Illinois Pesticide Applicator Test Questions
With Correct Answers
Federal |insecticide, |fungicide, |and |rodenticide |act |(FIFRA) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Approved |
in |1947. |It |provides |a |framework |for |pesticide |registrations |an |is |the |pesticide |users |assurance |
that |the |product, |if |used |correctly |will |provide |some |helpful |service |without |endangering |the |
user, |other |persons, |or |the |environment
Economic |Injury |Level |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-break- |even |point |at |which |the |cost |of |pest |
control |equals |the |revenue |loss |caused |by |a |pest.
Aesthetic |Injury |Level |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-number |of |pests |that |might |cause |enough |
damage |to |the |appearance |of |a |plant |to |warrant |the |cost |of |control
Scouting |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Regularly |monitoring |pest |populations |and |plant |or |crop |
conditions. |Could |be |the |owner, |maintenance |technician, |or |grower.
What |is |the |Goal |of |IPM? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |optimize, |NOT |maximize |pest |control
Pest |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-any |insect, |mite, |rodent, |nematode, |fungus, |weed, |or |other |
organism |that |is |injurious |to |humans |or |their |structures, |or |to |plants, |or |animals |of |interest |to |
humans.
5 |Control |Methods |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cultural |Control, |Mechanical |Control, |Biological |
Control, |Preventative |Control, |Chemical |control
Cultural |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-improves |plant |health |so |that |they |plants |are |able |to |
compete |better |against |pests. |EX: |soil |preparation, |fertility, |proper |planting, |plant |selection, |
crop |rotation, |mulching, |mowing
, Mechanical |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Physically |eliminates |the |pest. |EX: |Cultivating, |
pruning, |hoeing, |weed |pulling, |mowing, |hand |picking
Biological |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Uses |living |organisms |to |reduce |pest |populations |to
|economically |acceptable |levels. |EX: |predators, |parasites, |pest |diseases
preventative |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Helps |prevent |the |entry |and |spread |of |pests. |EX:
|quarantines, |inspections, |certified |seed
chemical |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Herbicides, |insecticides, |fungicides, |repellents, |
fumigants
Pesticide |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-any |chemical |used |to |destroy, |prevent, |or |control |any |form |
of |like |declared |to |be |a |pest
Two |general |types |of |ingredients |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Active, |Inert
Active |ingredient |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-part |of |the |formulation |that |is |effective |against |the |
targeted |pest
Inert |ingredient |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-does |not |have |a |direct |effect |on |the |pest
Adjuvants |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-chemical |that |modifies |a |pesticide's |physical |properties |
and/ |or |enhances |its |performance
emulsions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-mixtures |in |which |one |liquid |is |suspended |as |tiny |drops |in |
another |liquid.
With Correct Answers
Federal |insecticide, |fungicide, |and |rodenticide |act |(FIFRA) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Approved |
in |1947. |It |provides |a |framework |for |pesticide |registrations |an |is |the |pesticide |users |assurance |
that |the |product, |if |used |correctly |will |provide |some |helpful |service |without |endangering |the |
user, |other |persons, |or |the |environment
Economic |Injury |Level |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-break- |even |point |at |which |the |cost |of |pest |
control |equals |the |revenue |loss |caused |by |a |pest.
Aesthetic |Injury |Level |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-number |of |pests |that |might |cause |enough |
damage |to |the |appearance |of |a |plant |to |warrant |the |cost |of |control
Scouting |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Regularly |monitoring |pest |populations |and |plant |or |crop |
conditions. |Could |be |the |owner, |maintenance |technician, |or |grower.
What |is |the |Goal |of |IPM? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |optimize, |NOT |maximize |pest |control
Pest |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-any |insect, |mite, |rodent, |nematode, |fungus, |weed, |or |other |
organism |that |is |injurious |to |humans |or |their |structures, |or |to |plants, |or |animals |of |interest |to |
humans.
5 |Control |Methods |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cultural |Control, |Mechanical |Control, |Biological |
Control, |Preventative |Control, |Chemical |control
Cultural |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-improves |plant |health |so |that |they |plants |are |able |to |
compete |better |against |pests. |EX: |soil |preparation, |fertility, |proper |planting, |plant |selection, |
crop |rotation, |mulching, |mowing
, Mechanical |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Physically |eliminates |the |pest. |EX: |Cultivating, |
pruning, |hoeing, |weed |pulling, |mowing, |hand |picking
Biological |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Uses |living |organisms |to |reduce |pest |populations |to
|economically |acceptable |levels. |EX: |predators, |parasites, |pest |diseases
preventative |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Helps |prevent |the |entry |and |spread |of |pests. |EX:
|quarantines, |inspections, |certified |seed
chemical |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Herbicides, |insecticides, |fungicides, |repellents, |
fumigants
Pesticide |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-any |chemical |used |to |destroy, |prevent, |or |control |any |form |
of |like |declared |to |be |a |pest
Two |general |types |of |ingredients |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Active, |Inert
Active |ingredient |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-part |of |the |formulation |that |is |effective |against |the |
targeted |pest
Inert |ingredient |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-does |not |have |a |direct |effect |on |the |pest
Adjuvants |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-chemical |that |modifies |a |pesticide's |physical |properties |
and/ |or |enhances |its |performance
emulsions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-mixtures |in |which |one |liquid |is |suspended |as |tiny |drops |in |
another |liquid.
