ORNAMENTAL AND TURFGRASS PEST
CONTROL CATEGORY 3 FINAL PAPER
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● According to Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA),
amended FIFRA, in order to use a restriced- use pesticide an applicator:
A. Must be certified in all cases
B. Must be certified or working under the direct supervision of a
certified applicator.
C. Does not have to be certified, but attend pesticide safety training
D. May always work under the supervision of a certified applicator..
Answer: B. Must be certified or working under the direct supervision of
a certified applicator
●● The following applicator must always be certified in order to use a
restricted- use pesticide:
A. Farmer
B. Greenhouse operator
C. Nurseryman
D. Pest control technician working for a chartered company.
Answer: D. Pest Control technician working for a chartered company
,●● When does a private applicator become a commercial applicator?
A. When he/she exchange services for another private applicator
B. When he/she sprays for another individual and charges a fee
C. When he/ she sprays within a greenhouse
D. When their income exceeds $25,000.
Answer: B. When he/she sprays for another individual and charges a fee
●● The examination fee for a commercial applicator is:
A. $5
B. $10
C. $15
D. $20.
Answer: C. $15
●● Commercial applicators may become re certified by:
A. Paying $15 annually
B. Sending an application to TDA
C. Earning a certain number of re certification points during the
designated period
D. Attending a re certification meeting during the last year of the re
certification period.
Answer: C. Earning a certain number of re certification points during the
designated period
,●● Commercial applicators who violate any provision of FIFRA may be
fined:
A. Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $25,000
or one year in prison
B. Civil penalty of $1,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $5,000
or one year in prison
Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $100,000
D. None of the above.
Answer: A. Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of
$25,000 or one year in prison
●● Commercial applicators must keep records of:
A. General-use pesticides
B. Restricted-use pesticides
C. General and Restricted-use pesticides
D. Pesticides with skull and cross bones.
Answer: C. General and Restricted-use pesticides
●● Records of pesticide application must be maintained for a period of:
A. One year
B. Two years
C. Three years
, D. Five years.
Answer: B. Two years
●● Symptoms of phytotoxicity do not include:
A. abnormal growth
B. holes in leaves
C. leaf drop
D. foliar burn.
Answer: B. holes in leaves
●● Which plants are usually most susceptible to pesticide damage?
A. woody plants
B. flowering plants
C. Potted plants
D. Herbaceous plants.
Answer: D. herbaceous plants
●● Pesticide persistence is influence by:
A. application rate
B. temperature
C. Moisture conditions
D. all of the above.
CONTROL CATEGORY 3 FINAL PAPER
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● According to Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA),
amended FIFRA, in order to use a restriced- use pesticide an applicator:
A. Must be certified in all cases
B. Must be certified or working under the direct supervision of a
certified applicator.
C. Does not have to be certified, but attend pesticide safety training
D. May always work under the supervision of a certified applicator..
Answer: B. Must be certified or working under the direct supervision of
a certified applicator
●● The following applicator must always be certified in order to use a
restricted- use pesticide:
A. Farmer
B. Greenhouse operator
C. Nurseryman
D. Pest control technician working for a chartered company.
Answer: D. Pest Control technician working for a chartered company
,●● When does a private applicator become a commercial applicator?
A. When he/she exchange services for another private applicator
B. When he/she sprays for another individual and charges a fee
C. When he/ she sprays within a greenhouse
D. When their income exceeds $25,000.
Answer: B. When he/she sprays for another individual and charges a fee
●● The examination fee for a commercial applicator is:
A. $5
B. $10
C. $15
D. $20.
Answer: C. $15
●● Commercial applicators may become re certified by:
A. Paying $15 annually
B. Sending an application to TDA
C. Earning a certain number of re certification points during the
designated period
D. Attending a re certification meeting during the last year of the re
certification period.
Answer: C. Earning a certain number of re certification points during the
designated period
,●● Commercial applicators who violate any provision of FIFRA may be
fined:
A. Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $25,000
or one year in prison
B. Civil penalty of $1,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $5,000
or one year in prison
Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of $100,000
D. None of the above.
Answer: A. Civil penalty of $5,000 for each offense; Criminal penalty of
$25,000 or one year in prison
●● Commercial applicators must keep records of:
A. General-use pesticides
B. Restricted-use pesticides
C. General and Restricted-use pesticides
D. Pesticides with skull and cross bones.
Answer: C. General and Restricted-use pesticides
●● Records of pesticide application must be maintained for a period of:
A. One year
B. Two years
C. Three years
, D. Five years.
Answer: B. Two years
●● Symptoms of phytotoxicity do not include:
A. abnormal growth
B. holes in leaves
C. leaf drop
D. foliar burn.
Answer: B. holes in leaves
●● Which plants are usually most susceptible to pesticide damage?
A. woody plants
B. flowering plants
C. Potted plants
D. Herbaceous plants.
Answer: D. herbaceous plants
●● Pesticide persistence is influence by:
A. application rate
B. temperature
C. Moisture conditions
D. all of the above.
