ILLINOIS GENERAL STANDARDS PESTICIDE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+
GRADED | WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS
Pest - (answer)any insect, mite, rodent, weed, disease etc that is injurious to the health of humans,
animals, plants, or the environment
Goal of IPM - (answer)keep pests below economic and aesthetic injury level, avoid adverse effects on
humans, wildlife, environment
economic injury level - (answer)breakeven point at which cost of pest control equals revenue loss
caused by pest
economic threshold level - (answer)number of pests per plant or amount of damage to plant at which
control measures should begin
aesthetic injury level - (answer)number of pests that might cause enough damage to the appearance of
a plant to warrant cost of control - might vary
key to successful IPM - (answer)monitoring pest pop and plant conditions
cultural control - (answer)improve crop health
mechanical control - (answer)physical pest elimination
biological control - (answer)living organisms reduce pests
chemical control - (answer)chemical agents reduce pests
preventative control - (answer)prevent entry and spread
pesticide failure - (answer)wrong type, wrong pest stage, wrong area, pest resistance
, ILLINOIS GENERAL STANDARDS PESTICIDE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+
GRADED | WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS
insects - (answer)exoskeleton, 3 pairs jointed legs, 3 body region
insect body regions - (answer)head, thorax, abdomen
incomplete development - (answer)3 life stages - eggs, nymph, adult
complete development - (answer)4 life stages - egg, larvae, pupae, adult
mites - (answer)spider-like, 4 pairs of legs
spiders - (answer)4 pairs of legs, 2 body regions
crustaceans - (answer)7 pairs of legs ex) pillbugs
birds - (answer)all protected except non-native ex) starlings, house sparrows
mammals - (answer)protected except rats, mice, ground squirrels
noninfectious disease - (answer)cannot be transferred pest to pest or plant to plant, often result of
unfavorable conditions
infectious disease - (answer)multiply within host, transferable
chlorosis - (answer)yellowing of leaves
Mosiac - (answer)green and yellow patching
GRADED | WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS
Pest - (answer)any insect, mite, rodent, weed, disease etc that is injurious to the health of humans,
animals, plants, or the environment
Goal of IPM - (answer)keep pests below economic and aesthetic injury level, avoid adverse effects on
humans, wildlife, environment
economic injury level - (answer)breakeven point at which cost of pest control equals revenue loss
caused by pest
economic threshold level - (answer)number of pests per plant or amount of damage to plant at which
control measures should begin
aesthetic injury level - (answer)number of pests that might cause enough damage to the appearance of
a plant to warrant cost of control - might vary
key to successful IPM - (answer)monitoring pest pop and plant conditions
cultural control - (answer)improve crop health
mechanical control - (answer)physical pest elimination
biological control - (answer)living organisms reduce pests
chemical control - (answer)chemical agents reduce pests
preventative control - (answer)prevent entry and spread
pesticide failure - (answer)wrong type, wrong pest stage, wrong area, pest resistance
, ILLINOIS GENERAL STANDARDS PESTICIDE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+
GRADED | WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS
insects - (answer)exoskeleton, 3 pairs jointed legs, 3 body region
insect body regions - (answer)head, thorax, abdomen
incomplete development - (answer)3 life stages - eggs, nymph, adult
complete development - (answer)4 life stages - egg, larvae, pupae, adult
mites - (answer)spider-like, 4 pairs of legs
spiders - (answer)4 pairs of legs, 2 body regions
crustaceans - (answer)7 pairs of legs ex) pillbugs
birds - (answer)all protected except non-native ex) starlings, house sparrows
mammals - (answer)protected except rats, mice, ground squirrels
noninfectious disease - (answer)cannot be transferred pest to pest or plant to plant, often result of
unfavorable conditions
infectious disease - (answer)multiply within host, transferable
chlorosis - (answer)yellowing of leaves
Mosiac - (answer)green and yellow patching
