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QAL EXAM (QUALIFIED APPLICATOR LICENSE)
CATEGORY EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANS WERS LATEST UPDATE JUST
RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: 7. Why do integrated pest management programs work better than programs relying
on just one management method?
a. The additional complexity of the system confuses pests, making them easier to control or
eliminate.
b. Using a number of pest control methods at once takes far less effort than employing them
individually.
c. A diversity of approaches to managing pests increases the long-term effectiveness of each
individual control measure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. A diversity of approaches to managing
pests increases the long-term effectiveness of each individual control measure
Question: 8. Match the nonchemical pest management method with its main use or uses.
1. Soil solarization.
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a. Used to increase species of bacteria known to be natural enemies of soilborne pathogens.
b. Used to suppress weeds and yield a cash crop at the same time
c. Used to kill weeds, disrupt the life cycle of some insect pests, and bury disease inoculum
d. Usually occurs naturally and helps control aphids
e. Used for controlling weedy grasses in cotton, orchards, and vineyards - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔a. Used to increase species of bacteria known to be natural enemies of soilborne
pathogens.
Question: 9. Which of the following are considered benefits of pest monitoring (select all that
apply?
a. Observing seasonal changes in pest populations
b. Proper timing of pesticide applications
c. Assessing the effectiveness of pest control measures
d. Ability to use more pesticides and apply these more frequently - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a.
Observing seasonal changes in pest populations
b. Proper timing of pesticide applications
c. Assessing the effectiveness of pest control measures
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Question: 1. Which of the following is a disadvantage of using common names for identifying
organisms?
a. They usually describe one characteristic of the pest but leave others out.
b. They provide little information about the relationship of one organism to another.
c. Pesticide labels list common names of pests rather than scientific names. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔b. They provide little information about the relationship of one organism to
another.
Question: 2. What is most likely to cause your pest control efforts to fail?
a. Making pesticide applications when crop plants are in their dormant stage.
b. Spraying a pesticide prior to the pest's most vulnerable life stage.
c. Delaying pesticide applications until action thresholds are reached. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b.
Spraying a pesticide prior to the pest's most vulnerable life stage.
Q:1. In what ways can insects be used to control weeds?
a. They can be encouraged to lay eggs on or inside plants.
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b. They are vectors, transmitting disease organisms to plants.
c. The presence attracts the type of animal that eats the plants. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b. They
are vectors, transmitting disease organisms to plants
Question: 2. How does crop rotation help control nematode populations?
a. Populations will fall if the nematode species has a narrow host range and requires a living
host to survive in the soil.
b. Nematodes will latch onto the new plants, and will be removed when plant debris is removed
before the next planting.
c. The effect of crop rotation on nematodes is not well understood and only works when
combined with chemical control methods. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. Populations will fall if the
nematode species has a narrow host range and requires a living host to survive in the soil.
Question: 3. Select the drawbacks of planting transgenic crops on a pest management plan
(choose all that apply).
a. The ability to apply pesticide as needed
b. An increase in pesticide usage
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QAL EXAM (QUALIFIED APPLICATOR LICENSE)
CATEGORY EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANS WERS LATEST UPDATE JUST
RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: 7. Why do integrated pest management programs work better than programs relying
on just one management method?
a. The additional complexity of the system confuses pests, making them easier to control or
eliminate.
b. Using a number of pest control methods at once takes far less effort than employing them
individually.
c. A diversity of approaches to managing pests increases the long-term effectiveness of each
individual control measure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. A diversity of approaches to managing
pests increases the long-term effectiveness of each individual control measure
Question: 8. Match the nonchemical pest management method with its main use or uses.
1. Soil solarization.
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a. Used to increase species of bacteria known to be natural enemies of soilborne pathogens.
b. Used to suppress weeds and yield a cash crop at the same time
c. Used to kill weeds, disrupt the life cycle of some insect pests, and bury disease inoculum
d. Usually occurs naturally and helps control aphids
e. Used for controlling weedy grasses in cotton, orchards, and vineyards - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔a. Used to increase species of bacteria known to be natural enemies of soilborne
pathogens.
Question: 9. Which of the following are considered benefits of pest monitoring (select all that
apply?
a. Observing seasonal changes in pest populations
b. Proper timing of pesticide applications
c. Assessing the effectiveness of pest control measures
d. Ability to use more pesticides and apply these more frequently - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a.
Observing seasonal changes in pest populations
b. Proper timing of pesticide applications
c. Assessing the effectiveness of pest control measures
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Question: 1. Which of the following is a disadvantage of using common names for identifying
organisms?
a. They usually describe one characteristic of the pest but leave others out.
b. They provide little information about the relationship of one organism to another.
c. Pesticide labels list common names of pests rather than scientific names. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔b. They provide little information about the relationship of one organism to
another.
Question: 2. What is most likely to cause your pest control efforts to fail?
a. Making pesticide applications when crop plants are in their dormant stage.
b. Spraying a pesticide prior to the pest's most vulnerable life stage.
c. Delaying pesticide applications until action thresholds are reached. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b.
Spraying a pesticide prior to the pest's most vulnerable life stage.
Q:1. In what ways can insects be used to control weeds?
a. They can be encouraged to lay eggs on or inside plants.
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b. They are vectors, transmitting disease organisms to plants.
c. The presence attracts the type of animal that eats the plants. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b. They
are vectors, transmitting disease organisms to plants
Question: 2. How does crop rotation help control nematode populations?
a. Populations will fall if the nematode species has a narrow host range and requires a living
host to survive in the soil.
b. Nematodes will latch onto the new plants, and will be removed when plant debris is removed
before the next planting.
c. The effect of crop rotation on nematodes is not well understood and only works when
combined with chemical control methods. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. Populations will fall if the
nematode species has a narrow host range and requires a living host to survive in the soil.
Question: 3. Select the drawbacks of planting transgenic crops on a pest management plan
(choose all that apply).
a. The ability to apply pesticide as needed
b. An increase in pesticide usage
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