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Kansas !| General !| Pesticide !|
Application !| Exam !| with !| precise !|
detailed !| answers
Arachnids !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Insect !| like !| pest !| which !| include......spiders, !| scorpions, !| ticks, !| mites thorax !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Supports !| the !| legs !| and !| wings !| (if !| present) !| of !| the !| adult !| insect IPM !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Integrated !| Pest !| Management What !| are !| the !| methods !| of !| Integrated !| Pest !| Management !| (IPM) !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Combined !| use !| of !| biological, !| chemical, !| and !| cultivation !| methods !| in !| proper !| sequence !| and !| timing !| to !| keep !| the !| size !| of !| a !| pest !| population !| below !| the !| size !| that !| causes !| economically !| unacceptable !| loss !| of !| a !| crop !| or !| livestock !| animal. What !| is !| Pesticide !| Resistance? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| ability !| of !| pests !| to !| resist !| poisoning Does !| any !| pesticide !| kill !| all !| the !| targeted !| pests? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Rarely
All !| plants !| have !| how !| many !| stages !| of !| growth? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ 4 What !| are !| the !| 4 !| stages !| of !| plant !| growth? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1. !| Seedling
- !| Vegetative
- !| Seed !| Production
- !| Maturity Formulated !| Baits !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pest !| control !| for !| vertebrate Controlling !| weeds !| usually !| involves.... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Taking !| advantage !| of !| the !| difference !| between !| the !| weeds !| and !| desired !| species. What !| is !| a !| substance !| or !| mixture !| of !| substances !| used !| to !| prevent, !| destroy, !| control, !| repel !| attract !| or !| mitigate !| any !| pest? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pesticide What !| can !| be !| used !| as !| a !| plant !| regulator, !| defoliant !| or !| desiccant? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pesticide Is !| Biological !| Control !| ever !| complete? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔No What !| normal !| occurrences !| cause !| a !| pest !| population !| to !| rise !| and !| fall? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Some !| Natural !| Forces !| / !| Control
- !| Contaminating !| the !| product !| at !| harvest Insects, !| Plant !| Disease !| Agents, !| Weeds, !| Mullusks, !| Vertebrates !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Types !| of !| Pests An !| aquatic !| plant !| without !| a !| true !| stem, !| leaves !| or !| vascular !| system !| is !| called.... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Algae Mycoplasma-like !| organisms !| are !| actually.... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Bacteria !| that !| lack !| a !| cell !| wall What !| is !| MLO? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Mycoplasma-Like !| Organism What !| do !| you !| use !| Host !| Resistance !| for? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Helps !| keep !| pest !| populations !| below !| harmful !| levels What !| 3 !| components !| must !| be !| present !| for !| a !| Biotic !| Disease !| to !| develop? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pathogen Susceptible !| Host Favorable !| Environment What !| are !| the !| 3 !| main !| objectives !| of !| Pest !| Control? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Prevention Suppression Eradication
What !| must !| an !| applicator !| do !| to !| solve !| pest !| problems? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Identify !| the !| Pest Evaluate !| the !| benefits !| and !| risks !| of !| methods Choose !| the !| most !| effective, !| less !| harmful !| method Examples !| of !| Biotic !| (Living) !| Casual !| Agents !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Fungi Bacteria MLO's What !| Disease !| Control !| Type !| quarantines !| that !| regulate !| the !| movement !| of !| plants !| into !| this !| country !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Exclusion Integrated !| Pest !| Management !| practices !| include.. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Chemical !| Pesticides Cultivation !| and !| Barriers Sanitation !| and !| Traps Examples !| of !| Nematode !| Diseases !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Root !| Knot Soybean !| Cyst Pine !| Wilt Stubby !| Root
Low !| concentration !| solutions !| usually !| contain !| _________ !| active !| ingredient. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1% !| or !| less Fumigants !| are.... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Pesticide !| formulations !| which !| form !| a !| gas !| when !| applied. Advantages !| of !| pelleted !| formulations !| is..... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1. !| Drift !| hazard !| is !| low
- !| No !| mixing !| - !| ready !| to !| use
- !| Excellent !| distribution !| due !| to !| the !| uniform !| size Wettable !| Power !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| finely !| ground !| formulation !| which !| looks !| like !| a !| dust, !| is !| mixed !| in !| water !| but !| does !| not !| dissolve !| in !| the !| water. Pesticides !| which !| are !| not !| compatible !| can....... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1. !| Cause !| loss !| of !| effectiveness !| if !| mixed
- !| Cause !| injury !| to !| treated !| surfaces, !| animals, !| plants, !| etc.
