Soil Fumigation Initial Pesticide
Certification - Practice Questions with
All Actual Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS - Answer FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS
1) The ______ is the most important law regulating pesticides in the US.
(a) KRS 217b Ky Fertilizer and Pesticides Storage, Pesticide Use and Application Act of 1996
(b) 1996 Farm Bill
(c) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide act (FIFRA)
(d) Ky Department of Ag Regulation 1262 - Answer C
2) Commercial and non-commercial pesticide operator and applicator licenses are good for ____
year(s).
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 10 - Answer A
3) Commercial and non-commercial pesticide applicator certifications are good for ____ year(s).
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 10 - Answer B
4) A pesticide is categorized as general use if it can harm humans or the environment even if it is
used according to label directions.
(a) True
(b) False - Answer B
,5) A minimum score of ___ % is required on the test to become a commercial or non-
commercial pesticide applicators.
(a) 60
(b) 70
(c) 80
(d) 100 - Answer B
6) According to state laws and regulations, anyone who is in the business of applying any
pesticide to the lands of another is considered to be a pesticide dealer.
(a) True
(b) False - Answer A
7) __________ applicators are people who apply pesticides to lands owned, occupied, or
managed by a golf course, municipal corporation, public utility, or other governmental agency .
(a) Certified commercial
(b) Registered
(c) Non-commercial - Answer C
8) A non-commercial applicator also can use that certification and license to apply pesticides in
a private business.
(a) True
(b) False - Answer B
9) A certified commercial or non-commercial pesticide applicator can stay certified by earning
______ continuing education units (CEUs) before their certification expires.
(a) 12 general hours
(b) 9 general and 3 category specific
(c) 3 general and 9 category specific
(d) none, you must take a test every 3 years - Answer B
10) According to Kentucky pesticide laws and regulations, commercial and non-commercial
applicators must keep records of both general and restricted use pesticide applications.
,(a) True
(b) False - Answer A
11) A certified pesticide operator or applicator who fails to renew his/her license before
___________ must take a new examination.
(a) January 1
(b) March 1
(c) April 15
(d) June 1 - Answer D
12) Pesticide certification is optional for non-commercial applicators.
(a) True
(b) False - Answer B
13) Pesticide applications must be recorded within _______ from the date of treatment.
(a) 7 days
(b) 14 days
(c) 30 days
(d) 1 year - Answer B
14) Pesticide application records must be kept for _________ after application
(a) 14 days
(b) 30 days
(c) 3 years
(d) indefinitely - Answer C
15) Commercial applicators must give customers a copy of pesticide application information
within _______ of treatment.
(a) 7 days
, (b) 14 days
(c) 30 days
(d) 1 year - Answer C
16) Pesticide dealers who apply pesticides to the lands of others must show evidence of
financial responsibility in the amount of ________.
(a) $10,000
(b) $100.000
(c) $500,000
(d) $1,000,000 - Answer D
17) Unless the label specifically prohibits it, you can apply a pesticide to control a pest that is
not on the label as long as the specific crop or site is listed.
(a) True
(b) False - Answer A
PESTICIDE LABELS AND LABELING - Answer PESTICIDE LABELS AND LABELING
1) _________ is the main way a pesticide manufacturer communicates with pesticide users on
the correct use of a product.
(a) Advertising
(b) EPA website
(c) MSDS sheet
(d) Pesticide label - Answer D
2) Information on the hazard of a pesticide to honey bees is found in the ____ section of the
label.
(a) Storage and Disposal
(b) Hazards to humans
(c) Directions for use
(d) Environmental hazards - Answer D
Certification - Practice Questions with
All Actual Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS - Answer FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS
1) The ______ is the most important law regulating pesticides in the US.
(a) KRS 217b Ky Fertilizer and Pesticides Storage, Pesticide Use and Application Act of 1996
(b) 1996 Farm Bill
(c) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide act (FIFRA)
(d) Ky Department of Ag Regulation 1262 - Answer C
2) Commercial and non-commercial pesticide operator and applicator licenses are good for ____
year(s).
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 10 - Answer A
3) Commercial and non-commercial pesticide applicator certifications are good for ____ year(s).
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 10 - Answer B
4) A pesticide is categorized as general use if it can harm humans or the environment even if it is
used according to label directions.
(a) True
(b) False - Answer B
,5) A minimum score of ___ % is required on the test to become a commercial or non-
commercial pesticide applicators.
(a) 60
(b) 70
(c) 80
(d) 100 - Answer B
6) According to state laws and regulations, anyone who is in the business of applying any
pesticide to the lands of another is considered to be a pesticide dealer.
(a) True
(b) False - Answer A
7) __________ applicators are people who apply pesticides to lands owned, occupied, or
managed by a golf course, municipal corporation, public utility, or other governmental agency .
(a) Certified commercial
(b) Registered
(c) Non-commercial - Answer C
8) A non-commercial applicator also can use that certification and license to apply pesticides in
a private business.
(a) True
(b) False - Answer B
9) A certified commercial or non-commercial pesticide applicator can stay certified by earning
______ continuing education units (CEUs) before their certification expires.
(a) 12 general hours
(b) 9 general and 3 category specific
(c) 3 general and 9 category specific
(d) none, you must take a test every 3 years - Answer B
10) According to Kentucky pesticide laws and regulations, commercial and non-commercial
applicators must keep records of both general and restricted use pesticide applications.
,(a) True
(b) False - Answer A
11) A certified pesticide operator or applicator who fails to renew his/her license before
___________ must take a new examination.
(a) January 1
(b) March 1
(c) April 15
(d) June 1 - Answer D
12) Pesticide certification is optional for non-commercial applicators.
(a) True
(b) False - Answer B
13) Pesticide applications must be recorded within _______ from the date of treatment.
(a) 7 days
(b) 14 days
(c) 30 days
(d) 1 year - Answer B
14) Pesticide application records must be kept for _________ after application
(a) 14 days
(b) 30 days
(c) 3 years
(d) indefinitely - Answer C
15) Commercial applicators must give customers a copy of pesticide application information
within _______ of treatment.
(a) 7 days
, (b) 14 days
(c) 30 days
(d) 1 year - Answer C
16) Pesticide dealers who apply pesticides to the lands of others must show evidence of
financial responsibility in the amount of ________.
(a) $10,000
(b) $100.000
(c) $500,000
(d) $1,000,000 - Answer D
17) Unless the label specifically prohibits it, you can apply a pesticide to control a pest that is
not on the label as long as the specific crop or site is listed.
(a) True
(b) False - Answer A
PESTICIDE LABELS AND LABELING - Answer PESTICIDE LABELS AND LABELING
1) _________ is the main way a pesticide manufacturer communicates with pesticide users on
the correct use of a product.
(a) Advertising
(b) EPA website
(c) MSDS sheet
(d) Pesticide label - Answer D
2) Information on the hazard of a pesticide to honey bees is found in the ____ section of the
label.
(a) Storage and Disposal
(b) Hazards to humans
(c) Directions for use
(d) Environmental hazards - Answer D
