MN PESTICIDE APPLICATOR FINAL EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
●● Mechanical Control. Answer: Controlling pests by mechanical
methods like mulching, pulling weeds, picking off bugs by hands.
●● Chemical Control. Answer: Controlling pests with chemicals such as
herbicides and insecticides
●● Biological Control. Answer: Controlling pests by introducing natural
predators or parasites of the targeted pest, such as ladybugs or preying
mantis
●● Problems w/ Weeds. Answer: Outcompete native or desired plant/
plant communities for nutrients, water and other resources. They can be
resilient and often hard to eradicate or prevent. They also contain
vigorous root systems that can repopulate quicker than those starting
from seed.
●● Most common & severe disease of turf-grasses and ornamentals.
Answer: Fungi!!
, ●● Sprayer Components. Answer: Tanks, Pumps, Agitators, Hoses,
Pressure Gauges, Nozzles
●● Hydraulic Sprayers. Answer: Mainly use water as their carrier.
●● Rotary Spreaders. Answer: Distribute granules to the front and sides
of the spreader, usually by means of a disc or fan.
●● Drop Spreaders. Answer: (Gravity spreaders) apply coarse,
uniformly sized dry particles to soil, water and sometimes foliage.
●● Air-Blast Sprayers. Answer: Use a blast of air to propel sprays
●● Before you Spray. Answer: - Calculate size of the target area
- Use the label directions to calculate the amount of pesticide you need
to apply
- Calibrate your application equipment
●● Runoff. Answer: Occurs when the precipitation rate exceeds the rate
of water infiltration into the soil.
●● Volatilization. Answer: Occurs when it changes from a solid or liquid
phase into a gaseous phase.
SCRIPT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
●● Mechanical Control. Answer: Controlling pests by mechanical
methods like mulching, pulling weeds, picking off bugs by hands.
●● Chemical Control. Answer: Controlling pests with chemicals such as
herbicides and insecticides
●● Biological Control. Answer: Controlling pests by introducing natural
predators or parasites of the targeted pest, such as ladybugs or preying
mantis
●● Problems w/ Weeds. Answer: Outcompete native or desired plant/
plant communities for nutrients, water and other resources. They can be
resilient and often hard to eradicate or prevent. They also contain
vigorous root systems that can repopulate quicker than those starting
from seed.
●● Most common & severe disease of turf-grasses and ornamentals.
Answer: Fungi!!
, ●● Sprayer Components. Answer: Tanks, Pumps, Agitators, Hoses,
Pressure Gauges, Nozzles
●● Hydraulic Sprayers. Answer: Mainly use water as their carrier.
●● Rotary Spreaders. Answer: Distribute granules to the front and sides
of the spreader, usually by means of a disc or fan.
●● Drop Spreaders. Answer: (Gravity spreaders) apply coarse,
uniformly sized dry particles to soil, water and sometimes foliage.
●● Air-Blast Sprayers. Answer: Use a blast of air to propel sprays
●● Before you Spray. Answer: - Calculate size of the target area
- Use the label directions to calculate the amount of pesticide you need
to apply
- Calibrate your application equipment
●● Runoff. Answer: Occurs when the precipitation rate exceeds the rate
of water infiltration into the soil.
●● Volatilization. Answer: Occurs when it changes from a solid or liquid
phase into a gaseous phase.