- !| cause !| separation !| of !| ingredients !| into !| layers !| of !| settling !| out What !| must !| the !| ingredient !| statement !| list? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1. !| Each !| active !| pesticide !| ingredient !| and !| its !| percentage
- !| The !| percentage !| of !| the !| total !| that !| is !| made !| up !| by !| the !| inert !| ingredients
Why !| is !| an !| establishment !| number !| needed !| on !| the !| label? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔In !| case !| something !| goes !| wrong, !| the !| facility !| which !| made !| it !| can !| be !| traced. What !| is !| "route !| of !| entry" !| on !| a !| label? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔How !| the !| pesticide !| may !| enter !| your !| body. !| ( !| mouth, !| skin, !| lungs !| ) What !| are !| typical !| CAUTION !| label !| statements? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1. !| Harmful !| if !| swallowed
- !| May !| be !| harmful !| if !| inhaled
- !| May !| be !| harmful !| to !| eyes, !| nose, !| throat !| and !| skin What !| are !| the !| concerns !| with !| bulk !| storage !| of !| pesticides? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1. !| Fire !| and !| explosion
- !| spills !| - !| ruptured/leaking !| tanks
- !| runoff !| and !| environmental !| contamination What !| is !| the !| best !| way !| to !| find !| out !| how !| to !| apply !| a !| pesticide !| product !| correctly? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Read !| the !| label Non-presistent !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| pesticide !| which !| breaks !| down !| quickly !| in !| the !| environment Contaminated !| or !| polluted !| water !| by !| pesticides !| can !| ________ !| plants !| and !| animals !| ____________. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Injure, !| directly
What !| is !| the !| only !| way !| to !| know !| how !| much !| chemical !| is !| being !| applied? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Accurate !| calibrating !| the !| sprayer What !| must !| be !| done !| to !| the !| sprayer !| to !| apply !| a !| pesticide !| evenly !| and !| accurately? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1. !| Move !| at !| a !| constant !| speed
- !| Have !| a !| constant !| pressure
- !| Use !| the !| correct !| size !| and !| type !| of !| nozzle What !| can !| be !| used !| to !| adjust !| a !| sprayer !| to !| deliver !| more !| or !| less !| spray? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1. !| Change !| the !| pressure
- !| Change !| the !| speed
- !| Change !| the !| nozzle !| tip How !| should !| you !| check !| the !| speed !| of !| the !| granular !| applicator !| when !| calibrating? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔In !| the !| field !| where !| they !| will !| be !| applied. How !| long !| must !| an !| applicator !| maintain !| application !| records? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔ 3 !| years When !| must !| a !| certified !| applicator !| be !| physically !| present !| while !| supervising !| an !| application !| by !| a !| non-certified !| applicator? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔When !| such !| presence !| is !| required !| by !| the !| pesticide !| label.
