Maine Pesticide Exam Prep - Core EXAM Questions with 100% Correct
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Earliest recorded use of chemical pest control - (answer)sulfur burned to control mites in 2500 b.c.
Hellabore - (answer)plant derived insecticide used by Romans to control lice
Nicotine - (answer)used to control aphids
Pyrethrum - (answer)derived from chrysanthemum flowers in 18th century to control fleas
Lime & Copper Sulfate - (answer)used in 19th century to deter picking of grape vines
DDT - (answer)developed during WWII to combat typhus outbreaks and other insect transmitted disease
Organophosphates - (answer)inhibits cholinesterase; increased use after DDT ban;
do not persist in the environment
Natural Controls - (answer)-climate
-topography
-pathogens
-predators
-parasites
Applied Controls - (answer)Pest control measures used by humans. These include biological, cultural,
mechanical, and chemical control.
, Maine Pesticide Exam Prep - Core EXAM Questions with 100% Correct
Answers | Verified || ACTUAL EXAM 2026 TEST!! Graded A+ | 2025|2026
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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - (answer)An agricultural practice that uses a variety of techniques
designed to minimize pesticide inputs
Steps of Integrated Pest Management - (answer)1. Identify the pest
2. Define the management system
3. Develop the management strategy
4. Develop reliable monitoring techniques
5. Use thresholds
Threshold - (answer)level or density of pest population where control measures are needed
Injury Level - (answer)level of population density that causes loss equal to that of the cost of the control
level
3 body regions of insects - (answer)head, thorax, abdomen
4 types of insect mouthparts - (answer)-chewing
-sponging
-siphoning
-piercing/sucking
No metamorphosis - (answer)egg, young, adult
ex: springtails, silverfish
Answers | Verified || ACTUAL EXAM 2026 TEST!! Graded A+ | 2025|2026
EXAM UPDATE
Earliest recorded use of chemical pest control - (answer)sulfur burned to control mites in 2500 b.c.
Hellabore - (answer)plant derived insecticide used by Romans to control lice
Nicotine - (answer)used to control aphids
Pyrethrum - (answer)derived from chrysanthemum flowers in 18th century to control fleas
Lime & Copper Sulfate - (answer)used in 19th century to deter picking of grape vines
DDT - (answer)developed during WWII to combat typhus outbreaks and other insect transmitted disease
Organophosphates - (answer)inhibits cholinesterase; increased use after DDT ban;
do not persist in the environment
Natural Controls - (answer)-climate
-topography
-pathogens
-predators
-parasites
Applied Controls - (answer)Pest control measures used by humans. These include biological, cultural,
mechanical, and chemical control.
, Maine Pesticide Exam Prep - Core EXAM Questions with 100% Correct
Answers | Verified || ACTUAL EXAM 2026 TEST!! Graded A+ | 2025|2026
EXAM UPDATE
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - (answer)An agricultural practice that uses a variety of techniques
designed to minimize pesticide inputs
Steps of Integrated Pest Management - (answer)1. Identify the pest
2. Define the management system
3. Develop the management strategy
4. Develop reliable monitoring techniques
5. Use thresholds
Threshold - (answer)level or density of pest population where control measures are needed
Injury Level - (answer)level of population density that causes loss equal to that of the cost of the control
level
3 body regions of insects - (answer)head, thorax, abdomen
4 types of insect mouthparts - (answer)-chewing
-sponging
-siphoning
-piercing/sucking
No metamorphosis - (answer)egg, young, adult
ex: springtails, silverfish
