Kansas Commercial Pesticide Applicator
(1A) Exam Questions and Answers
(IPM) A pest is _______________.
a. destructive
b. beneficial
c. annoying
d. both a and c - Correct Answers -d. both a and c
(IPM) What type of pesticide is used to kill weeds?
a. rodenticide
b. herbicide
c. insecticide
d. miticide - Correct Answers -b. herbicide
(IPM) 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. all of the above
(Aerial) Aircraft nozzles must be equipped with a(n) ____________.
a. spring-loaded flapper valve
b. tube-type valve
c. antisiphon or nondrip check valve
d. positive shut-off valve - Correct Answers -c. antisiphon or nondrip check valve
(Aerial) Calibration is very important in aerial application because:
a. chemicals used for aerial application are much more toxic
b. vortices can change application rates
c. large areas are covered in a short time
d. much higher pressures are used during aerial application - Correct Answers -c. large
areas are covered in a short time
(Aerial) All pattern tests should be run ____________ to the wind direction
a. opposite
b. at right angles
c. parallel
,d. at 45 degree angles - Correct Answers -c. parallel
(IPM) Agriculture land with ____________ soils allows pesticides to move faster.
a. coarse, sandy
b. heavy clay
c. heavy loam
d. high organic matter - Correct Answers -a. coarse, sandy
(IPM) 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. while crops are in bloom
(IPM) The potential for a given pesticide to contaminate groundwater depends on:
a. it's ability to move in the soil
b. it's persistence
c. it's solubility
d. all of the above - Correct Answers -d. all of the above
(Insect Pests) 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. five
(Insect Pests) 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. all of the above
(Insect Pests) The key characteristic to identifying insects belonging to the order
Thysanoptera (thrips) is:
a. fringed wings
b. chewing mouthparts
c. sucking mouthparts
d. none of the above - Correct Answers -a. fringed wings
(Insect Pests) All members of the order Hemiptera (true bugs) have which one of the
following characteristics?
a. chewing mouthparts
b. sucking mouthparts
c. utilize plants as hosts
, d. lack wings - Correct Answers -b. sucking mouthparts
(Insect Pests) The developmental stage generally responsible for plant damage in the
order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) is:
a. egg
b. larvae
c. pupa
d. adult - Correct Answers -b. larvae
(Insect Pests) Beetles and weevils belong to a large, diverse group of insects that vary
greatly in size and shape. This group is called:
a. orthoptera
b. lepidoptera
c. coleoptera
d. hemiptera - Correct Answers -c. coleoptera
(Insect Pests) Even if the pest itself cannot be found, there are some other keys to help
one determine the pest problem. These include:
a. time of year
b. type of host
c. type of damage
d. all of the above - Correct Answers -d. all of the above
(Insect Pests) True or False. When sampling a field for a pest, always concentrate
along the field border because pests will be most numerous there.
a. true
b. false - Correct Answers -b. false
(Insect Pests) True or False. The number of samples needed per field varies with field
size, pest, etc. Generally, larger fields require more samples to get an accurate estimate
of the population.
a. true
b. false - Correct Answers -a. true
(Insect Pests) Sampling plans are relatively well-defined and easy to understand for the
following pests:
a. corn borers and alfalfa weevils
b. spider mites
c. sunflower moths
d. all of the above - Correct Answers -a. corn borers and alfalfa weevils
(Alfalfa) Considered the number one insect pest of alfalfa throughout Kansas:
a. grasshopper
b. potato leafhopper
c. pea aphid
d. alfalfa weevil - Correct Answers -d. alfalfa weevil
(1A) Exam Questions and Answers
(IPM) A pest is _______________.
a. destructive
b. beneficial
c. annoying
d. both a and c - Correct Answers -d. both a and c
(IPM) What type of pesticide is used to kill weeds?
a. rodenticide
b. herbicide
c. insecticide
d. miticide - Correct Answers -b. herbicide
(IPM) 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. all of the above
(Aerial) Aircraft nozzles must be equipped with a(n) ____________.
a. spring-loaded flapper valve
b. tube-type valve
c. antisiphon or nondrip check valve
d. positive shut-off valve - Correct Answers -c. antisiphon or nondrip check valve
(Aerial) Calibration is very important in aerial application because:
a. chemicals used for aerial application are much more toxic
b. vortices can change application rates
c. large areas are covered in a short time
d. much higher pressures are used during aerial application - Correct Answers -c. large
areas are covered in a short time
(Aerial) All pattern tests should be run ____________ to the wind direction
a. opposite
b. at right angles
c. parallel
,d. at 45 degree angles - Correct Answers -c. parallel
(IPM) Agriculture land with ____________ soils allows pesticides to move faster.
a. coarse, sandy
b. heavy clay
c. heavy loam
d. high organic matter - Correct Answers -a. coarse, sandy
(IPM) 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. while crops are in bloom
(IPM) The potential for a given pesticide to contaminate groundwater depends on:
a. it's ability to move in the soil
b. it's persistence
c. it's solubility
d. all of the above - Correct Answers -d. all of the above
(Insect Pests) 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. five
(Insect Pests) 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. all of the above
(Insect Pests) The key characteristic to identifying insects belonging to the order
Thysanoptera (thrips) is:
a. fringed wings
b. chewing mouthparts
c. sucking mouthparts
d. none of the above - Correct Answers -a. fringed wings
(Insect Pests) All members of the order Hemiptera (true bugs) have which one of the
following characteristics?
a. chewing mouthparts
b. sucking mouthparts
c. utilize plants as hosts
, d. lack wings - Correct Answers -b. sucking mouthparts
(Insect Pests) The developmental stage generally responsible for plant damage in the
order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) is:
a. egg
b. larvae
c. pupa
d. adult - Correct Answers -b. larvae
(Insect Pests) Beetles and weevils belong to a large, diverse group of insects that vary
greatly in size and shape. This group is called:
a. orthoptera
b. lepidoptera
c. coleoptera
d. hemiptera - Correct Answers -c. coleoptera
(Insect Pests) Even if the pest itself cannot be found, there are some other keys to help
one determine the pest problem. These include:
a. time of year
b. type of host
c. type of damage
d. all of the above - Correct Answers -d. all of the above
(Insect Pests) True or False. When sampling a field for a pest, always concentrate
along the field border because pests will be most numerous there.
a. true
b. false - Correct Answers -b. false
(Insect Pests) True or False. The number of samples needed per field varies with field
size, pest, etc. Generally, larger fields require more samples to get an accurate estimate
of the population.
a. true
b. false - Correct Answers -a. true
(Insect Pests) Sampling plans are relatively well-defined and easy to understand for the
following pests:
a. corn borers and alfalfa weevils
b. spider mites
c. sunflower moths
d. all of the above - Correct Answers -a. corn borers and alfalfa weevils
(Alfalfa) Considered the number one insect pest of alfalfa throughout Kansas:
a. grasshopper
b. potato leafhopper
c. pea aphid
d. alfalfa weevil - Correct Answers -d. alfalfa weevil
