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New Mexico Commercial Applicator Certification
Exam||VERIFIED EXAM!!|| COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS
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Which statement is true about cultural control
practices?
A. Cultural practices alter the environment, the
condition of the host, or the behavior of the
pest to prevent or suppress an infestation.
B. Trapping is an important cultural control practice.
C. Sanitation is not considered a cultural practice.
D. Cultural controls involve the release of parasites
and predators found in foreign countries. - Answer-A.
Which statement is true about regulatory pest
control?
A. Pests that pose a serious public health threat
are rarely regulated by federal and state
agencies.
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B. Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely
under quarantine restrictions.
C. Airports and ocean ports are monitored by
pest quarantine regulatory agencies.
D. Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated. -
Answer-C.
Which statement is true about pest management
strategies in IPM?
A. The goal is often to maintain pest damage
at economically acceptable levels.
B. Eradication is never the goal of an IPM
program.
C. Pesticides are not included in an IPM
strategy.
D. Non-chemical methods usually provide only
short-term control of a pest. - Answer-A.
Which would be considered a preventive pest
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management strategy?
A. Planting weed- and disease-free seed.
B. Releasing natural enemies to help reduce
pest populations.
C. Eliminating rodents from a commercial
food establishment.
D. Removing from an area a pest that is a
public health concern. - Answer-A.
Which statement is true about action
thresholds?
A. The IPM technician needs to implement
control measures below the action threshold
level.
B. The action threshold for a pest may be set
at a zero pest population density.
C. Action thresholds are usually easy to
establish.
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D. In an urban landscape, action thresholds
are usually more related to economics than
aesthetics. - Answer-B.
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting
into an area is an example of which type of pest
management method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic control.
D. Chemical control. - Answer-B.
Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other
food products to reduce damage from mold is
an example of which type of pest management
method?
A. Biological.
B. Mechanical.
C. Physical/environmental modification.
New Mexico Commercial Applicator Certification
Exam||VERIFIED EXAM!!|| COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR-JUST RELEASED.pdf||NEWEST EXAM!!!
Which statement is true about cultural control
practices?
A. Cultural practices alter the environment, the
condition of the host, or the behavior of the
pest to prevent or suppress an infestation.
B. Trapping is an important cultural control practice.
C. Sanitation is not considered a cultural practice.
D. Cultural controls involve the release of parasites
and predators found in foreign countries. - Answer-A.
Which statement is true about regulatory pest
control?
A. Pests that pose a serious public health threat
are rarely regulated by federal and state
agencies.
,2|Page
B. Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely
under quarantine restrictions.
C. Airports and ocean ports are monitored by
pest quarantine regulatory agencies.
D. Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated. -
Answer-C.
Which statement is true about pest management
strategies in IPM?
A. The goal is often to maintain pest damage
at economically acceptable levels.
B. Eradication is never the goal of an IPM
program.
C. Pesticides are not included in an IPM
strategy.
D. Non-chemical methods usually provide only
short-term control of a pest. - Answer-A.
Which would be considered a preventive pest
,3|Page
management strategy?
A. Planting weed- and disease-free seed.
B. Releasing natural enemies to help reduce
pest populations.
C. Eliminating rodents from a commercial
food establishment.
D. Removing from an area a pest that is a
public health concern. - Answer-A.
Which statement is true about action
thresholds?
A. The IPM technician needs to implement
control measures below the action threshold
level.
B. The action threshold for a pest may be set
at a zero pest population density.
C. Action thresholds are usually easy to
establish.
, 4|Page
D. In an urban landscape, action thresholds
are usually more related to economics than
aesthetics. - Answer-B.
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting
into an area is an example of which type of pest
management method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic control.
D. Chemical control. - Answer-B.
Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other
food products to reduce damage from mold is
an example of which type of pest management
method?
A. Biological.
B. Mechanical.
C. Physical/environmental modification.
