Cat 3 Pesticide Certification Review TN
Exam Questions and Answers
in order to buy a restricted-use pesticide in TN, an individual must? - Answers -Be
certified by the TN dept. Of Ag. as a pesticide applicator
According to Federal Environmental Pesticide Control act (FEPCA), amended FIFRA, in
order to use a restricted-use pesticide an applicator: - Answers -must be certified or
working under the direct supervision of a certified applicator
What applicator must always be certified in order to use a restricted-use pesticide? -
Answers -Pest control tech. working for a chartered company
when does a private applicator become a commercial applicator? - Answers -When
he/she sprays for another individual and charges a fee
The examination fee for a commercial applicator is: - Answers -$15.00 (in 2003)
commercial applicators may become re-certified by: - Answers -Earning a certain
number of recertification points during the designated period
Commercial applicators who violate any provision of FIFRA may be fined: - Answers -
civil $5,000
Criminal $25,000 or one year in prison
Commercial applicators must keep records of: - Answers -general and restricted-use
pesticides
Records of pesticide application must be maintained for a period of: - Answers -2 years
True or false about regular plant inspections: they reduce pest infestations by regularly
disturbing the pests - Answers -false
which of the following pest groups does not have sucking mouthparts?
A. whiteflies
B. Thrips
C. aphids
D. sawflies - Answers -sawflies
, which stage of scale insects is easiest to control? - Answers -crawler
the nest way to avoid sooty mold growth is to: - Answers -control the pests that produce
honeydew
to detect a whitefly infestation, one should: - Answers -look on the underside of leaves
streaked, silvered foliage results from feeding by: - Answers -thrips
fine webbing and bronzed foliage usually indicate an infestation of: - Answers -spider
mites
a distinguishing feature of beetles is: - Answers -they have leathery front wings that
meet in a straight line
an adult dogwood borer may be mistaken for a - Answers -small wasp
serpentine or blotchy streaks or blisters on the underside of leaves indicates a
____________ infestation - Answers -leafminer
sawfly larvae usually can be distinguished from caterpillars by: - Answers -their number
of prolegs
true or false: insect or mite galls can be chemically controlled after gall development -
Answers -false
severed flower stems are the result of feeding by: - Answers -cutworms
to reduce the chance of invasion by carpenter ants one should: - Answers -keep wood
mulch at least 1 foot away from the base of a structure
Which of the following is not a good pest management technique for greenhouse pests?
A. monitoring w/ sticky traps
B. exclusion with screens
C. sanitation
D. using time-released fertilizer - Answers -using time-released fertilizer
symptoms of phytotoxicity do not include: - Answers -holes in leaves
which plants are usually most susceptible to pesticide damage? - Answers -flowering
plants
pesticide persistence is influenced by:
A. app. rate
B. temp'
C. moisture conditions
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