PRACTICE EXAM, NATIONAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
CERTIFICATION CORE MANUAL | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to
pests is an example of which type of pest management method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic Control.
D. Physical/ environmental modificaiton. Answer - C
Using a plow to destry weeeds is an example of which type of mechanical
control method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental modification. Answer - C
Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest management
method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management programs and sometimes are
the only control method available.
B. Pesticides include any material that is applied to plants and the soil but not
to water or harvested crops.
, C. A highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or animals. Answer -
A
Which statement is true about pest management goals?
A. Pestcides are never used to prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive pest control goals are rarely combined.
C. Cultiviation and mowing of weeds are ways to prevent and suppress pest
populations.
D. Over large areas, eradication is a practical approach to pest cotnrol. Answer
-C
Which term describes the pest population density that causes the losses equal
to the cost of control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold. Answer - B
Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide area.
D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an organism. Answer - D
Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural workers and
pesticide handlers with protections against possible harm form pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
CERTIFICATION CORE MANUAL | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to
pests is an example of which type of pest management method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic Control.
D. Physical/ environmental modificaiton. Answer - C
Using a plow to destry weeeds is an example of which type of mechanical
control method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental modification. Answer - C
Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest management
method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management programs and sometimes are
the only control method available.
B. Pesticides include any material that is applied to plants and the soil but not
to water or harvested crops.
, C. A highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or animals. Answer -
A
Which statement is true about pest management goals?
A. Pestcides are never used to prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive pest control goals are rarely combined.
C. Cultiviation and mowing of weeds are ways to prevent and suppress pest
populations.
D. Over large areas, eradication is a practical approach to pest cotnrol. Answer
-C
Which term describes the pest population density that causes the losses equal
to the cost of control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold. Answer - B
Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide area.
D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an organism. Answer - D
Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural workers and
pesticide handlers with protections against possible harm form pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
