Laws, Regulations, and Basic Principles of Safe and Effective
Pesticide Use Basic Principles of Integrated Pest Management (Core
Exam) 272 Questions And Correct Answers
A PCA license may be revoked or suspended for... - CORRECT ANSWER - Failure to put an agricultural Pest
Control Recommendation in writing
When must an Ag PCA turn in a copy of a rec to the County Ag Commissioner? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Upon request
What information must employers include when training employees who handle pesticides? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Safe work practices related to the pesticides the employee will be handling
What pesticide handling activity is most hazardous? - CORRECT ANSWER - Mixing and loading
When handling a pesticide container for an application you should... - CORRECT ANSWER - Wear
appropriate PPE
Empty containers should be stored in - CORRECT ANSWER - A locked area
The mean population level around which a species' characteristic abundance fluctuates is the species... -
CORRECT ANSWER - Equilibrium position
Which organ is unique to spiders? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chelicerae
Refers to dispersal of individuals into a population - CORRECT ANSWER - Immigration
What is true about minimal exposure pesticides? - CORRECT ANSWER - A closed system is required for
any amount of minimal exposure pesticide use
A restricted use pesticide is one that is for sale to and used by... - CORRECT ANSWER - Certified
,applicators or persons under their direct supervision
If a pest problem exists and there is no registered pesticide available, in some cases a non-registered
pesticide may be used pursuant to the issuance of a... - CORRECT ANSWER - Section 18 exemption
A person who has permission to use or supervise the use of a restricted material for control of an ag pest
on his own property is defined by the CA code of regulation as... - CORRECT ANSWER - a private
applicator
The posting of warning signs around a treated field... - CORRECT ANSWER - is always required if there is a
REI of greater than 7 days
Bacteria which secrete antimicrobial substances that inhibit the growth of another microorganism is an
example of... - CORRECT ANSWER - Antibiosis
What is the one difference between inundative and inoculative releases of bio control agents? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Progeny of the natural enemies used in inundative releases are not expected to
survive whereas those in inoculative releases are
Certain viruses, bacteria, and fungi are... - CORRECT ANSWER - available commercially in formulations to
be used as insect pathogens
What pest can be controlled by crop rotation? - CORRECT ANSWER - An endoparasitic nematode with a
narrow host range
A drawback to using presence/absence sampling is... - CORRECT ANSWER - Baseline research data must
be available that links the proportion of infested plant parts to insect abundance
Many plant pests only cause economic plant damage to a specific plant growth stage. A useful tool
designed to monitor the development status of plants is... - CORRECT ANSWER - A computerized plant
mapping program
,A pest control dealer must... - CORRECT ANSWER - Check all pesticide containers for damage or leaks
To legally possess and use a CA restricted material pesticide, the user must have a... - CORRECT ANSWER
- restricted materials permit from the county ag commissioner
A pesticide may be offered for sale legally in CA... - CORRECT ANSWER - After the date the notice of
registration is issued by the director of the DPR
Some soil-applied herbicides become tightly bound and cease to function in which type of soil? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Soil with high organic matter content
Plant parts used in the identification of monocot seedlings include characteristics of the... - CORRECT
ANSWER - Leaf blade, auricles, and ligules
What is a way to use insecticides in conjunction with biocontrol? - CORRECT ANSWER - Time the
insecticide application to avoid susceptible stages of natural enemies
Suppressive soils are soils in which... - CORRECT ANSWER - Disease incidence remain low despite
favorable environmental conditions and the presence of pathogens
Agricultural products that are labeled as "residue-free" were... - CORRECT ANSWER - Often grown with
synthetic chemical sprays, but sufficient time has elapsed since they were used so the material has
degraded
With whom must an Ag PCA adviser register with before making a recommendation in a county with no
ag commissioner? - CORRECT ANSWER - The County Ag Commissioner of an adjoining county
When a recommendation is made, who must first be provided with a written copy of the
recommendation? - CORRECT ANSWER - The operator of the property
What is the list of signal words in order of increasing hazard? - CORRECT ANSWER - Caution - Warning -
Danger
, How many days after completing a pesticide application does the pest control business have to file
pesticide use reports with the county ag commission? - CORRECT ANSWER - 7 days
When must a pest control business, pilots and advisers register with the ag commissioner in a county
where they do business? - CORRECT ANSWER - Annually, before conducting business in the county
In California who has the responsibility for enforcing the pest control laws governing most aspects of ag?
