IOWA CORE MANUAL EXAM REVIEW 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ what are commercial applicators. Answer: persons who apply or
use a pesticide or device on any property of another person for
compensation
◉ what are public applicators. Answer: persons who apply
pesticides as part of their duties as employees of a state agency,
county, municipal corporations, or other gov agency
◉ what are noncommercial applicators. Answer: persons who apply
restricted use pesticides on land or property owned, rented, or
leased
◉ what are private applicators. Answer: persons who apply any
restricted use pesticide for the production of an ag commodity on
property owned or rented by themselves or their employers
◉ what are certified handlers. Answer: persons employed by a
licensed commercial applicators who handle pesticides in other than
unopened containers for the purpose of preparing, mixing, or
loading pesticides for application by another person
,◉ T or F: a pesticide license is not valid without a certified
applicator. Answer: true
◉ what are the lengths of certifications. Answer: one and three year
◉ if you apply pesticides for a licensed company, what is required of
you?. Answer: be certified and must be listed as an applicator under
a current iowa pesticide applicator license
◉ what happens after passing the exam. Answer: you enter a three
year qualification cycle
◉ how can you renew your certification. Answer: testing every third
year of certification or attending approved CIC courses every year
for each category
◉ if you choose re certification by testing what does IDALS require
you do to do?. Answer: pass the core exam as well as the category
exams
◉ how many CICs do you need to attend if you choose to recertify by
CICs?. Answer: at least one every year but possibly more
, ◉ what happens if you miss a CIC. Answer: you have to get re
certified by the exam
◉ what agency regulates pesticide use in the US. Answer: EPA
◉ Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Answer: 1947, regulates the production, transportation, sale, use,
and disposal of all pesticides
◉ what are pesticide registration decisions based on. Answer:
detailed assessment of the potential effects of a product on human
health and the environment when used
◉ T or F: EPA registers each pesticide product for each approved
use. Answer: true
◉ who are the only people who can purchase or apply restricted use
products. Answer: certified applicators
◉ who is responsible for certifying pesticide applicators in iowa.
Answer: IDALS pesticide bureau
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ what are commercial applicators. Answer: persons who apply or
use a pesticide or device on any property of another person for
compensation
◉ what are public applicators. Answer: persons who apply
pesticides as part of their duties as employees of a state agency,
county, municipal corporations, or other gov agency
◉ what are noncommercial applicators. Answer: persons who apply
restricted use pesticides on land or property owned, rented, or
leased
◉ what are private applicators. Answer: persons who apply any
restricted use pesticide for the production of an ag commodity on
property owned or rented by themselves or their employers
◉ what are certified handlers. Answer: persons employed by a
licensed commercial applicators who handle pesticides in other than
unopened containers for the purpose of preparing, mixing, or
loading pesticides for application by another person
,◉ T or F: a pesticide license is not valid without a certified
applicator. Answer: true
◉ what are the lengths of certifications. Answer: one and three year
◉ if you apply pesticides for a licensed company, what is required of
you?. Answer: be certified and must be listed as an applicator under
a current iowa pesticide applicator license
◉ what happens after passing the exam. Answer: you enter a three
year qualification cycle
◉ how can you renew your certification. Answer: testing every third
year of certification or attending approved CIC courses every year
for each category
◉ if you choose re certification by testing what does IDALS require
you do to do?. Answer: pass the core exam as well as the category
exams
◉ how many CICs do you need to attend if you choose to recertify by
CICs?. Answer: at least one every year but possibly more
, ◉ what happens if you miss a CIC. Answer: you have to get re
certified by the exam
◉ what agency regulates pesticide use in the US. Answer: EPA
◉ Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Answer: 1947, regulates the production, transportation, sale, use,
and disposal of all pesticides
◉ what are pesticide registration decisions based on. Answer:
detailed assessment of the potential effects of a product on human
health and the environment when used
◉ T or F: EPA registers each pesticide product for each approved
use. Answer: true
◉ who are the only people who can purchase or apply restricted use
products. Answer: certified applicators
◉ who is responsible for certifying pesticide applicators in iowa.
Answer: IDALS pesticide bureau
