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KANSAS COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE
APPLICATOR (General) EXAM (updated
2026) Questions & Answers | Latest Already
Graded A+ UPDATE |2026
(Pests and Pest Control) Resistance to pesticides develops
in pests species:
a. because some applicators use the least expensive
chemicals
b. the chemical companies plan it to happen
c. the pesticides are not poison enough
d. rarely does any pesticide kill all the pests and those that
survive pass this ability on to their offspring
d. rarely does any pesticide kill all the pests and those that
survive pass this ability on to their offspring
(Pests and Pest Control) Integrated Pest Management
practices include the use of:
a. chemical pesticides
b. cultivation and barriers
c. sanitation and traps
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
(Pests and Pest Control) In the case of insects:
a. they are only important because they give entomologists
something to talk about
b. they must all be killed as soon as possible
c. about 99% of all species are of minor importance
d. they all feed on plants which could be eaten by people
c. about 99% of all species are of minor importance
(Pests and Pest Control) The insect thorax:
a. is where the insect antennae are located
, 2
b. supports the legs and wings (if present) of the adult insect
c. is always a very small orange spot on right side of the
head
d. is difficult to distinguish from the legs
b. supports the legs and wings (if present) of the adult insect
(Pests and Pest Control) An example of an Arachnid is:
a. a butterfly
b. an insect
c. a spider
d. a pigweed
c. a spider
(Pests and Pest Control) Natural forces are important
because:
a. you cannot do anything about them
b. they can cause pest populations to rise and fall
c. you can never spray anywhere in the winter time
d. the rain and wind always makes it necessary to respray
the area
b. they can cause pest populations to rise and fall
(Pests and Pest Control) Biological control:
a. is always 100% effective
b. is never complete
c. never occurs naturally
d. always interferes with commercial chemical control
operations
b. is never complete
(Pests and Pest Control) The use of host resistance:
a. helps keep pest populations below harmful levels
b. means that any pesticide use will not result in killing the
host
c. involves treating the host will insecticides repeatedly at
low rates so as not to kill it
d. should always be discouraged because it is never effective
a. helps keep pest populations below harmful levels
KANSAS COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE
APPLICATOR (General) EXAM (updated
2026) Questions & Answers | Latest Already
Graded A+ UPDATE |2026
(Pests and Pest Control) Resistance to pesticides develops
in pests species:
a. because some applicators use the least expensive
chemicals
b. the chemical companies plan it to happen
c. the pesticides are not poison enough
d. rarely does any pesticide kill all the pests and those that
survive pass this ability on to their offspring
d. rarely does any pesticide kill all the pests and those that
survive pass this ability on to their offspring
(Pests and Pest Control) Integrated Pest Management
practices include the use of:
a. chemical pesticides
b. cultivation and barriers
c. sanitation and traps
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
(Pests and Pest Control) In the case of insects:
a. they are only important because they give entomologists
something to talk about
b. they must all be killed as soon as possible
c. about 99% of all species are of minor importance
d. they all feed on plants which could be eaten by people
c. about 99% of all species are of minor importance
(Pests and Pest Control) The insect thorax:
a. is where the insect antennae are located
, 2
b. supports the legs and wings (if present) of the adult insect
c. is always a very small orange spot on right side of the
head
d. is difficult to distinguish from the legs
b. supports the legs and wings (if present) of the adult insect
(Pests and Pest Control) An example of an Arachnid is:
a. a butterfly
b. an insect
c. a spider
d. a pigweed
c. a spider
(Pests and Pest Control) Natural forces are important
because:
a. you cannot do anything about them
b. they can cause pest populations to rise and fall
c. you can never spray anywhere in the winter time
d. the rain and wind always makes it necessary to respray
the area
b. they can cause pest populations to rise and fall
(Pests and Pest Control) Biological control:
a. is always 100% effective
b. is never complete
c. never occurs naturally
d. always interferes with commercial chemical control
operations
b. is never complete
(Pests and Pest Control) The use of host resistance:
a. helps keep pest populations below harmful levels
b. means that any pesticide use will not result in killing the
host
c. involves treating the host will insecticides repeatedly at
low rates so as not to kill it
d. should always be discouraged because it is never effective
a. helps keep pest populations below harmful levels
