NATIONAL PESTICIDE
APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1) Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an
example of which type of pest management method?
A) Biological control
B) Mechanical control
C) Genetic control
D) Chemical control -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B. Mechanical
control
2) Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to
reduce damage from mold is an example of which type of pest
management method?
, A) Biological
B) Mechanical
C) Physical/environmental modification
D) Regulatory pest control -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C.
Physical/environmental modification
3) Which statement is "true" about biological control methods?
A) If pesticides are part of a biological control program to
control an exotic pest, it is better to apply them at the
strongest label rate and to choose the more toxic pesticides
B) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a
recommended practice in biological control
C) Biological control involves the importation of exotic pests to
control natural enemies
D) Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of
pesticides works best in biological control -- Correct Answer
✔✔ B. Modifying the environment to enhance natural
enemies is a recommended practice in biological control
,4) Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an
example of which type of mechanical control method?
A) Exclusion
B) Trapping
C) Cultivation
D) Mulching -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Exclusion
5) Which statement is "true" about cultural control practices?
A) Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of
the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress
an infestation
B) Trapping is an important cultural control practice
C) Sanitation is not considered a cultural practice
D) Cultural controls involve the release of parasites and
predators found in foreign countries -- Correct Answer ✔✔
, A. Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of
the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress
an infestation
6) Which statement is "true" about regulatory pest control?
A) Pests that pose a serious public health threat are rarely
regulated by federal and state agencies
B) Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under quarantine
restrictions
C) Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine
regulatory agencies
D) Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ C. Airports and ocean ports are monitored by
pest quarantine regulatory agencies
7) Which statement is "true" about pest management strategies in
IPM?
A) The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically
acceptable levels
B) Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program
APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1) Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an
example of which type of pest management method?
A) Biological control
B) Mechanical control
C) Genetic control
D) Chemical control -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B. Mechanical
control
2) Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to
reduce damage from mold is an example of which type of pest
management method?
, A) Biological
B) Mechanical
C) Physical/environmental modification
D) Regulatory pest control -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C.
Physical/environmental modification
3) Which statement is "true" about biological control methods?
A) If pesticides are part of a biological control program to
control an exotic pest, it is better to apply them at the
strongest label rate and to choose the more toxic pesticides
B) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a
recommended practice in biological control
C) Biological control involves the importation of exotic pests to
control natural enemies
D) Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of
pesticides works best in biological control -- Correct Answer
✔✔ B. Modifying the environment to enhance natural
enemies is a recommended practice in biological control
,4) Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an
example of which type of mechanical control method?
A) Exclusion
B) Trapping
C) Cultivation
D) Mulching -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Exclusion
5) Which statement is "true" about cultural control practices?
A) Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of
the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress
an infestation
B) Trapping is an important cultural control practice
C) Sanitation is not considered a cultural practice
D) Cultural controls involve the release of parasites and
predators found in foreign countries -- Correct Answer ✔✔
, A. Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of
the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress
an infestation
6) Which statement is "true" about regulatory pest control?
A) Pests that pose a serious public health threat are rarely
regulated by federal and state agencies
B) Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under quarantine
restrictions
C) Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine
regulatory agencies
D) Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ C. Airports and ocean ports are monitored by
pest quarantine regulatory agencies
7) Which statement is "true" about pest management strategies in
IPM?
A) The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically
acceptable levels
B) Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program
