PESTICIDE APPLICATOR TRAINING
GENERAL STANDARDS WORKBOOK SP39
W FINAL EVALUATION 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ 4 main groups of pests and an example of each one.
Answer: 1 - Weeds (dandelion)
2 - Invertebrates (insects, mites, spiders, ticks, snails, and slugs)
3 - Disease agents / pathogens (bacteria, virus fungi, and
microorganisms)
4 - Vertebrates (birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, rodents, mammals)
⩥ It important to correctly identify pests in pest control because.
Answer: misidentification and lack of accurate information could cause
pest control failure
to identify the species use: books, diagnostic labs, hand lens, host clues,
location clues
⩥ Biological Control.
Answer: use of natural enemies t control pests and their damage
⩥ Chemical Control.
, Answer: using naturally derived or synthetic chemicals to manage pests
(pesticide)
⩥ Pesticides.
Answer: any material applied to plants, soil, water, harvested crops,
structures, clothing and furnishings, or animals to kill, repel, or regulate
or interrupt the growth and mating of pests or to regulate plant growth
⩥ Cultural Control.
Answer: practices that reduce pest establishment, reproduction, dispersal
and survival (cultural practices and sanitation)
⩥ Genetic Control.
Answer: when plants and animals are bred or selected to resist specific
pest problems
⩥ Mechanical/ Physical Control.
Answer: physical barriers, mechanical devices and altering
environmental conditions
traps, (mechanical devices or sticky surfaces), mulches (weed
management), steam soil sterilizers, deer fences, screens, mesh, sealing
cracks and openings, change in light or temp
⩥ Regulatory Control.
GENERAL STANDARDS WORKBOOK SP39
W FINAL EVALUATION 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ 4 main groups of pests and an example of each one.
Answer: 1 - Weeds (dandelion)
2 - Invertebrates (insects, mites, spiders, ticks, snails, and slugs)
3 - Disease agents / pathogens (bacteria, virus fungi, and
microorganisms)
4 - Vertebrates (birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, rodents, mammals)
⩥ It important to correctly identify pests in pest control because.
Answer: misidentification and lack of accurate information could cause
pest control failure
to identify the species use: books, diagnostic labs, hand lens, host clues,
location clues
⩥ Biological Control.
Answer: use of natural enemies t control pests and their damage
⩥ Chemical Control.
, Answer: using naturally derived or synthetic chemicals to manage pests
(pesticide)
⩥ Pesticides.
Answer: any material applied to plants, soil, water, harvested crops,
structures, clothing and furnishings, or animals to kill, repel, or regulate
or interrupt the growth and mating of pests or to regulate plant growth
⩥ Cultural Control.
Answer: practices that reduce pest establishment, reproduction, dispersal
and survival (cultural practices and sanitation)
⩥ Genetic Control.
Answer: when plants and animals are bred or selected to resist specific
pest problems
⩥ Mechanical/ Physical Control.
Answer: physical barriers, mechanical devices and altering
environmental conditions
traps, (mechanical devices or sticky surfaces), mulches (weed
management), steam soil sterilizers, deer fences, screens, mesh, sealing
cracks and openings, change in light or temp
⩥ Regulatory Control.