Under !| the !| Kansas !| Pesticide !| Use !| Law !| it !| is !| unlawful !| to !| ________, !| _________, !| Deface !| or !| __________the !| label. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Detach, !| Alter, !| Destroy In !| general, !| ALL !| pesticides !| must !| be !| registered !| by....... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔US !| Environmental !| Protection !| Agency Tolerance !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| residue !| concentration !| of !| a !| pesticide !| on !| food !| or !| feed !| judged !| to !| be !| safe !| for !| human !| use. In !| court !| actions !| under !| common !| law, !| strict !| liability !| such !| phrases !| as !| "high !| degree !| of !| care" !| are !| tough !| to !| _________ !| and !| give !| courts !| a !| _________ !| degree !| of !| action. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Define, !| wide Exposure !| to !| pesticides !| may !| be !| ____________ !| and !| ____________. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Acute !| and !| Chronic Neoprene !| or !| rubber !| boots !| are !| necessary !| when !| handling !| liquid !| concentrates !| which !| have !| __________ !| warning !| on !| the !| label. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Danger Which !| pesticide !| formulation !| is !| more !| difficult !| to !| remove !| by !| laundering? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Emulsifiable !| concentrates What !| should !| you !| wear !| if !| you !| are !| intermittently !| exposed !| to !| pesticide !| fumes? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Cartridge !| Respirator
What !| should !| you !| do !| if !| you !| get !| poison !| in !| your !| eyes? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Wash !| the !| eye !| quickly !| for !| 15 !| minutes !| with !| running !| water.` What !| are !| the !| 5 !| main !| Pest !| categories? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1. !| Insects
- !| Plant !| disease !| agents
- !| Weeds
- !| Mollusks
- !| Vertebrate What !| is !| Prevention? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Keeping !| a !| pest !| from !| becoming !| a !| problem. What !| is !| suppression? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Reducing !| pest !| numbers !| of !| damage !| to !| an !| acceptable !| level What !| is !| eradication? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Destroying !| an !| entire !| pest !| population !| from !| a !| limited !| defined !| area. What !| percentage !| of !| all !| insect !| and !| insect-like !| species !| feed !| on !| other !| insects? !|
- !| Correct !| answer !| ✔50% Host !| resistance !| works !| in !| 2 !| main !| ways, !| what !| are !| they? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1. !| Chemicals !| in !| the !| host !| prevent !| the !| pest !| from !| completing !| its !| life !| cycle
- !| The !| host !| is !| more !| vigorous !| or !| tolerant !| then !| other !| varieties !| and !| thus !| less !| likely !| to !| be !| seriously !| damaged !| by !| pest !| attacks
What !| is !| cultural !| control? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Agricultural !| practices !| used !| to !| alter !| the !| environment, !| the !| condition !| of !| the !| host, !| or !| the !| behavior !| of !| the !| pest !| to !| prevent !| or !| suppress !| an !| infestation. What !| is !| mechanical !| control? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Devices !| and !| machines !| used !| to !| control !| pests !| or !| alter !| their !| environment What !| is !| sanitation? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Helps !| to !| suppress !| some !| pests !| by !| removing !| sources !| of !| food !| and !| shelter. What !| is !| chemical !| control? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| use !| of !| chemicals !| to !| destroy !| pests, !| control !| their !| activity !| or !| prevent !| them !| from !| causing !| damage. How !| can !| organic !| matter !| affect !| pesticides? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔It !| can !| limit !| their !| activity, !| which !| may !| increase !| the !| need !| for !| higher !| rates !| of !| some !| pesticides. Pesticides !| work !| best !| with !| _____________ !| surface !| moisture. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Moderate Herbicides !| often !| work !| best !| when !| weeds !| are !| growing !| fast, !| usually !| in !| ___________ !| humidity !| and !| ___________ !| temperatures. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔High, !| optimum
Characteristics !| of !| Chewing !| Mouth !| Parts !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Toothed !| jaw !| that !| bite !| and !| tear !| the !| food Examples !| of !| insects !| with !| chewing !| mouth !| parts: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Cockroaches, !| ants, !| beetles, !| caterpillars, !| and !| grasshoppers Characteristics !| of !| Piercing-sucking !| mouth !| parts. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Long !| slender !| tube !| which !| is !| forced !| into !| plant !| or !| animal !| tissue !| to !| suck !| out !| fluids !| or !| blood Examples !| of !| insects !| with !| Piercing-sucking !| mouth !| parts: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Flies, !| sucking !| lice, !| bed !| bugs, !| mosquitoes, !| true !| bugs, !| and !| aphids Characteristics !| of !| Sponging !| Mouth !| Parts. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔A !| tubular !| tongue !| like !| structure !| with !| a !| spongy !| tip !| to !| suck !| up !| liquids !| or !| soluble !| food. Examples !| of !| insects !| with !| Sponging !| Mouth !| Parts. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Flesh !| Flies, !| Blow !| Flies, !| House !| Flies Characteristics !| of !| Siphoning !| Mouth !| Parts. !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Formed !| into !| a !| long !| tube !| for !| sucking !| nectar. Examples !| of !| insects !| with !| siphoning !| mouth !| parts: !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Butterflies !| and !| moths
What !| are !| the !| characteristics !| of !| an !| insects !| abdomen? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1. !| Usually !| consists !| of !| 11 !| segments.
