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Iowa Commercial Applicator License Test (Core)
Questions & Answers
1. Which statement is true about cultural control practices?
1. Trapping is an important cultural control practice.
2. Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or thebehavior of
the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation.
3. Sanitation is not considered a cultural practice.
4. Cultural controls involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign
countries.
Answer • Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of thehost, or the behavior of
the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation.
2. Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to reduce damage
from mold is an example of which type of pest management method?
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• Mechanical.
• Biological.
• Physical/environmental modification.
• Regulatory pest control
Answer Physical/environmental modification.
3. Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example ofwhich type
of pest management method?
• Genetic control.
• Biological control
• Chemical control.
• Mechanical control.
Answer Mechanical control.
4. Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an exampleof which type
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of mechanical control method?
• Cultivation.
• Exclusion.
• Trapping.
• Mulching.
Answer Exclusion.
5. Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
• Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect.
• Limiting the number of pesticide applications.
• An insect has only one generation per year.
• Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same chemical
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class.
Answer Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same chemicalclass.
6. Which statement is true about regulatory pest control?
• Pests that pose a serious public health threat are rarely regulated by federaland state
agencies.
• Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated.
• Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agen-cies.
• Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under quarantine restrictions.
Answer Air-ports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies.
7. Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for FIFRA violations.
• True
• False
Answer True
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