PESTICIDE APPLICATOR TRAINING
GENERAL STANDARDS WORKBOOK SP39
W ACTUAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Economic Injury Level.
Answer: the breakeven point at which the cost of pest control equals the
revenue loss caused by a pest
⩥ Aesthetic Injury Level.
Answer: the number of pests which cause enough damage to the
appearance of a plant to warrant the cost of control
⩥ Economic or Action Threshold.
Answer: the number of pests per plant or the amount of damage at which
point control measures should begin
⩥ Examples of Cultural Control.
Answer: soil preparation, fertility, proper planting, plant selection, crop
rotation, mulching, mowing
⩥ Examples of Mechanical Control.
,Answer: cultivating, pruning, hoeing, weed-pulling, mowing, hand-
picking
⩥ Examples of Biological Control.
Answer: predators, parasites, pest diseases
⩥ Examples of Preventative Control.
Answer: quarantines, inspections, certified seed
⩥ Examples of Chemical Control.
Answer: herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, repellants, fumigants
⩥ Incomplete Development or Simple Metamorphosis.
Answer: life stages: egg, nymph, adult
nymphs and adults often look similar and similar food sources
⩥ Complete Development.
Answer: life stages: egg, larvae, pupa, adults
larvae and adults often look very different and have different food
sources
, ⩥ Noninfectious Plant Diseases.
Answer: the result of unfavorable growing conditions, such as
temperature of moisture extremes, soil compaction, pesticide or fertilizer
excesses and misapplication, nutrient imbalances, or air pollution
⩥ Infectious Plant Diseases.
Answer: caused by various pathogens, such as fungi, bacteria,
nematodes, viruses, and phytoplasmas
⩥ Four Elements Necessary for Development of Infectious Plant
Diseases.
Answer: susceptible host, plant pathogen, favorable environment, and
time
⩥ Active Ingredient.
Answer: the part of a pesticide formulation that is effective against the
targeted pest
⩥ Inert Ingredient.
Answer: part of a pesticide formulation that does not have an effect on
the pest, but is added to make the product more effective or easier to use
⩥ Soluble Powders (SP).
GENERAL STANDARDS WORKBOOK SP39
W ACTUAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Economic Injury Level.
Answer: the breakeven point at which the cost of pest control equals the
revenue loss caused by a pest
⩥ Aesthetic Injury Level.
Answer: the number of pests which cause enough damage to the
appearance of a plant to warrant the cost of control
⩥ Economic or Action Threshold.
Answer: the number of pests per plant or the amount of damage at which
point control measures should begin
⩥ Examples of Cultural Control.
Answer: soil preparation, fertility, proper planting, plant selection, crop
rotation, mulching, mowing
⩥ Examples of Mechanical Control.
,Answer: cultivating, pruning, hoeing, weed-pulling, mowing, hand-
picking
⩥ Examples of Biological Control.
Answer: predators, parasites, pest diseases
⩥ Examples of Preventative Control.
Answer: quarantines, inspections, certified seed
⩥ Examples of Chemical Control.
Answer: herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, repellants, fumigants
⩥ Incomplete Development or Simple Metamorphosis.
Answer: life stages: egg, nymph, adult
nymphs and adults often look similar and similar food sources
⩥ Complete Development.
Answer: life stages: egg, larvae, pupa, adults
larvae and adults often look very different and have different food
sources
, ⩥ Noninfectious Plant Diseases.
Answer: the result of unfavorable growing conditions, such as
temperature of moisture extremes, soil compaction, pesticide or fertilizer
excesses and misapplication, nutrient imbalances, or air pollution
⩥ Infectious Plant Diseases.
Answer: caused by various pathogens, such as fungi, bacteria,
nematodes, viruses, and phytoplasmas
⩥ Four Elements Necessary for Development of Infectious Plant
Diseases.
Answer: susceptible host, plant pathogen, favorable environment, and
time
⩥ Active Ingredient.
Answer: the part of a pesticide formulation that is effective against the
targeted pest
⩥ Inert Ingredient.
Answer: part of a pesticide formulation that does not have an effect on
the pest, but is added to make the product more effective or easier to use
⩥ Soluble Powders (SP).
