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KANSAS COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE
APPLICATOR (GENERAL) 2025| BRAND NEW
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(Pests and Pest Control) Natural forces are important because:
a. you cannot do anything about them
b. they can cause pest populations to rise and fall
c. you can never spray anywhere in the winter time
d. the rain and wind always makes it necessary to respray the area -
Correct Answer-b. they can cause pest populations to rise and fall
(Pests and Pest Control) Biological control:
a. is always 100% effective
b. is never complete
c. never occurs naturally
d. always interferes with commercial chemical control operations - Correct
Answer-b. is never complete
(Pests and Pest Control) Resistance to pesticides develops in pests
species:
a. because some applicators use the least expensive chemicals
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b. the chemical companies plan it to happen
c. the pesticides are not poison enough
d. rarely does any pesticide kill all the pests and those that survive pass
this ability on to their offspring - Correct Answer-d. rarely does any
pesticide kill all the pests and those that survive pass this ability on to their
offspring
(Pests and Pest Control) Integrated Pest Management practices include
the use of:
a. chemical pesticides
b. cultivation and barriers
c. sanitation and traps
d. all of the above - Correct Answer-d. all of the above
(Pests and Pest Control) In the case of insects:
a. they are only important because they give entomologists something to
talk about
b. they must all be killed as soon as possible
c. about 99% of all species are of minor importance
d. they all feed on plants which could be eaten by people - Correct Answer-
c. about 99% of all species are of minor importance
(Pests and Pest Control) The insect thorax:
a. is where the insect antennae are located
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b. supports the legs and wings (if present) of the adult insect
c. is always a very small orange spot on right side of the head
d. is difficult to distinguish from the legs - Correct Answer-b. supports the
legs and wings (if present) of the adult insect
(Pests and Pest Control) An example of an Arachnid is:
a. a butterfly
b. an insect
c. a spider
d. a pigweed - Correct Answer-c. a spider
(Pests and Pest Control) The use of host resistance:
a. helps keep pest populations below harmful levels
b. means that any pesticide use will not result in killing the host
c. involves treating the host will insecticides repeatedly at low rates so as
not to kill it
d. should always be discouraged because it is never effective - Correct
Answer-a. helps keep pest populations below harmful levels
(Pests and Pest Control) Screens and other barriers:
a. are no longer effective because insects have learned to avoid them
b. are too "old fashioned" to work
c. can be a major way of controlling pests in some situations
KANSAS COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE
APPLICATOR (GENERAL) 2025| BRAND NEW
ACTUAL EXAM WITH 100% VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS|
GUARANTEED VALUE PACK| ACE YOUR
GRADES.
(Pests and Pest Control) Natural forces are important because:
a. you cannot do anything about them
b. they can cause pest populations to rise and fall
c. you can never spray anywhere in the winter time
d. the rain and wind always makes it necessary to respray the area -
Correct Answer-b. they can cause pest populations to rise and fall
(Pests and Pest Control) Biological control:
a. is always 100% effective
b. is never complete
c. never occurs naturally
d. always interferes with commercial chemical control operations - Correct
Answer-b. is never complete
(Pests and Pest Control) Resistance to pesticides develops in pests
species:
a. because some applicators use the least expensive chemicals
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b. the chemical companies plan it to happen
c. the pesticides are not poison enough
d. rarely does any pesticide kill all the pests and those that survive pass
this ability on to their offspring - Correct Answer-d. rarely does any
pesticide kill all the pests and those that survive pass this ability on to their
offspring
(Pests and Pest Control) Integrated Pest Management practices include
the use of:
a. chemical pesticides
b. cultivation and barriers
c. sanitation and traps
d. all of the above - Correct Answer-d. all of the above
(Pests and Pest Control) In the case of insects:
a. they are only important because they give entomologists something to
talk about
b. they must all be killed as soon as possible
c. about 99% of all species are of minor importance
d. they all feed on plants which could be eaten by people - Correct Answer-
c. about 99% of all species are of minor importance
(Pests and Pest Control) The insect thorax:
a. is where the insect antennae are located
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b. supports the legs and wings (if present) of the adult insect
c. is always a very small orange spot on right side of the head
d. is difficult to distinguish from the legs - Correct Answer-b. supports the
legs and wings (if present) of the adult insect
(Pests and Pest Control) An example of an Arachnid is:
a. a butterfly
b. an insect
c. a spider
d. a pigweed - Correct Answer-c. a spider
(Pests and Pest Control) The use of host resistance:
a. helps keep pest populations below harmful levels
b. means that any pesticide use will not result in killing the host
c. involves treating the host will insecticides repeatedly at low rates so as
not to kill it
d. should always be discouraged because it is never effective - Correct
Answer-a. helps keep pest populations below harmful levels
(Pests and Pest Control) Screens and other barriers:
a. are no longer effective because insects have learned to avoid them
b. are too "old fashioned" to work
c. can be a major way of controlling pests in some situations
