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NC PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE
MANUAL (2026) EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Commercial Ground Applicator - correct answer-anyone who uses or
supervises the use of pesticides for compensation
Public Operator - correct answer-Anyone who applies or supervises the
application of pesticides for government agencies
Pesticide Dealer - correct answer-Any individual who sells restricted-use
pesticides to certified or licensed end-users
Aerial Applicator - correct answer-An individual who applies pesticides by
aircraft
Pest Control Consultant - correct answer-Anyone who offers or supplies
technical advice, supervision, or recommends the use of specific
pesticides, for free.
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Structural Pest Control and Pesticide Division - correct answer-Their
purpose is to protect the health and safety of the public and the
environment by regulating the structural pest control industry.
Specialized phases of structural pest control - correct answer-wood-
destroying organism control, fumigation, household pest control
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) - correct
answer-regulates the production, transportation, sale, use, and disposal of
all pesticides
EPA - correct answer-responsible for registering or authorizing pesticide
products for use in the US
Applies to all label statements - correct answer-they have the force of law
Food Quality Protection Act - correct answer-requires EPA to review every
registered pesticide on a 15 year cycle
The EPA - correct answer-Has the authority to stop the sale or use of any
pesticide. Can seize products from the market.
NC PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE
MANUAL (2026) EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Commercial Ground Applicator - correct answer-anyone who uses or
supervises the use of pesticides for compensation
Public Operator - correct answer-Anyone who applies or supervises the
application of pesticides for government agencies
Pesticide Dealer - correct answer-Any individual who sells restricted-use
pesticides to certified or licensed end-users
Aerial Applicator - correct answer-An individual who applies pesticides by
aircraft
Pest Control Consultant - correct answer-Anyone who offers or supplies
technical advice, supervision, or recommends the use of specific
pesticides, for free.
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Structural Pest Control and Pesticide Division - correct answer-Their
purpose is to protect the health and safety of the public and the
environment by regulating the structural pest control industry.
Specialized phases of structural pest control - correct answer-wood-
destroying organism control, fumigation, household pest control
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) - correct
answer-regulates the production, transportation, sale, use, and disposal of
all pesticides
EPA - correct answer-responsible for registering or authorizing pesticide
products for use in the US
Applies to all label statements - correct answer-they have the force of law
Food Quality Protection Act - correct answer-requires EPA to review every
registered pesticide on a 15 year cycle
The EPA - correct answer-Has the authority to stop the sale or use of any
pesticide. Can seize products from the market.
