WISCONSIN PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 170 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES

WISCONSIN PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAM
2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 170 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES



Under what conditions does a surface applied herbicide fail to provide the desired weed control - Without adequate irrigation or rainfall

What are the four prerequisites for a plant disease to occur - Time, pathogen, environment, host

Chemical controls are most effective against what type of disease - Fungi

If using a foliar application of a fungicide we must know that this is acting as a _____, therefore _____ - Protectant, must be on the plant surface prior to the fungal spores germination or even being present

If treating with a fungicide during times when diseases outbreak is likely, intervals between applications must be 'tightened up' - That application should be shortened but never closer than the minimum interval listed on the label.

As an alternative to spraying we should consider using _____ first. - Resistant varieties

Before using strychnine bait to control ground squirrels, what must you do? - Obtain a use permit from the DNR

This pest is concealed under a mantle of snow during winter and girdles roots and stems which can kill or severely injure trees - Meadow mice

The broad category used to kill insects, weeds, fungi, mice, or other critters is - Pesticides

Organic pesticides refer to - Being a product that is derived from elemental carbon

What type of pesticides consist of bacteria, viruses, and fungi which tend to be highly specific in what target pests they attack - Microbial pesticides

Why do pests often develop resistance to different pesticides that are from the same class - Because they effect the pest in the same way

A given pesticide's active ingredient will _____ - Always have the same common name What type of insecticide is successful due to entertaining an insect's outer membranes and infecting the respiratory tubes - Contact poison

What type of pesticide moves within the plant - Systemic

What herbicide characteristic is most desired if you need to control a perennial weed like dandelion without damaging the surrounding plants - Narrow spectrum

In order to make handling and application of a pesticide safer, easier, and more effective the manufacturer mixes _____ - Inert ingredients

Different formulations are created for the same pesticide, why do manufacturers do this - Different formulations are more effective in different situations

In order to maintain _____ in suspension this formulation requires constant and vigorous agitation - Wettable powder (WP)

A wetting agent added to a pesticide formulation is an example of a(n) _____ - Adjuvant

If a pesticide's benefit outweighs its risk only when a trained person is using - Restricted-use

A for hire applicator must renew their individual commercial applicator license every - Year

A not for hire commercial applicator applying restricted use pesticides needs - Certification and individual license

As a for hire pesticide applicator one must keep pesticide application records for at least - 2 years

When using a pesticide the label and its labeling function as - legally binding documents with direction that must be followed exactly

In preparing for the state exam, the first thing you should do is read the _____ at the beginning of the chapter because they are what the exam is based on - Learning objectives

In a number of chapters there are sections that are not covered by the learning objectives nor will they appear on the certification exam. These sections are - The 'gray boxes'

_____ largely determines the type of damage an insect can cause which can help identify the pest causing the problem. - The mouthpart
Insects are different from ticks because - Ticks have more legs and fewer body regions

The rate of insect development and activity is most effected by - Temperature

The correct lifecycle terms and order of an insect with a complete metamorphosis - egg, larvae, pupae, adult

One disadvantage of using insecticides is that - Repeatedly exposing a pest population to the selection pressure of insecticides can lead to resistance

What is the name of the life cycle where the immature insect looks like the adult insect? - Simple metamorphosis

The principle role of a juvenile insect is to _____ while the role of the adult is to _____. - Feed, reproduce

A large area of a single plants species that provides an unlimited food supply for insects that attack it known as a - Monoculture

The main objective in managing weeds is to - Minimize weed competition

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