Kansas Commercial Pesticide Applicator (General) Exam – Study Material and Practice Questions

Kansas Commercial Pesticide Applicator (General)
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1. (Pests and Pest Control) Natural forces are important because:
a. you cannot do anything about them
b. they can cause pest populations to rise and fall
c. you can never spray anywhere in the winter time
d. the rain and wind always makes it necessary to respray the area: b. they can
cause pest populations to rise and fall
2. (Pests and Pest Control) Biological control:
a. is always 100% effective
b. is never complete
c. never occurs naturally
d. always interferes with commercial chemical control operations: b. is never
complete
3. (Pests and Pest Control) Resistance to pesticides develops in pests
species:
a. because some applicators use the least expensive chemicals
b. the chemical companies plan it to happen
c. the pesticides are not poison enough
d. rarely does any pesticide kill all the pests and those that survive pass this
ability on to their offspring: d. rarely does any pesticide kill all the pests and those
that survive pass this ability on to their offspring
4. (Pests and Pest Control) Integrated Pest Management practices include the
use of:
a. chemical pesticides
b. cultivation and barriers
c. sanitation and traps
d. all of the above: d. all of the above
5. (Pests and Pest Control) In the case of insects:
a. they are only important because they give entomologists something to talk
about
b. they must all be killed as soon as possible
c. about 99% of all species are of minor importance
d. they all feed on plants which could be eaten by people: c. about 99% of all
species are of minor importance
6. (Pests and Pest Control) The insect thorax:
a. is where the insect antennae are located
b. supports the legs and wings (if present) of the adult insect
c. is always a very small orange spot on right side of the head
d. is difficult to distinguish from the legs: b. supports the legs and wings (if
present) of the adult insect


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7. (Pests and Pest Control) An example of an Arachnid is:
a. a butterfly
b. an insect
c. a spider
d. a pigweed: c. a spider
8. (Pests and Pest Control) The use of host resistance:
a. helps keep pest populations below harmful levels
b. means that any pesticide use will not result in killing the host
c. involves treating the host will insecticides repeatedly at low rates so as not
to kill it
d. should always be discouraged because it is never effective: a. helps keep
pest populations below harmful levels
9. (Pests and Pest Control) Screens and other barriers:
a. are no longer effective because insects have learned to avoid them
b. are too "old fashioned" to work
c. can be a major way of controlling pests in some situations
d. should always be painted red or yellow to help repel the pest: c. can be a
major way of controlling pests in some situations
10. (Pests and Pest Control) The major objective in outdoor chemical pest
control is:
a. to cover the entire surface to be protected with a residue
b. rely on drift to reach the "hard to get" areas
c. use the most toxic chemical possible to reduce the number of applications
d. spray every other day to stay ahead of pest buildup: a. to cover the entire
surface to be protected with a residue
11. (Pests and Pest Control) For most biotic plant diseases to develop, there
must be ____________ present:
a. a pathogen
b. a susceptible host
c. a favorable environment
d. all of the above: d. all of the above
12. (Pests and Pest Control) Mycoplasmas are actually a type of ____________
which lacks a cell wall.
a. fungus
b. bacteria
c. virus
d. nematode: b. bacteria
13. (Pests and Pest Control) Root knot, soybean cyst, and pine wilt are exam-
ples of ____________ diseases.