MDARD Michigan Core Pesticide
Applicator Exam 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Answers | 100% Solved
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of
which type of pesticide management method? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Mechanical
Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant to insect feeding is
an example of which type of pest management method? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Genetic
Which of the statements about biological control is true?
a) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is recommended
in bio control
b) Biological control involves importing exotic pests to control natural
enemies
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,c) Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works
best in biological control - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a) Modifying the environment to
enhance natural enemies is recommended in bio control
Sealing building cracks and small openings is an example of what kind of
pest management method? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Physical
Which statement about cultural control practices is true?
a) They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival
b) They use naturally derived or synthesized chemicals to control pests
c) they involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign
countries - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a) They reduce pest establishment,
reproduction, and survival
Monitoring pests at airports and ocean ports that pose a serious threat to
public health or widespread damage to crops or animals is an example of
which type of pest management method? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Regulatory
Which statements about pest management strategies in IPM is true?
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,a) The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels
b) Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program
c) Nonchemical methods are short-term solutions to control pests - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔a) The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging
levels
Which would be considered a preventative pest management strategy?
a) Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field
b) Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations
c) Removing a pest that is a public health concern from an area - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔a) Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field
Which statement about action thresholds is true?
a) The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the
action threshold level
b) The action threshold for a pest may be set at a 0 pest population density
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, c) In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to
economics than aesthetics - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b) The action threshold for a
pest may be set at a 0 pest population density
Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
a) An insect that has 1 generation per year
b) Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class
c) Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔b) Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class
Which statement about FIFRA is false?
a) it provides the overall framework for the federal pesticide regulatory
program
b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating laws that are
stricter than federal regulations
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Applicator Exam 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Answers | 100% Solved
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of
which type of pesticide management method? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Mechanical
Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant to insect feeding is
an example of which type of pest management method? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Genetic
Which of the statements about biological control is true?
a) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is recommended
in bio control
b) Biological control involves importing exotic pests to control natural
enemies
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,c) Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works
best in biological control - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a) Modifying the environment to
enhance natural enemies is recommended in bio control
Sealing building cracks and small openings is an example of what kind of
pest management method? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Physical
Which statement about cultural control practices is true?
a) They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival
b) They use naturally derived or synthesized chemicals to control pests
c) they involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign
countries - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a) They reduce pest establishment,
reproduction, and survival
Monitoring pests at airports and ocean ports that pose a serious threat to
public health or widespread damage to crops or animals is an example of
which type of pest management method? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Regulatory
Which statements about pest management strategies in IPM is true?
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,a) The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels
b) Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program
c) Nonchemical methods are short-term solutions to control pests - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔a) The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging
levels
Which would be considered a preventative pest management strategy?
a) Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field
b) Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations
c) Removing a pest that is a public health concern from an area - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔a) Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field
Which statement about action thresholds is true?
a) The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the
action threshold level
b) The action threshold for a pest may be set at a 0 pest population density
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, c) In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to
economics than aesthetics - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b) The action threshold for a
pest may be set at a 0 pest population density
Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
a) An insect that has 1 generation per year
b) Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class
c) Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔b) Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class
Which statement about FIFRA is false?
a) it provides the overall framework for the federal pesticide regulatory
program
b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating laws that are
stricter than federal regulations
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