- CORRECT ANSWER - The Department of Pesticide Regulation and the County Ag Commissioner
When measuring a concentrated pesticide, an applicator must... - CORRECT ANSWER - Use accurate
measuring devices
If a crop is treated with a combination of 2 organophosphates, one with a restricted entry interval of 10
days and the other with a restricted entry interval of 6 days, how long is the resulting restricted entry
period? - CORRECT ANSWER - 13 days
Vertebrate burrows such as those of gophers and moles are... - CORRECT ANSWER - distinguishable from
one another and can be used to monitor vertebrate pest presence
What is the aesthetic injury level? - CORRECT ANSWER - The level at which plant damage of pest
populations on ornamental plants become intolerable to the general public
Many agricultural pest species such as foliar pathogens, aphids, mites, and small seeded weeds are
considered... - CORRECT ANSWER - R strategists
What is an important consideration when describing a population? - CORRECT ANSWER - Age,
distribution, and birth rate
Plant disease will NOT occur... - CORRECT ANSWER - If the host is not in a susceptible stage
Pesticide Use Basic Principles of Integrated Pest Management (Core
Exam) 272 Questions And Correct Answers
A PCA license may be revoked or suspended for... - CORRECT ANSWER - Failure to put an agricultural Pest
Control Recommendation in writing
When must an Ag PCA turn in a copy of a rec to the County Ag Commissioner? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Upon request
What information must employers include when training employees who handle pesticides? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Safe work practices related to the pesticides the employee will be handling
What pesticide handling activity is most hazardous? - CORRECT ANSWER - Mixing and loading
When handling a pesticide container for an application you should... - CORRECT ANSWER - Wear
appropriate PPE
Empty containers should be stored in - CORRECT ANSWER - A locked area
The mean population level around which a species' characteristic abundance fluctuates is the species... -
CORRECT ANSWER - Equilibrium position
Which organ is unique to spiders? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chelicerae
Refers to dispersal of individuals into a population - CORRECT ANSWER - Immigration
What is true about minimal exposure pesticides? - CORRECT ANSWER - A closed system is required for
any amount of minimal exposure pesticide use
A restricted use pesticide is one that is for sale to and used by... - CORRECT ANSWER - Certified
,applicators or persons under their direct supervision
If a pest problem exists and there is no registered pesticide available, in some cases a non-registered
pesticide may be used pursuant to the issuance of a... - CORRECT ANSWER - Section 18 exemption
A person who has permission to use or supervise the use of a restricted material for control of an ag pest
on his own property is defined by the CA code of regulation as... - CORRECT ANSWER - a private
applicator
The posting of warning signs around a treated field... - CORRECT ANSWER - is always required if there is a
REI of greater than 7 days
Bacteria which secrete antimicrobial substances that inhibit the growth of another microorganism is an
example of... - CORRECT ANSWER - Antibiosis
What is the one difference between inundative and inoculative releases of bio control agents? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Progeny of the natural enemies used in inundative releases are not expected to
survive whereas those in inoculative releases are
Certain viruses, bacteria, and fungi are... - CORRECT ANSWER - available commercially in formulations to
be used as insect pathogens
What pest can be controlled by crop rotation? - CORRECT ANSWER - An endoparasitic nematode with a
narrow host range
A drawback to using presence/absence sampling is... - CORRECT ANSWER - Baseline research data must
be available that links the proportion of infested plant parts to insect abundance
Many plant pests only cause economic plant damage to a specific plant growth stage. A useful tool
designed to monitor the development status of plants is... - CORRECT ANSWER - A computerized plant
mapping program
,A pest control dealer must... - CORRECT ANSWER - Check all pesticide containers for damage or leaks
To legally possess and use a CA restricted material pesticide, the user must have a... - CORRECT ANSWER
- restricted materials permit from the county ag commissioner
A pesticide may be offered for sale legally in CA... - CORRECT ANSWER - After the date the notice of
registration is issued by the director of the DPR
Some soil-applied herbicides become tightly bound and cease to function in which type of soil? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Soil with high organic matter content
Plant parts used in the identification of monocot seedlings include characteristics of the... - CORRECT
ANSWER - Leaf blade, auricles, and ligules
What is a way to use insecticides in conjunction with biocontrol? - CORRECT ANSWER - Time the
insecticide application to avoid susceptible stages of natural enemies
Suppressive soils are soils in which... - CORRECT ANSWER - Disease incidence remain low despite
favorable environmental conditions and the presence of pathogens
Agricultural products that are labeled as "residue-free" were... - CORRECT ANSWER - Often grown with
synthetic chemical sprays, but sufficient time has elapsed since they were used so the material has
degraded
With whom must an Ag PCA adviser register with before making a recommendation in a county with no
ag commissioner? - CORRECT ANSWER - The County Ag Commissioner of an adjoining county
When a recommendation is made, who must first be provided with a written copy of the
recommendation? - CORRECT ANSWER - The operator of the property
What is the list of signal words in order of increasing hazard? - CORRECT ANSWER - Caution - Warning -
Danger
, How many days after completing a pesticide application does the pest control business have to file
pesticide use reports with the county ag commission? - CORRECT ANSWER - 7 days
When must a pest control business, pilots and advisers register with the ag commissioner in a county
where they do business? - CORRECT ANSWER - Annually, before conducting business in the county
In California who has the responsibility for enforcing the pest control laws governing most aspects of ag?
- CORRECT ANSWER - The Department of Pesticide Regulation and the County Ag Commissioner
When measuring a concentrated pesticide, an applicator must... - CORRECT ANSWER - Use accurate
measuring devices
If a crop is treated with a combination of 2 organophosphates, one with a restricted entry interval of 10
days and the other with a restricted entry interval of 6 days, how long is the resulting restricted entry
period? - CORRECT ANSWER - 13 days
Vertebrate burrows such as those of gophers and moles are... - CORRECT ANSWER - distinguishable from
one another and can be used to monitor vertebrate pest presence
What is the aesthetic injury level? - CORRECT ANSWER - The level at which plant damage of pest
populations on ornamental plants become intolerable to the general public
Many agricultural pest species such as foliar pathogens, aphids, mites, and small seeded weeds are
considered... - CORRECT ANSWER - R strategists
What is an important consideration when describing a population? - CORRECT ANSWER - Age,
distribution, and birth rate
Plant disease will NOT occur... - CORRECT ANSWER - If the host is not in a susceptible stage
