESTICIDEAPPLICATION EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
Arachnids - Answer-Insect like pest which include......spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites
thorax - Answer-Supports the legs and wings (if present) of the adult insect
IPM - Answer-Integrated Pest Management
What are the methods of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Answer-Combined use of
biological, chemical, and cultivation methods in proper sequence and timing to keep the
size of a pest population below the size that causes economically unacceptable loss of
a crop or livestock animal.
What is Pesticide Resistance? - Answer-The ability of pests to resist poisoning
Does any pesticide kill all the targeted pests? - Answer-Rarely
All plants have how many stages of growth? - Answer-4
What are the 4 stages of plant growth? - Answer-1. Seedling
2. Vegetative
3. Seed Production
4. Maturity
Formulated Baits - Answer-Pest control for vertebrate
Controlling weeds usually involves.... - Answer-Taking advantage of the difference
between the weeds and desired species.
What is a substance or mixture of substances used to prevent, destroy, control, repel
attract or mitigate any pest? - Answer-Pesticide
What can be used as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant? - Answer-Pesticide
Is Biological Control ever complete? - Answer-No
What normal occurrences cause a pest population to rise and fall? - Answer-Some
Natural Forces / Control
What objective of pest control is keeping a pest from becoming a problem? - Answer-
Prevention
, What objective of pest control is reducing pest numbers of damage to an acceptable
level? - Answer-Suppression
What objective of pest control is destroying an entire pest population from a limited
defined area? - Answer-Eradication
What forces can effect a pest population? - Answer-1. Climate
2. Natural enemies
3. Topography
4. Food and Water Supply
What are mollusks? - Answer-soft-bodied animals that usually have a shell.
i.e. Snails and Slugs
Chemicals used to control weeds are pesticides called.... - Answer-Herbicides
Weeds interfere with crop production by..... - Answer-1. Competing for water
2. Harboring pest insects
3. Releasing toxins into the soil
4. Contaminating the product at harvest
Insects, Plant Disease Agents, Weeds, Mullusks, Vertebrates - Answer-Types of Pests
An aquatic plant without a true stem, leaves or vascular system is called.... - Answer-
Algae
Mycoplasma-like organisms are actually.... - Answer-Bacteria that lack a cell wall
What is MLO? - Answer-Mycoplasma-Like Organism
What do you use Host Resistance for? - Answer-Helps keep pest populations below
harmful levels
What 3 components must be present for a Biotic Disease to develop? - Answer-
Pathogen
Susceptible Host
Favorable Environment
What are the 3 main objectives of Pest Control? - Answer-Prevention
Suppression
Eradication
What must an applicator do to solve pest problems? - Answer-Identify the Pest
Evaluate the benefits and risks of methods
Choose the most effective, less harmful method
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