Oklahoma Applicators License Core Practice Exam

Which of the following is NOT one of the six pest control methods?

1. Cultural control

2. Chemical control

3. Nutritional control

4. Mechanical control

The correct answer is: Nutritional control

The answer is identified correctly as nutritional control, which is not recognized as one of the standard six pest control methods. The six commonly accepted methods for pest management include cultural control, chemical control, biological control, mechanical control, physical control, and legislative control. Cultural control involves practices that reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival, such as crop rotation and maintaining healthy crop environments. Chemical control utilizes pesticides to manage pest populations effectively. Mechanical control includes physical means of pest management, such as traps or barriers to prevent pests from affecting crops or stored products. Nutritional control is not classified as a distinct pest management method. Although managing plant nutrition can impact plant health and stress, which may indirectly influence pest populations, it does not fit within the standardized framework of pest control methodologies. Therefore, identifying nutritional control as not among the main pest control methods is accurate.