IDAHO PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAM ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
True or False
One of the earliest uses of chemicals as pesticides was the burning of sulfur -
ANSWERTrue
True or False
One responsibility of the US EPA is to protect humans and environmental health -
ANSWERTrue
Which of the following would not be considered a natural pest control method?
A. Wind
B. Rain
C. Cultivation
D. Sunshine - ANSWERC. Cultivation
Which of the following is cultural control method?
A. Fertilization
B. Planting time
C. Pruning
D. All of the above - ANSWERD. All of the above
True or False:
All pesticides only kill the target pests - ANSWERFalse
The use of temperature or humidity manipulation is a control method for
insects.
A. Cultural
B. Biological
C. Legal
D. Physical - ANSWERD. Physical
True or False:
The goal of any pest management program is to eradicate the pest - ANSWERFalse
Which of the following is not classified and regulated as a pesticide in Idaho?
A. Bactericide
B. Fertilizer
C. Desiccant
,D. Adjuvant - ANSWERB. Fertilizer
Which of the following pesticides can be absorbed by the plant and translocated within
the plant?
A. Systemic pesticide
B. Contact pesticide
C. Absorptive pesticide
D. Volatile pesticide - ANSWERA. Systemic pesticide
Which of the following pesticides was not used before the 1900s
A. Bordeax mixture
B. Nicotine
C. DDT
D. Sulfur - ANSWERC. DDT
DDT was banned because of its
A. Acute mammalian toxicity
B. Short residual action
C. Stability and persistence
D. Inability to accumulate in animals - ANSWERC. Stability and persistance
Legal controls use:
A. Local volunteers
B. Tortes
C. Quarantines
D. Petitions - ANSWERC. Quarantines
True or False:
Piscicides are pesticides that control spiders - ANSWERFalse
True or False:
Herbicides and insecticides are both pesticides - ANSWERTrue
Synthetic organic pesticides were introduced:
A. Pre 1900
B. Early 1900
C. Pre World War 2
D. Post World War 2 - ANSWERC. Pre world war 2
Pulling weeds and trapping gophers are an example of what kind of control?
A. Natural control
B. Mechanical control
C. Physical control
D. Cultural control - ANSWERB. Mechanical control
, The most prominent pesticide law in the United States is the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. This act is overseen by what agency?
A. USDA
B. US Department of Commerce
C. US Department of Transportation
D. Division of Chemistry
E. US EPA - ANSWERE. US EPA
When a pesticide is registered by the US EPA it essentially means:
A. The pesticide is available for use for any purpose in the United States
B. The pesticide has undergone strict review that has determined its use do not create
undue risks
C. The pesticide company has paid administrative fees to allow testing of the product
that wish to be approved
D. The pesticide has undergone strict review to determine what crops, commodities,
location sites, etc it may be used on or in.
E. B and D - ANSWERE. B and D
Restricted use pesticides are those pesticides that:
A. Can only be used under emergency circumstances, which must be approved by the
US EPA
B. Present a hazard to the applicator, environment, animals or other persons and
require special training for application
C. May only be purchased by research scientists for testing purposes
D. May only be purchased by professional applicators
E. May be purchased by any individual that exhibits the need for the pesticide. -
ANSWERB. Present a hazard to the applicator, environment, animals or other persons
and require special training for application
A person that applies pesticides to lawns and ornamental plants in an urban setting as
an integral part of their business is a:
A. Private applicator
B. Commercial applicator
C. Limited applicator
D. Professional applicator - ANSWERD. Professional applicator
A person applies restricted use pesticides to control bark beetles in trees that grown on
land he owns. Which license does he need?
A. Private applicator
B. Commercial applicator
C. Limited applicator
D. Professional applicator - ANSWERA. Private applicator
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture conducts several types of inspections which
include:
A. Educational
EXAM COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
True or False
One of the earliest uses of chemicals as pesticides was the burning of sulfur -
ANSWERTrue
True or False
One responsibility of the US EPA is to protect humans and environmental health -
ANSWERTrue
Which of the following would not be considered a natural pest control method?
A. Wind
B. Rain
C. Cultivation
D. Sunshine - ANSWERC. Cultivation
Which of the following is cultural control method?
A. Fertilization
B. Planting time
C. Pruning
D. All of the above - ANSWERD. All of the above
True or False:
All pesticides only kill the target pests - ANSWERFalse
The use of temperature or humidity manipulation is a control method for
insects.
A. Cultural
B. Biological
C. Legal
D. Physical - ANSWERD. Physical
True or False:
The goal of any pest management program is to eradicate the pest - ANSWERFalse
Which of the following is not classified and regulated as a pesticide in Idaho?
A. Bactericide
B. Fertilizer
C. Desiccant
,D. Adjuvant - ANSWERB. Fertilizer
Which of the following pesticides can be absorbed by the plant and translocated within
the plant?
A. Systemic pesticide
B. Contact pesticide
C. Absorptive pesticide
D. Volatile pesticide - ANSWERA. Systemic pesticide
Which of the following pesticides was not used before the 1900s
A. Bordeax mixture
B. Nicotine
C. DDT
D. Sulfur - ANSWERC. DDT
DDT was banned because of its
A. Acute mammalian toxicity
B. Short residual action
C. Stability and persistence
D. Inability to accumulate in animals - ANSWERC. Stability and persistance
Legal controls use:
A. Local volunteers
B. Tortes
C. Quarantines
D. Petitions - ANSWERC. Quarantines
True or False:
Piscicides are pesticides that control spiders - ANSWERFalse
True or False:
Herbicides and insecticides are both pesticides - ANSWERTrue
Synthetic organic pesticides were introduced:
A. Pre 1900
B. Early 1900
C. Pre World War 2
D. Post World War 2 - ANSWERC. Pre world war 2
Pulling weeds and trapping gophers are an example of what kind of control?
A. Natural control
B. Mechanical control
C. Physical control
D. Cultural control - ANSWERB. Mechanical control
, The most prominent pesticide law in the United States is the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. This act is overseen by what agency?
A. USDA
B. US Department of Commerce
C. US Department of Transportation
D. Division of Chemistry
E. US EPA - ANSWERE. US EPA
When a pesticide is registered by the US EPA it essentially means:
A. The pesticide is available for use for any purpose in the United States
B. The pesticide has undergone strict review that has determined its use do not create
undue risks
C. The pesticide company has paid administrative fees to allow testing of the product
that wish to be approved
D. The pesticide has undergone strict review to determine what crops, commodities,
location sites, etc it may be used on or in.
E. B and D - ANSWERE. B and D
Restricted use pesticides are those pesticides that:
A. Can only be used under emergency circumstances, which must be approved by the
US EPA
B. Present a hazard to the applicator, environment, animals or other persons and
require special training for application
C. May only be purchased by research scientists for testing purposes
D. May only be purchased by professional applicators
E. May be purchased by any individual that exhibits the need for the pesticide. -
ANSWERB. Present a hazard to the applicator, environment, animals or other persons
and require special training for application
A person that applies pesticides to lawns and ornamental plants in an urban setting as
an integral part of their business is a:
A. Private applicator
B. Commercial applicator
C. Limited applicator
D. Professional applicator - ANSWERD. Professional applicator
A person applies restricted use pesticides to control bark beetles in trees that grown on
land he owns. Which license does he need?
A. Private applicator
B. Commercial applicator
C. Limited applicator
D. Professional applicator - ANSWERA. Private applicator
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture conducts several types of inspections which
include:
A. Educational
