Illinois General Standards
Pesticide Exam / Expert
Strategies, Review of Key
Quizzes, and Practice Questions
for Guaranteed Success /
Newest 2025/2026.
_____________Quiz____________?
Pest -
Answer✓✓
any insect, mite, rodent, weed, disease etc that is injurious to the health of humans, animals, plants, or
the environment
_____________Quiz____________?
Goal of IPM -
Answer✓✓
keep pests below economic and aesthetic injury level, avoid adverse effects on humans, wildlife,
environment
_____________Quiz____________?
economic injury level -
Answer✓✓
breakeven point at which cost of pest control equals revenue loss caused by pest
_____________Quiz____________?
economic threshold level -
Answer✓✓
1
,number of pests per plant or amount of damage to plant at which control measures should begin
_____________Quiz____________?
aesthetic injury level -
Answer✓✓
number of pests that might cause enough damage to the appearance of a plant to warrant cost of
control - might vary
_____________Quiz____________?
key to successful IPM -
Answer✓✓
monitoring pest pop and plant conditions
_____________Quiz____________?
cultural control -
Answer✓✓
improve crop health
_____________Quiz____________?
mechanical control -
Answer✓✓
physical pest elimination
_____________Quiz____________?
biological control -
Answer✓✓
living organisms reduce pests
_____________Quiz____________?
chemical control -
2
, Answer✓✓
chemical agents reduce pests
_____________Quiz____________?
preventative control -
Answer✓✓
prevent entry and spread
_____________Quiz____________?
pesticide failure -
Answer✓✓
wrong type, wrong pest stage, wrong area, pest resistance
_____________Quiz____________?
insects -
Answer✓✓
exoskeleton, 3 pairs jointed legs, 3 body region
_____________Quiz____________?
insect body regions -
Answer✓✓
head, thorax, abdomen
_____________Quiz____________?
incomplete development -
Answer✓✓
3 life stages - eggs, nymph, adult
_____________Quiz____________?
3
Pesticide Exam / Expert
Strategies, Review of Key
Quizzes, and Practice Questions
for Guaranteed Success /
Newest 2025/2026.
_____________Quiz____________?
Pest -
Answer✓✓
any insect, mite, rodent, weed, disease etc that is injurious to the health of humans, animals, plants, or
the environment
_____________Quiz____________?
Goal of IPM -
Answer✓✓
keep pests below economic and aesthetic injury level, avoid adverse effects on humans, wildlife,
environment
_____________Quiz____________?
economic injury level -
Answer✓✓
breakeven point at which cost of pest control equals revenue loss caused by pest
_____________Quiz____________?
economic threshold level -
Answer✓✓
1
,number of pests per plant or amount of damage to plant at which control measures should begin
_____________Quiz____________?
aesthetic injury level -
Answer✓✓
number of pests that might cause enough damage to the appearance of a plant to warrant cost of
control - might vary
_____________Quiz____________?
key to successful IPM -
Answer✓✓
monitoring pest pop and plant conditions
_____________Quiz____________?
cultural control -
Answer✓✓
improve crop health
_____________Quiz____________?
mechanical control -
Answer✓✓
physical pest elimination
_____________Quiz____________?
biological control -
Answer✓✓
living organisms reduce pests
_____________Quiz____________?
chemical control -
2
, Answer✓✓
chemical agents reduce pests
_____________Quiz____________?
preventative control -
Answer✓✓
prevent entry and spread
_____________Quiz____________?
pesticide failure -
Answer✓✓
wrong type, wrong pest stage, wrong area, pest resistance
_____________Quiz____________?
insects -
Answer✓✓
exoskeleton, 3 pairs jointed legs, 3 body region
_____________Quiz____________?
insect body regions -
Answer✓✓
head, thorax, abdomen
_____________Quiz____________?
incomplete development -
Answer✓✓
3 life stages - eggs, nymph, adult
_____________Quiz____________?
3
