WYOMING 903A PESTICIDE
APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION
Pest---ans-✔✔An-undesirable-organism-that-injures-humans,-desirable-plants-and-
animals,-manufactured-products,-or-natural-substances
Pathogens---ans-✔✔organisms-that-cause-disease-including-viruses,-bacteria-and-fungi
pesticide-resistance---ans-✔✔the-ability-of-a-pest-to-withstand-exposure-to-a-given-
pesticide;-the-result-of-natural-selection-favoring-the-survivors-of-an-original-population-
that-was-exposed-to-the-pesticide
Bioaccumulation---ans-✔✔The-accumulation-of-a-substance,-such-as-a-toxic-chemical,-in-
various-tissues-of-a-living-organism.
Biomagnification---ans-✔✔the-concentration-of-toxins-in-an-organism-as-a-result-of-its-
ingesting-other-plants-or-animals-in-which-the-toxins-are-more-widely-disbursed.
Food-chain---ans-✔✔Sequence-of-animals-feeding-in-the-natural-environment
Four-main-groups-of-pests---ans-✔✔Weeds,-invertebrate-organisms,-pathogens,-and-
vertebrate-animals
First-step-in-pest-management---ans-✔✔Accurately-identify-the-pest
abiotic-factors---ans-✔✔Natural-control-measures-within-the-environment-including-
climatic-factors,-air-or-water-pollution,-and-topographic-features
Pest-Management-Methods---ans-✔✔Natural-controls-and-applied-controls.
Applied-controls---ans-✔✔Pest-control-measures-used-by-humans.-These-include-
biological,-cultural,-genetic,-regulatory,-mechanical,-and-chemical-control.
biological-control---ans-✔✔the-control-of-a-pest-by-the-introduction-of-a-natural-enemy-or-
predator.
chemical-control---ans-✔✔Use-of-pesticides-or-herbicides-to-manage-an-unwanted-
organism(s)-(photo:-herbicide-used-to-kill-dandelions)
APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION
Pest---ans-✔✔An-undesirable-organism-that-injures-humans,-desirable-plants-and-
animals,-manufactured-products,-or-natural-substances
Pathogens---ans-✔✔organisms-that-cause-disease-including-viruses,-bacteria-and-fungi
pesticide-resistance---ans-✔✔the-ability-of-a-pest-to-withstand-exposure-to-a-given-
pesticide;-the-result-of-natural-selection-favoring-the-survivors-of-an-original-population-
that-was-exposed-to-the-pesticide
Bioaccumulation---ans-✔✔The-accumulation-of-a-substance,-such-as-a-toxic-chemical,-in-
various-tissues-of-a-living-organism.
Biomagnification---ans-✔✔the-concentration-of-toxins-in-an-organism-as-a-result-of-its-
ingesting-other-plants-or-animals-in-which-the-toxins-are-more-widely-disbursed.
Food-chain---ans-✔✔Sequence-of-animals-feeding-in-the-natural-environment
Four-main-groups-of-pests---ans-✔✔Weeds,-invertebrate-organisms,-pathogens,-and-
vertebrate-animals
First-step-in-pest-management---ans-✔✔Accurately-identify-the-pest
abiotic-factors---ans-✔✔Natural-control-measures-within-the-environment-including-
climatic-factors,-air-or-water-pollution,-and-topographic-features
Pest-Management-Methods---ans-✔✔Natural-controls-and-applied-controls.
Applied-controls---ans-✔✔Pest-control-measures-used-by-humans.-These-include-
biological,-cultural,-genetic,-regulatory,-mechanical,-and-chemical-control.
biological-control---ans-✔✔the-control-of-a-pest-by-the-introduction-of-a-natural-enemy-or-
predator.
chemical-control---ans-✔✔Use-of-pesticides-or-herbicides-to-manage-an-unwanted-
organism(s)-(photo:-herbicide-used-to-kill-dandelions)