- !| Insects !| breathe !| through !| openings !| between !| segments What !| is !| metamorphosis? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔The !| series !| of !| changes !| through !| which !| an !| insect !| passes !| in !| its !| growth !| from !| egg !| to !| adult. What !| are !| the !| stages !| of !| Gradual !| Metamorphosis? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Egg, !| nymph, !| and !| adult. What !| are !| the !| stages !| of !| Incomplete !| Metamorphosis? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Egg, !| Naiad, !| Adult What !| are !| the !| stages !| of !| Complete !| Metamorphosis? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Egg, !| Larva, !| Pupa, !| and !| Adult What !| is !| the !| pupa !| stage? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔It !| is !| a !| resting !| stage !| during !| which !| the !| larva !| changes !| into !| an !| adult. Examples !| of !| Crustaceans..... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Sowbugs, !| pillbugs, !| water !| fleas !| and !| wood !| lice Characteristics !| of !| the !| Centipede..... !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Made !| up !| of !| 30 !| segments, !| each !| containing !| 1 !| pair !| of !| legs
How !| are !| sterile !| males !| used !| to !| combat !| insects? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Males !| raised !| in !| a !| lab !| and !| released !| in !| large !| numbers !| into !| infested !| areas !| to !| mate !| with !| native !| females How !| are !| synthetic !| pheromones !| used !| against !| insects? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔They !| disrupt !| normal !| reproduction, !| or !| they !| may !| be !| used !| to !| attract !| the !| pests !| into !| a !| trap. How !| does !| the !| use !| of !| Juvenile !| Hormones !| work? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔They !| interrupt !| the !| metamorphosis !| of !| insects !| by !| keeping !| immature !| insects !| from !| maturing !| into !| adults. !| Prevents !| reproduction. What !| are !| the !| 4 !| methods !| of !| Cultural !| Control? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1. !| Crop !| rotation
- !| Trap !| crops
- !| Delay !| of !| planting
- !| Harvest !| timing What !| is !| Crop !| Rotation? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Leaving !| areas !| fallow !| or !| planting !| an !| alternate !| crop !| may !| deprive !| pests !| of !| host !| plants !| to !| feed !| on. What !| are !| Trap !| Crops? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Crops !| that !| may !| be !| attractive !| to !| the !| pests !| to !| draw !| them !| away !| from !| the !| main !| crop.
What !| is !| Delay !| of !| Planting? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Delaying !| the !| date !| of !| planting !| may !| reduce !| the !| population !| of !| certain !| pests !| by !| eliminating !| the !| host !| plant !| needed !| for !| food !| and !| reproduction. What !| is !| Harvest !| Timing? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Crops !| being !| harvested !| at !| the !| time !| of !| maturity. !| Crops !| can !| be !| infested !| and !| ruined !| if !| left !| out !| too !| long. What !| are !| the !| most !| common !| application !| techniques !| for !| Indoor !| Insect !| Control? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1. !| Crack !| and !| crevice !| treatments
- !| spot !| treatments
- !| Fumigation What !| is !| a !| Plant !| Disease? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔Any !| harmful !| condition !| that !| makes !| a !| plant !| different !| from !| a !| normal !| plant !| in !| its !| appearance !| or !| function. What !| is !| an !| Abiotic !| (Non-Living) !| casual !| agent? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔These !| cannot !| spread !| from !| plant !| to !| plant.
- !| Temperature !| extremes
- !| Moisture !| extremes
- !| Air !| pollutants
- !| Nutrient !| deficiencies
- !| Mineral !| toxicities
- !| Pesticide !| toxicity What !| is !| a !| Biotic !| (Pathogens) !| casual !| agent? !| - !| Correct !| answer !| ✔1. !| Fungi
