PESTICIDE CORE PRACTICE EXAM
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS SOLVED
◉ Traps, barriers, screens and preventing pest access are examples
of what method of pest management? Answer: Mechanical
◉ Which of the following formulations dissolves in water? Answer:
Soluble powders
◉ What describes the legal amount of pesticide residue allowed in
or on a raw agricultural commodity? Answer: Tolerance
◉ Which of the following describes persons
who apply or use a pesticide on any property of another person for
compensation? Answer: Commercial applicator
◉ Which of the following nozzle situations minimizes the potential
for pesticide drift? Answer: Large orifices at low pressure
◉ A pesticide label calls for a broadcast application of 2.5 pints of
product per acre. Your sprayer holds 450 gallons and is calibrated to
, apply 15 gallons of spray mixture per acre. How much product is
needed for each fill? Answer: 75 pints
◉ The PPE used during pesticide applications are Answer: Specified
on the label
◉ Which of the following is NOT part of the pesticide label? Answer:
LD50
◉ Which part of the body is most likely to be exposed to
concentrated pesticide? Answer: Skin
◉ The restricted-entry interval statement on a pesticide label is the
time that must pass______. Answer: Before a pesticide-treated area is
safe to enter without wearing PPE
◉ The chance of groundwater contamination increases when
____________. Answer: Pesticides are mixed near wells
◉ Which federal regulation requires limitations on pesticide use in
or near certain plant or animal habitats? Answer: Endangered
Species Act
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS SOLVED
◉ Traps, barriers, screens and preventing pest access are examples
of what method of pest management? Answer: Mechanical
◉ Which of the following formulations dissolves in water? Answer:
Soluble powders
◉ What describes the legal amount of pesticide residue allowed in
or on a raw agricultural commodity? Answer: Tolerance
◉ Which of the following describes persons
who apply or use a pesticide on any property of another person for
compensation? Answer: Commercial applicator
◉ Which of the following nozzle situations minimizes the potential
for pesticide drift? Answer: Large orifices at low pressure
◉ A pesticide label calls for a broadcast application of 2.5 pints of
product per acre. Your sprayer holds 450 gallons and is calibrated to
, apply 15 gallons of spray mixture per acre. How much product is
needed for each fill? Answer: 75 pints
◉ The PPE used during pesticide applications are Answer: Specified
on the label
◉ Which of the following is NOT part of the pesticide label? Answer:
LD50
◉ Which part of the body is most likely to be exposed to
concentrated pesticide? Answer: Skin
◉ The restricted-entry interval statement on a pesticide label is the
time that must pass______. Answer: Before a pesticide-treated area is
safe to enter without wearing PPE
◉ The chance of groundwater contamination increases when
____________. Answer: Pesticides are mixed near wells
◉ Which federal regulation requires limitations on pesticide use in
or near certain plant or animal habitats? Answer: Endangered
Species Act
