CORE Pesticide Exam Review questions and
answers 2026\2027 A+ Grade
Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing FIFRA?
- correct answer Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Which statement about FIFRA is false?
- correct answer State restrictions on pesticides can be more liberal than those of FIFRA
Facts from FIFRA
- correct answer -approved pesticide labels have the force of law
-the EPA has the authority to remove pesticide products from the market.
-FIFRA regulates the registration and licensing of pesticide products.
Which regulatory agency is responsible for administering the three Florida laws that govern applicator
licensing?
- correct answer FDACS
Which applicator class would a person who is employed by a government agency and applies restricted
use pesticides to Florida state Highway rights-of-way fall into?
- correct answer Public
Who would you contact for information regarding licensing of applicators for application of pesticides to
homes and private lawns?
- correct answer FDACS Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control
Which applicator class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to their own property for
production of agricultural commodities fall into?
- correct answer Private
, Which applicator class would persons engaged in public health or nuisance pest control work fall into?
- correct answer Public
The three pesticide licensing categories are available to those seeking a Limited Certification license?
- correct answer -Limited Structural Pest Control
-Limited Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control
-Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance
How can the public have assurance that pesticides continuously meet current scientific and regulatory
standards?
- correct answer Each pesticide goes through "pesticide re-registration" every 15 years.
Which pesticide is NOT specifically regulated by Florida rules?
- correct answer Glyphosate
Which agency would you contact for reporting storage of certain pesticide active ingredients if they are
stored in amounts greater than a threshold quantity?
- correct answer State Emergency Response Commission (SERC)
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of pest
management method?
- correct answer Mechanical Control
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?
- correct answer Physical/environmental modification
Sealing cracks and crevices in buildings is an example of which type of mechanical control method.
- correct answer exclusion
Which would be considered a preventive pest management strategy?
- correct answer Planting weed and disease free seed
answers 2026\2027 A+ Grade
Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing FIFRA?
- correct answer Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Which statement about FIFRA is false?
- correct answer State restrictions on pesticides can be more liberal than those of FIFRA
Facts from FIFRA
- correct answer -approved pesticide labels have the force of law
-the EPA has the authority to remove pesticide products from the market.
-FIFRA regulates the registration and licensing of pesticide products.
Which regulatory agency is responsible for administering the three Florida laws that govern applicator
licensing?
- correct answer FDACS
Which applicator class would a person who is employed by a government agency and applies restricted
use pesticides to Florida state Highway rights-of-way fall into?
- correct answer Public
Who would you contact for information regarding licensing of applicators for application of pesticides to
homes and private lawns?
- correct answer FDACS Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control
Which applicator class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to their own property for
production of agricultural commodities fall into?
- correct answer Private
, Which applicator class would persons engaged in public health or nuisance pest control work fall into?
- correct answer Public
The three pesticide licensing categories are available to those seeking a Limited Certification license?
- correct answer -Limited Structural Pest Control
-Limited Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control
-Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance
How can the public have assurance that pesticides continuously meet current scientific and regulatory
standards?
- correct answer Each pesticide goes through "pesticide re-registration" every 15 years.
Which pesticide is NOT specifically regulated by Florida rules?
- correct answer Glyphosate
Which agency would you contact for reporting storage of certain pesticide active ingredients if they are
stored in amounts greater than a threshold quantity?
- correct answer State Emergency Response Commission (SERC)
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of pest
management method?
- correct answer Mechanical Control
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?
- correct answer Physical/environmental modification
Sealing cracks and crevices in buildings is an example of which type of mechanical control method.
- correct answer exclusion
Which would be considered a preventive pest management strategy?
- correct answer Planting weed and disease free seed
