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©FYNDLAY EXAM SOLUTIONS 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 1 | P a g e Pesticide Applicator Exam Study Guide. Examples of Cultural Controls - answerMowing, irrigation, aeration, fertilization, crop selection, etc. Genetic Control - answerSelected or bred to resists specific pests Mechanical Con...

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Pesticide Applicator Exam Study Guide.


Examples of Cultural Controls - answer✔Mowing, irrigation, aeration, fertilization, crop

selection, etc.


Genetic Control - answer✔Selected or bred to resists specific pests


Mechanical Control - answer✔Kill a pest directly or make its environmental unsuitable


Examples of Mechanical Control - answer✔Traps, mulches, fences, cloth mesh, etc.


Quarantine - answer✔Pest control process designed to prevent entry of certain pests into pest-

free areas


Integrated Pest Management - answer✔Strategy that utilizes a wide range of pest control

tactics to prevent pests from reaching economically or aesthetically damaging levels with the

least risk to the environment


Why Practice IPM (5) - answer✔1. Balanced ecosystem.


2. Pesticides can be ineffective.


3. Can save money.



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4. Promotes healthy environment.


5. Maintains good public image.


5 Components of IPM - answer✔1. Identify the pest and understand its biology


2. Monitor the pest to be managed


3. Develop pest management goal


4. Implement program


5. Record and evaluate results


Economic Threshold - answer✔Pest population density at which control measures are needed

to prevent the pest from reaching the economic injury level


Economic Injury Level - answer✔Pest population density that causes losses equal to the cost of

control measures


Multiple Choice:


Using barrier to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of pest

management method?


A. Biological


B. Mechanical


C. Genetic - answer✔B. Mechanical



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Multiple Choice:


Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant to insect feeding is an example of

which type of pest management method?


A. Biological


B. Genetic


C. Regulatory - answer✔B. Genetic


Multiple Choice:


Which statement about biological control methods is true?


A. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is recommended in biological

control.


B. Biological control involves importing exotic pests to control natural enemies.


C. Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works best in biological

control. - answer✔A. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is recommended

in biological control.


Multiple Choice:


Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which type of pest

management method?


A. Physical


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B. Genetic


C. Biological - answer✔A. Physical


Multiple Choice:


Which statement about cultural control practices is true?


A. They reduce pest establishment.


B. They use naturally derived and/or synthesized chemicals to control pests


C. They involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign countries. - answer✔A.

They reduce pest establishment.


Multiple Choice:


Monitoring pests at airports and ocean ports that pose a serious threat to public health or

widespread damage to crops or animals is an example of which type of pest management

method?


A. Regulatory


B. Genetic


C. Biological - answer✔A. Regulatory


Multiple Choice:


Which statement about pest management strategies is true?



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