Online quiz #1 Flashcards
A certified applicator is required when _______________ pesticides are used.
a. restricted or general use
b. restricted use
c. general use
b. restricted use
A Kansas business that performs commercial pest control is not required to have a certified applicator on staff if they only use general use pesticides.
a. True
b. False
b. false
Biological control….
a) never occurs naturally
b) is particularly suited to low-value crops, or situations where some injury can be tolerated
c) can usually be counted on to give complete control of a pest
d) is always very consistent
b) is particularly suited to low-value crops, or situations where some injury can be tolerated
Resistance to pesticides may develop in some pest species because:
a) some applicators use chemicals too infrequently
b) the pesticide usually does not kill all the pests in a population, and those that survive may pass this ability on to their offspring
c) pesticide manufacturers plan it to happen so they can make more money off new pesticides
b) the pesticide usually does not kill all the pests in a population, and those that survive may pass this ability on to their offspring
Which of the following practices may be used in Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? (Select ALL that apply)
sanitation
beneficial insects
barriers
chemical pesticides
all of the above
The insect thorax….
a) contains openings (spiracles) along the side through which the insect breathes
b) is where legs and wings are attached
c) supports the attenae
b) is where legs and wings are attached
Host resistance to a particular insect…..
a) is very rarely a dependable method of control
b) requires that insecticides be used at higher than normal rates
c) refers to the immunity of that plant species/variety to damage from the insect
c) refers to the immunity of that plant species/variety to damage from the insect
Quarantines that regulate the movement of plants into this country are a form of disease control called:
a) exclusion
b) eradication
c) avoidance
d) protection
a) exclusion
Snails and slugs are in a group of animals called:
a) arachnids
b) mycoplasmas
c) mollusks
d) vertebrates
c) mollusks
Insects with this type of metamorphosis pass through four stages of development: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
a) punctuated
b) complete
c) incomplete
d) gradual
b) complete
Root knot, soybean cyst, and pine wilt are examples of ________________ diseases.
a) nematode
b) viral
c) fungal
d) mycoplasmid
a) nematode
Which is an arachnid?
a) moth larva
b) spider mite
c) elm leaf beetle
d) centipede
b) spider mite
Mycoplasmas are a type of_____________that lacks a cell wall.
a) fungus
b) nematode
c) virus
d) bacteria
d) bacteria
Which type of weed germinates in the fall, then dies the following summer after flowering and setting seed?
a) perennial
b) winter annual
c) summer annual
d) biennial
b) winter annual
The most common formulation of vertebrate poisons is…..
a) emulsifiable concentrates
b) baits
c) dusts
d) fumigants
b) baits
