CDFA IPM LICENSE EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) | ALREADY GRADED A+

CDFA IPM LICENSE EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM

300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |

ALREADY GRADED A+

Which is the best description of zinc phosphide? - ANSWER- heavy,

finely ground black gray powder (also smells like powder)

Which of the following is evidence of gopher activity? - ANSWERcrescent mounds (gopher activity is shown through crescent mounds)

What kind of damage would be seen in an orchard if meadow vole were

present? - ANSWER- gnawing at the bark

What does volatile mean? - ANSWER- a chemical that vaporizes at

normal temp and contact with air

Owner has problem with ground squirrels on his property. What does he

need in order to use an anticoagulant on the pest? - ANSWER- a bait

that is labeled for this use and registered with the Department of

Pesticide Regulation

Which of the following is a California noxious weed? - ANSWERPurple Loosestrife

What is the major drawback of using insect growth regulators -

ANSWER- doesn't work on adults

What odor does a zinc phosphide coated bait give off - ANSWER- garlic

How are muskrats classified - ANSWER- fur bearers

Which pesticide causes the greatest threat of drift during application -

ANSWER- 2, 4-D

What is the greatest hazard when first applying pesticide - ANSWERspray drift

Which best describes Q rating - ANSWER- a temporary rating and

under eradication action

What type of reproduction system in parasitic hymenopterans result in

all females - ANSWER- thelytoky

What is the name of a substance that readily forms a suspension with

water - ANSWER- wettable powder

In plants, what is the use of energy to make living material - ANSWERassimilation

When did the development of modern pesticides take place - ANSWERWWII (1939-1945)

What is Vedalia Beetle a control for - ANSWER- Cottony cushion scale

When do old historic records show the first usage of biological controls?

- ANSWER- 1200

What set off the major study into biological control from late 19th

century to the 1940a - ANSWER- the discovery of vedalia beetle as a

successful control for cottony cushion scale in 1888

What type of animal eats dead carcasses and trash - ANSWERscavengers

Which of the following terms describes rabbits - ANSWER- lagomorphs

How is the black-tailed jack rabbit classified - ANSWER- game animal

What term describes multiple identical individuals arising from the same

egg - ANSWER- polyembrony

What is superparasitism - ANSWER- multiple individuals of a certain

parasite species attacking one host in that not all parasites can survive

What is a key pest - ANSWER- a pest that has to be controlled every

year to prevent economic damage

What is a secondary pest - ANSWER- a pest that is well controlled by

natural enemies when there are no broad spectrum pesticides in use and

a pest that can cause serious economic damage with the treatment of the

key pest

What is translocation - ANSWER- movement of sugar through the plant

Besides near housing, where is the roof rat also a pest - ANSWERcitrus fruits

What is inoculative release - ANSWER- like releasing a slow acting

pesticide, small release from permanent population, and conserve and

augment control agent

Control of Botrytis Bunch Rot - ANSWER- canopy maintenance,

fungicide, and resistant varieties

Which weed rarely reproduces by seed in California - ANSWERalligator weed

What is necessary to do if you move an apiary within the same county it

is currently located - ANSWER- nothing