ONTARIO PESTCIDE TRAINING AND
CERTIFICATION- CORE EXAM 2024-2025
|ACTUAL COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+.
,What is the purpose of certification? List 5 things you must know.
To ensure a basic level of competence by all commercial
pesticide exterminations. 1. Safety precautions
2. Proper use and handling of pesticides
3. Current legislation governing pesticide use
4. Integrated Pest Management
5. Environment protection –ANSWER.
From the date you pass the exam, how long is your certification to
apply to be an licensed exterminator valid for?
One year –ANSWER.
What is an operators licence? How long is it valid for?
Allows the holder to operate a pesticide extermination business. Valid
for 1 year. –ANSWER.
What is a vendors license? What are the 3 classes? How long is it
valid for?
Allows the holder to sell or transfer pesticides. General (all classes),
Limited (only D class), and Treated Seed (may sell E class). Valid for 5
years. –ANSWER.
What is a pest? List 5 things a pest does. List examples of pests.
A harmful, noxious or troublesome organism that can
1. compete with humans, domestic animals or desirable plants for
food or water.
2. injure humans or animals
,3. damage desirable plants, structures or possessions
4. spread disease to humans, domestic animals, wildlife, or desirable
plants
5. cause discomfort to humans or domestic animals –ANSWER.
weeds, bacteria, viruses, vertebrates like fish bird snake.
What is Integrated pest management (IPM) ?
A decision making process for preventing pests from reaching
damaging levels and for determining what actions to take when pest
problems occur. Uses all available information and all forms of
treatment are considered. –ANSWER.
Does an IMP completely eliminate the pest?
No. Rather, reduces it to a level where it is not causing damage. –
ANSWER.
List 5 things an IPM can help to do
1. Provide long term solutions to pest problems
2. Protect the environment and human health by reducing the
amount of pesticide use
3. Minimize harm to beneficial organisms
4. Slow the development of pesticide resistance
5. Provide pest control options other than pesticides –ANSWER.
What are the 6 major components in an IPM program?
, 1. Prevention
- by planning and managing ecosystems we can prevent
2. Pest Identification
- identity the pest and the beneficial organisms
3. Monitoring
- Monitor populations, damage and environmental conditions
4. Thresholds
- to determine when to manage pests
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