COLORADO COMMERCIAL
PESTICIDE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT.
, A desiccant is?
A. considered a pesticide under the current version of FIFRA
B. A compound that promotes drying and removal of moisture from plant tissues
C. A chemical that removes water from arthropods or destroys the waxy covering that
protects these organisms from the water loss
D. All of the above - ANSWERD. All of the above
A miticide is a pesticide which controls which type of pest?
A. Fungi
B. Ticks
C. Nematodes
D. Bacteria - ANSWERB. Ticks
A Molluscicide is a pesticide which controls which type of pest?
A. Rodents
B. Microorganisms
C. slugs and snails
D. Insects - ANSWERC. Insects and snails
Organophosphates, carbamates, sulfonylureas, phenoxys and benzenes are all
examples of:
A. Synthetic Pesticides
B. protectant pesticides
C. Organic Pesticides
D. Pesticide families - ANSWERD. Pesticide Families
Pesticides with similar chemical structures tend to have similar characteristics and
similar modes of actions. A mode of action is defined as:
A. The way pesticides affect and enter pests
B. the acute poisonings toxicity caused to humans
C. how well pesticides tank mix
D. none of the above - ANSWERA. the way pesticides affect and enter pests
which statement is true about cultural control practices?
A. trapping is an important cultural control practice
B. sanitization is not considered a cultural practice
C. Cultural practices alter the environment, the conditions of the host, or the behavior of
the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation - ANSWERC. Cultural practices alter the
environment, the conditions of the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or
suppress an infestation
Which statement is true about action thresholds?
PESTICIDE EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT.
, A desiccant is?
A. considered a pesticide under the current version of FIFRA
B. A compound that promotes drying and removal of moisture from plant tissues
C. A chemical that removes water from arthropods or destroys the waxy covering that
protects these organisms from the water loss
D. All of the above - ANSWERD. All of the above
A miticide is a pesticide which controls which type of pest?
A. Fungi
B. Ticks
C. Nematodes
D. Bacteria - ANSWERB. Ticks
A Molluscicide is a pesticide which controls which type of pest?
A. Rodents
B. Microorganisms
C. slugs and snails
D. Insects - ANSWERC. Insects and snails
Organophosphates, carbamates, sulfonylureas, phenoxys and benzenes are all
examples of:
A. Synthetic Pesticides
B. protectant pesticides
C. Organic Pesticides
D. Pesticide families - ANSWERD. Pesticide Families
Pesticides with similar chemical structures tend to have similar characteristics and
similar modes of actions. A mode of action is defined as:
A. The way pesticides affect and enter pests
B. the acute poisonings toxicity caused to humans
C. how well pesticides tank mix
D. none of the above - ANSWERA. the way pesticides affect and enter pests
which statement is true about cultural control practices?
A. trapping is an important cultural control practice
B. sanitization is not considered a cultural practice
C. Cultural practices alter the environment, the conditions of the host, or the behavior of
the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation - ANSWERC. Cultural practices alter the
environment, the conditions of the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or
suppress an infestation
Which statement is true about action thresholds?
