COLORADO COMMERCIAL
PESTICIDE EXAM QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
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 - correct answer ✔✔D. All of the above
A miticide is a pesticide which controls which type of pest?
A. Fungi
B. Ticks
C. Nematodes
D. Bacteria - correct answer ✔✔B. Ticks
A Molluscicide is a pesticide which controls which type of pest?
A. Rodents
B. Microorganisms
C. slugs and snails
D. Insects - correct answer ✔✔C. 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 - correct answer ✔✔D. 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 - correct answer ✔✔A. 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 - correct answer ✔✔C. 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?
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 zero pest population density
C. in urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than aesthetics -
correct answer ✔✔B. the action threshold for a pest may be set at zero pest population density
Which statement is true about washing contaminated PPE?
A. Wash a full load of PPE items at a time
B. Use cold water and one cycle
PESTICIDE EXAM QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
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 - correct answer ✔✔D. All of the above
A miticide is a pesticide which controls which type of pest?
A. Fungi
B. Ticks
C. Nematodes
D. Bacteria - correct answer ✔✔B. Ticks
A Molluscicide is a pesticide which controls which type of pest?
A. Rodents
B. Microorganisms
C. slugs and snails
D. Insects - correct answer ✔✔C. 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 - correct answer ✔✔D. 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 - correct answer ✔✔A. 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 - correct answer ✔✔C. 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?
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 zero pest population density
C. in urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than aesthetics -
correct answer ✔✔B. the action threshold for a pest may be set at zero pest population density
Which statement is true about washing contaminated PPE?
A. Wash a full load of PPE items at a time
B. Use cold water and one cycle
