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