NATIONAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which types of pest
management method? - ANS Mechanical control
The first step in pest management is - ANS to accurately identify the pest
What are some examples of biological control methods? - ANS Use of natural enemies,
predators, parasites, pathogens, and competitors.
What is a mode of action? - ANS How the pesticide kills the pest
What is a site of action? - ANS The specific biological system affected within the pest
What is a cultural control and what are some examples of cultural pest control? -
ANS Practices that reduce pest establishment, reproduction, dispersal, and survival.
mowing, irrigation, aeration, and fertilization, mulching
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,What is sanitation? - ANS involves eliminating the necessities important to a pest's survival
such as food water or shelter.
What are mechanical/physical controls and what are some examples? - ANS Kill a pest
directly or make its environment unsuitable.
Rodent traps, deer fences, sealing cracks
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? - ANS Physical/environmental
modification
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of what type of
mechanical control method? - ANS Exclusion
Which federal agency is responsible for registering or licensing pesticide products for us in the
US? - ANS US environmental protection agency
What is the economic threshold? - ANS Is the pest population density at which control
measures are needed to prevent the pest from reaching the economic injury level
What is the economic injury level? - ANS The pest population density causes losses equal to
the cost of control measures.
Which federal law governs the establishment of pesticide tolerances for food and feed
products? - ANS Federal food, drug and cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
Testing of pesticides for endocrine disruption potential is required under - ANS FQPA (Food
Quality and Protection Act)
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, What federal law regulates the production, transportation, sale, use, and disposal of pesticides.
- ANS Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Which federal law requires that all pesticides meet new safety requirements? - ANS Food
Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
Who administers the program that establishes federal record keeping requirements for private
applicators? - ANS USDA
What is the worker's protection standard? - ANS Requires employers to provide agricultural
workers and pesticide handlers with certain protections and trainings. It also requires employers
to maintain certain records and display pesticide safety information.
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: - ANS 10 or more
acres of land or 1 or more acres of water.
What law establishes the process for registration and reregistration of a pesticide products, and
for the certification of pesticide applicators? - ANS FIFRA
The ______ regulates the tolerances that may remain in human food and animal feed -
ANS FFDCA (Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act)
FIFRA gives the EPA the authority to: - ANS impose civil or criminal penalties on pesticide
misuse
stop the sale of a pesticide
reevaluate older pesticides
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CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which types of pest
management method? - ANS Mechanical control
The first step in pest management is - ANS to accurately identify the pest
What are some examples of biological control methods? - ANS Use of natural enemies,
predators, parasites, pathogens, and competitors.
What is a mode of action? - ANS How the pesticide kills the pest
What is a site of action? - ANS The specific biological system affected within the pest
What is a cultural control and what are some examples of cultural pest control? -
ANS Practices that reduce pest establishment, reproduction, dispersal, and survival.
mowing, irrigation, aeration, and fertilization, mulching
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,What is sanitation? - ANS involves eliminating the necessities important to a pest's survival
such as food water or shelter.
What are mechanical/physical controls and what are some examples? - ANS Kill a pest
directly or make its environment unsuitable.
Rodent traps, deer fences, sealing cracks
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? - ANS Physical/environmental
modification
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of what type of
mechanical control method? - ANS Exclusion
Which federal agency is responsible for registering or licensing pesticide products for us in the
US? - ANS US environmental protection agency
What is the economic threshold? - ANS Is the pest population density at which control
measures are needed to prevent the pest from reaching the economic injury level
What is the economic injury level? - ANS The pest population density causes losses equal to
the cost of control measures.
Which federal law governs the establishment of pesticide tolerances for food and feed
products? - ANS Federal food, drug and cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
Testing of pesticides for endocrine disruption potential is required under - ANS FQPA (Food
Quality and Protection Act)
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, What federal law regulates the production, transportation, sale, use, and disposal of pesticides.
- ANS Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Which federal law requires that all pesticides meet new safety requirements? - ANS Food
Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
Who administers the program that establishes federal record keeping requirements for private
applicators? - ANS USDA
What is the worker's protection standard? - ANS Requires employers to provide agricultural
workers and pesticide handlers with certain protections and trainings. It also requires employers
to maintain certain records and display pesticide safety information.
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: - ANS 10 or more
acres of land or 1 or more acres of water.
What law establishes the process for registration and reregistration of a pesticide products, and
for the certification of pesticide applicators? - ANS FIFRA
The ______ regulates the tolerances that may remain in human food and animal feed -
ANS FFDCA (Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act)
FIFRA gives the EPA the authority to: - ANS impose civil or criminal penalties on pesticide
misuse
stop the sale of a pesticide
reevaluate older pesticides
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