Agriculture Plant Pest Control 1a Exam
Questions and Answers
A pest is ____________.
a. destructive
b. beneficial
c. annoying
d. both a and c - Correct Answers -D
What type of pesticide is used to kill weeds?
a. rodenticide
b. herbicide
c. insecticide
d. miticide - Correct Answers -B
Which one of these is a control method promoted in integrated pest management?
a. biological control
b. cultural control
c. chemical control
d. all of the above - Correct Answers –D
The correct type and size of spray nozzle is essential for __________.
a. drift reduction.
b. uniform coverage.
c. the correct application rate.
d. all of the above. - Correct Answers -D
Drift can be minimized by ______________.
a. decreasing nozzle size.
b. spraying when the air is completely calm.
c. increasing nozzle size.
d. none of the above. - Correct Answers -C
In order to determine how much pesticide to add to the tank, you need to know
___________.
a. the pesticide application rate.
b. the capacity of the tank.
c. calibrated output.
d. all of the above. - Correct Answers -D
Vapor drift is the result of:
, a. using the wrong pesticide.
b. the volatilization of an active ingredient.
c. spraying with too high a pressure.
d. spraying too fast. - Correct Answers -B
Aerial dispersal systems may be wind driven or _____ powered by the aircraft engine.
a. hydraulic
b. mechanical
c. chemical
d. a and b - Correct Answers -D
Agriculture land with _______ soils allows pesticides to move faster.
a. coarse, sandy
b. heavy clay
c. heavy loam
d. high organic matter - Correct Answers -B
To protect honeybees from pesticides, do not apply insecticides __________.
a. during the month of May
b. while crops are in bloom.
c. within six months of harvest.
d. when the wind is from the south. - Correct Answers -B
The potential for a given pesticide to contaminate groundwater depends on:
a. its ability to move in the soil.
b. its persistence.
c. its solubility.
d. all of the above. - Correct Answers -D
Pests of field crops generally fall into one of how many fairly easily recognized groups?
a. two
b. five
c. seven
d. twenty-four - Correct Answers -B
Characteristics commonly used to correctly identify insects include which of the
following?
a. wings
b. legs
c. mouthparts
d. all of the above - Correct Answers -D
The key characteristic to identifying insects belonging to the order Thysanoptera (thrips)
is:
a. fringed wings
b. chewing mouthparts
Questions and Answers
A pest is ____________.
a. destructive
b. beneficial
c. annoying
d. both a and c - Correct Answers -D
What type of pesticide is used to kill weeds?
a. rodenticide
b. herbicide
c. insecticide
d. miticide - Correct Answers -B
Which one of these is a control method promoted in integrated pest management?
a. biological control
b. cultural control
c. chemical control
d. all of the above - Correct Answers –D
The correct type and size of spray nozzle is essential for __________.
a. drift reduction.
b. uniform coverage.
c. the correct application rate.
d. all of the above. - Correct Answers -D
Drift can be minimized by ______________.
a. decreasing nozzle size.
b. spraying when the air is completely calm.
c. increasing nozzle size.
d. none of the above. - Correct Answers -C
In order to determine how much pesticide to add to the tank, you need to know
___________.
a. the pesticide application rate.
b. the capacity of the tank.
c. calibrated output.
d. all of the above. - Correct Answers -D
Vapor drift is the result of:
, a. using the wrong pesticide.
b. the volatilization of an active ingredient.
c. spraying with too high a pressure.
d. spraying too fast. - Correct Answers -B
Aerial dispersal systems may be wind driven or _____ powered by the aircraft engine.
a. hydraulic
b. mechanical
c. chemical
d. a and b - Correct Answers -D
Agriculture land with _______ soils allows pesticides to move faster.
a. coarse, sandy
b. heavy clay
c. heavy loam
d. high organic matter - Correct Answers -B
To protect honeybees from pesticides, do not apply insecticides __________.
a. during the month of May
b. while crops are in bloom.
c. within six months of harvest.
d. when the wind is from the south. - Correct Answers -B
The potential for a given pesticide to contaminate groundwater depends on:
a. its ability to move in the soil.
b. its persistence.
c. its solubility.
d. all of the above. - Correct Answers -D
Pests of field crops generally fall into one of how many fairly easily recognized groups?
a. two
b. five
c. seven
d. twenty-four - Correct Answers -B
Characteristics commonly used to correctly identify insects include which of the
following?
a. wings
b. legs
c. mouthparts
d. all of the above - Correct Answers -D
The key characteristic to identifying insects belonging to the order Thysanoptera (thrips)
is:
a. fringed wings
b. chewing mouthparts
