ILLINOIS GENERAL STANDARDS PESTICIDE
EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2024
ACTUAL EXAM 290 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
IPM - ANSWER >>>Integrated Pest Management; Goals are provide
economical pest control/protect the environment
Not The Goal Of IPM - ANSWER >>>Elimination of all pests
Economic threshold/action threshold - ANSWER >>>Number of pests
per plant of amount of damage to plant at which control measures
should begin
economic injury level - ANSWER >>>breakeven point which the cost
of pest control equals the revenue loss caused by pest
aesthetic injury level - ANSWER >>>number of pests that might cause
enough damage to the appearance of a plant to warrant the cost of
control
scouting - ANSWER >>>key to a successful IPM program
cultural control - ANSWER >>>improves plant health so that plants
are able to compete better against pests; soil preparation, fertility,
proper planting, plant selection, crop rotation
mechanical control - ANSWER >>>physically eliminates the weed;
hoeing, weed pulling, mowing, hand picking
biological control - ANSWER >>>uses living organisms to reduce pest
populations; predators, parasites, pest disease
,preventative control - ANSWER >>>helps prevent entry and spread of
pests; quarantines inspections, certified seed, cleaning equipment
chemical control - ANSWER >>>herbicides, insecticides, fungicides,
repellents, fumigants
insect head - ANSWER >>>contains sensory organs, mouth parts and
brain
insect thorax - ANSWER >>>provides locomotion, legs and wings
insect abdomen - ANSWER >>>digestive, excretory, circulatory,
respiratory, and reproductive organs
prolegs - ANSWER >>>additional legs; caterpillars/sawfly larvae
incomplete development/simple metamorphosis - ANSWER >>>egg,
nymph, adult; stink bug, grasshopper, leafhopper
complete development - ANSWER >>>egg, larva, pupa, adult;
Japanese beetle, honey bee, mosquito
noninfectious diseases - ANSWER >>>result of unfavorable growing
conditions; cannot be transmitted from plant to plant
infection diseases - ANSWER >>>caused by various pathogens;
multiply and transmitted from plant to plant
fungi - ANSWER >>>spores spread by rain, wind, insects, seeds; leaf
spots/root rots
bacteria - ANSWER >>>microscopic single celled organisms. Cannot
move by themselves; only enter through wounds or small openings;
crown gall, soft rot
, nematodes - ANSWER >>>microscopic roundworms that reproduce
by eggs; spread by anything that moves infected plants parts or
infested soil
viruses - ANSWER >>>submicroscopic pieces of DNA/RNA; spread
by insects/seed; mosaic/mottles
phytoplasmas - ANSWER >>>bacteria-like organisms that lack cell
walls; casual agents of "yellows" and "witches"
Blight - ANSWER >>>large dead ares on leaves
canker - ANSWER >>>localized, often sunken, dead area
chlorosis - ANSWER >>>yellowish-green coloration in normally green
areas
dieback - ANSWER >>>gradual death of individual branch or groups
distoration - ANSWER >>>twisting/abnormally shaped leaves
gall - ANSWER >>>abnormal swelling of portion of branch
lead spots - ANSWER >>>small discolored areas of foliage
marginal necrosis - ANSWER >>>brown, dead tissue
mosaic - ANSWER >>>intermingling patches of yellow and green
tissue
rot - ANSWER >>>tissue breakdown or decay
scorch - ANSWER >>>"burning" of leaf margins
stunting - ANSWER >>>abnormally small size of entire plant
wilt - ANSWER >>>flaccid, limp condition of leaves
EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2024
ACTUAL EXAM 290 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
IPM - ANSWER >>>Integrated Pest Management; Goals are provide
economical pest control/protect the environment
Not The Goal Of IPM - ANSWER >>>Elimination of all pests
Economic threshold/action threshold - ANSWER >>>Number of pests
per plant of amount of damage to plant at which control measures
should begin
economic injury level - ANSWER >>>breakeven point which the cost
of pest control equals the revenue loss caused by pest
aesthetic injury level - ANSWER >>>number of pests that might cause
enough damage to the appearance of a plant to warrant the cost of
control
scouting - ANSWER >>>key to a successful IPM program
cultural control - ANSWER >>>improves plant health so that plants
are able to compete better against pests; soil preparation, fertility,
proper planting, plant selection, crop rotation
mechanical control - ANSWER >>>physically eliminates the weed;
hoeing, weed pulling, mowing, hand picking
biological control - ANSWER >>>uses living organisms to reduce pest
populations; predators, parasites, pest disease
,preventative control - ANSWER >>>helps prevent entry and spread of
pests; quarantines inspections, certified seed, cleaning equipment
chemical control - ANSWER >>>herbicides, insecticides, fungicides,
repellents, fumigants
insect head - ANSWER >>>contains sensory organs, mouth parts and
brain
insect thorax - ANSWER >>>provides locomotion, legs and wings
insect abdomen - ANSWER >>>digestive, excretory, circulatory,
respiratory, and reproductive organs
prolegs - ANSWER >>>additional legs; caterpillars/sawfly larvae
incomplete development/simple metamorphosis - ANSWER >>>egg,
nymph, adult; stink bug, grasshopper, leafhopper
complete development - ANSWER >>>egg, larva, pupa, adult;
Japanese beetle, honey bee, mosquito
noninfectious diseases - ANSWER >>>result of unfavorable growing
conditions; cannot be transmitted from plant to plant
infection diseases - ANSWER >>>caused by various pathogens;
multiply and transmitted from plant to plant
fungi - ANSWER >>>spores spread by rain, wind, insects, seeds; leaf
spots/root rots
bacteria - ANSWER >>>microscopic single celled organisms. Cannot
move by themselves; only enter through wounds or small openings;
crown gall, soft rot
, nematodes - ANSWER >>>microscopic roundworms that reproduce
by eggs; spread by anything that moves infected plants parts or
infested soil
viruses - ANSWER >>>submicroscopic pieces of DNA/RNA; spread
by insects/seed; mosaic/mottles
phytoplasmas - ANSWER >>>bacteria-like organisms that lack cell
walls; casual agents of "yellows" and "witches"
Blight - ANSWER >>>large dead ares on leaves
canker - ANSWER >>>localized, often sunken, dead area
chlorosis - ANSWER >>>yellowish-green coloration in normally green
areas
dieback - ANSWER >>>gradual death of individual branch or groups
distoration - ANSWER >>>twisting/abnormally shaped leaves
gall - ANSWER >>>abnormal swelling of portion of branch
lead spots - ANSWER >>>small discolored areas of foliage
marginal necrosis - ANSWER >>>brown, dead tissue
mosaic - ANSWER >>>intermingling patches of yellow and green
tissue
rot - ANSWER >>>tissue breakdown or decay
scorch - ANSWER >>>"burning" of leaf margins
stunting - ANSWER >>>abnormally small size of entire plant
wilt - ANSWER >>>flaccid, limp condition of leaves
