Iowa Pesticide License CORE Practice

Which statement is true about cultural control practices?

• Trapping is an important cultural control practice

• Cultural practices alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of the pest to prevent or suppress an infestation

• Sanitation is not considered a cultural control practice

• Cultural controls involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign countries

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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

• Biological

• Physical/ environmental modification

• Regulatory pest control

Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of pest management method?

• Genetic Control

• Biological Control

• Chemical Control

• Mechanical Control

Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which type of mechanical control method?

• Cultivation

• Exclusion

• Trapping

• Mulching

Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?

• Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect

• Limiting the number of pesticide application

• An insect has only one generation a year

• Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same chemical class

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Which statement is true about regulatory pest control?

• Pests that pose a serious public health threat are rarely regulated by federal and state agencies

• Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated

• Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies

• Pests that are to be eradictated are rarely under quarantine restrictions

Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for FIFRA violations

• True

• False

Which statement about the requirements of the FQPA is not true

• The FQPA does not require review of older pesticides with established residue tolerances on food

• Testing of pesticides for endocrine disruption potential is required under the FQPA

• For setting new standards, the FQPA considers aggregate exposures to pesticides but not cumulative exposures

• The FQPA does not consider additional safety standards to account for exposure risks to infants and children.

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Which federal agency is responsible for registering or licensing pesticide products for use in the United States?

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Experimental use permits required under Section 5 of FIFRA can be used when conducting experimental field tests on new pesticides or new uses of pesticides on

• 10 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of water

• 5 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of water

• less than 1 acres of land or water

• 7 or more acres of land or 2 or more acres of water