CORE AND STRUCTURAL EXAM PESTICIDE

1. Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of pest management method? • Chemical control. • Mechanical control. (correct answer) • Genetic control. • Biological control 2. Points earned: 0 out of 1 2. Which statement is true about cultural control practices? • Cultural controls involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign countries. • Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation. (correct answer) • Sanitation is not considered a cultural practice. • Trapping is an important cultural control practice. 3. Points earned: 0 out of 1 3. Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to reduce damage from mold is an example of which type of pest management method? • Mechanical. • Physical/environmental modification. (correct answer) • Biological. • Regulatory pest control. 4. Points earned: 0 out of 1 4. Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance? • An insect has only one generation per year. • Limiting the number of pesticide applications. • Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect. • Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same chemical class. (correct answer) 5. Points earned: 0 out of 1 5. Which statement is true about pest management strategies in IPM? • The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels. (correct answer) • Pesticides are not included in an IPM strategy. • Non-chemical methods usually provide only short-term control of a pest. • Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program.