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2024 Pesticide ExamPrep Questions and
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What system is an appropriate practice to keep populations below the economic injury level in crops
and below the aesthetic injury level in non-crops or ornamental plantings - Answer: Integrated pest
management
What cultural control tactic is the best defense against invading weeds to insure a dense, vigorous stand
of turf grass? - Answer: Proper Fertilization and mowing
What should applicators/operators take into account when selecting and applying pesticides? - Answer:
Are there other non-chemical controls available. Has scouting indicated the pest population is high
enough.
What is unique about an insect that undergoes incomplete development such as grasshopper - Answer:
They undergo 3 life stages egg,nymph,adult
What stage of insect development is often called the resting stage - Answer: Pupa
What can cause a non-infectious disease in ornamental plants? - Answer: Temperature and moisture
extremes
What is a characteristic of infectious plant diseases in crops? - Answer: Pathogens multiple on or within
the host plant and can be transmitted from one plant to another
, How do applicators, operators, plant pathologists and others recognize a plant that is diseased? -
Answer: By recognizing symptoms such as leaf spot or chlorosis
What growth stage of weeds is easiest to control with herbicides or cultivation? - Answer: Weeds that
are in the seedling stage
Which of the following weeds emerge from seed that germinate in the fall, overwinter as seedlings,
flower, produce seed and die in the early summer - Answer: Winter annuals
To control the majority of perennial weeds what treatment is usually recommended? - Answer: A
systemic herbicide applied at early bud to bloom stage or early fall when plants are replenishing food
supplies below ground
Which of the following conditions are not necessary for a plant disease to develop in crops - Answer:
There must be a susceptible host and pathogen, time for disease to develop and a favorable
environment.
What portion of the pesticides formulation is effective against target pests? - Answer: Active ingredient
What term indicates solvents, emulsifiers, and adjuvants in a pesticide formulation? - Answer: Intert
ingredients
What type of pesticide would you select to control a specific pest with little or no injury to related
organisms? - Answer: Selective pesticide
How many lbs of active ingredient are in a 20 lb. container of outpfhere 50wp? - Answer: 10 lbs
What type of pesticide do not move within the host plant and require thorough coverage for effective
control? - Answer: Contact pesticide
What characteristics do wettable powders and water dispersing granules have in common? - Answer:
From a suspension that requires constant agitation and are abrasive to pumps
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