TEXAS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR GENERAL LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED GRADED A+

TEXAS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
GENERAL STUDY GUIDE LATEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED GRADED A+
1. Ifmunsupervised,myoummustmhavemhavemamlicensemtomlegallymworkmwithmrestrictedmpesticid
es,mbutmnotmtomworkmwithmstate-limitedmpesticides?mT/Fm-mCORRECTmANSWERmFalse



2. T/F.mTomlegallymperformmstructurempestmcontrol,myoummustmhavemamlicensemregardlessmofmt
hemkindsmofmpesticidesmyoumuse.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue



3. Whichmismnotmanmagencymthatmsharesmresponsibilitymformpesticidemapplicatormtraining,mcer
tificationmandmlicensing?mTexasmDepartmentmofmAgriculture(TDA),mTexasmStructuralmPestmC
ontrolmServicem(SPCS),mormTexasmA&MmAgrilifemResearch?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTexasmA&MmAgrilifemResearch




4. Whichmlicensemmustmbemobtainedmbymampersonmwhomwantsmtomperformmpestmcontrolmasma
nmemployeemofmamprivatelymownedmapartmentmbuildingmormhospital?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmnoncommercialmlicensemfrommthemSPCS.




5. Tomworkmformhire,musingmrestrictedmormstatemlimitedmpesticidesmonmanothermperson'smland,
myoumhave:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAmcommercialmlicensemfrommthemTDA




6. T/F.mAllmlicensedmcommercialmandmnoncommercialmapplicatorsmmustmbemcertifiedminmeachm
applicationmcategoryminmwhichmtheympractice?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue



7. WhichmofmthemfollowingmismnotmamongmthemTDAmapplicationmcategories?mRight-of-
way,mPredatorymanimal,mWoodmpreservation,mFumigation.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWoodmpreservation

,8. WhichmofmthemfollowingmismnotmamongmthemSPCSmapplicationmcategories?mTermite,mSeedmt
reatment,mWoodmPreservation,mCommoditymfumigation.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSeedmtreatment




9. Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatemagenciesmismnotminvolvedminmpesticidemregulation?mTDA,mTex
asmA&MmAgriLifemExtensionmService,mTexasmCommissionmonmEnvironmentalmQuality.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTexasmA&MmAgriLifemExtensionmService




10. T/F.mUndermthemTexasmPesticidemLaw,mpesticidesmusedminmthismstatemmustmbemregisteredmwi
thmthemTDA,mevenmifmtheymaremalreadymregisteredmwithmthemU.S.mEnvironmentalmProtectio
nmAgency.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue



11. -------
ismyourmresponsibilitymtominformmnearbymresidentsmormadjacentmlandownersmbeforemyouma
pplympesticides.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmPriormNotification



12. T/F.mInmadditionmtomstatemgovernment,mevenmcountymcommissionersmcourtsmmaymsetmrules
monmthemusemofmcertainmpesticides.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue




13. T/F.mEvenmwithmamcommercialmapplicatormlicense,myoummustmstillmobtainmamspraympermitmb
eforemusingmregulatedmherbicides.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue



14. T/F.mSpecialmfertilizerminmcontainersmwithmcapacitiesmofm50mpoundsmormlessmthatmaremlabele
dmformornamentalmandmturfmusemaremexemptmfrommclassificationmasmstate-limited-
usempesticidesmormregulatedmherbicides.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue



15. ThemTexasmStructuralmPestmControlmAgencymrequiresmyoumtomgivempublicmnoticematmleastm---
mhoursmbeforemcommencingmindoormpesticidemtreatments.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm48

,16. WhichmagencymenforcesmthemTexasmSolidmWastemDisposalmact?mTDA,mTexasmCommissionmo
nmEnvironmentalmQuality,mTexasmCommissionmofmAging,mTexasmHazardousmWastemCommiss
ion.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTexasmCommissionmonmEnvironmentalmQuality



17. Whatmismthemfullmnamemandmacronymmofmthemfederalmagencymthatmregulatesmpesticides:mU.
S.mdepartmentmofmAgriculture,mOfficemofmPesticidemPrograms,mFederalmInsecticide,mFungici
de,mandmRodenticidemAgency(FIFRA),mEnvironmentalmProtectionmAgency(EPA)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmEnvironmentalmProtectionmAgency




18. WhichmofmthemthingsmbelowmismnotmsomethingmthemEPAmmustmdombeforemampesticidemmaym
bemmarketedminmthemU.S.?mApprovemeachmuse,mAssignmamproductmregistrationmnumber,mCo
nsultmthemOfficemofmPesticidemPrograms.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmConsultmthemOfficemofmPesticidemPrograms.




19. WhichmtwomanswersmarempenaltiesmdefinedmbymFIFRAmformapplicatorsmwhomviolatemthemla
w?mCivilmpenaltiesmwhenmthemviolationmismunintentional,mCriminalmpenaltiesmwhenmthemvio
lationmismunintentional,mCriminalmpenaltiesmwhenmthemlawmismknowinglymviolated,mCivilmpe
naltiesmwhenmthemlawmismknowinglymviolated?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCivilmpenaltiesmwhenmthemviolationmismunintentionalmandmcriminalmpe


naltiesmwhenmthemlawmismknowinglymviolated.



20. DoesmFIFRAmallowmprisonmtermsmformcriminal(Intentional)mviolators?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmyes,mupmtom30mdaysmformprivatemapplicatorsmandmupmtom1myearmformco


mmercialmapplicators.



21. Whatmaremregulations?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmInterpretationsmofmthemlawmthatmhavemthemforcemofmlaw




22. Whatmismmeantmbymthemtermm"reentryminterval"?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemtimemrightmaftermpesticidemapplicationmwhenmunprotectedmwork


ersmmaymnotmentermthemtreatedmarea.

, 23. OfmthemfollowingmstatementsmaboutmEPAmrulesmonmwarningsmtomworkersmwhichmismnotmtru
e?mWarningsmofmpesticidemapplicationmmustmbemtimelymandmappropriate,mwarningsmofmpes
ticidemapplicationmmustmbeminmthemlanguagemunderstoodmbymthemworkers,mwarningsmofmpe
sticidemapplicationmmustmbemgivenminmwriting,mwarningsmofmpesticidemapplicationmmaymbem
givenmverballymorminmwriting.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWarningsmofmpesticidemapplicationmmustmbemgivenminmwriting.




24. WhatmismEPA'smpesticidemregistrationmdecisionmbasedmon?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmEPAmevaluationmofmtestmdatamprovidedmbymthemmanufacturer.




25. IfmthemEPAmdecidesmthatmampesticidemposesmamriskmtomworkers,mwhatmcanmthemEPAmdo?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSetmreentrymintervalsmtomrestrictmworkersmfrommenteringmamtreated,m


setmrestrictionsmonmformulationmormapplicationmrates,mrequiremverbalmormwrittenmwarnings
mtomworkers.




26. IfmthemEPAmdecidesmthatmampesticidemposesmamriskmtomconsumers,mwhatmcanmthemEPAmdo?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmRequiremlongermpre-


harvestmintervalsmsompesticidemresiduesmwillmbreakmdown,msetmrestrictionsmonmthemfreque
ncymofmapplicationmandmrates,mcancelmormsuspendmusemofmthempesticide.



27. Whichmfederalmagencymsetsmfoodmtolerancesmformpesticides?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmEPA



28. Whichmfederalmagencymenforcesmfoodmtolerancesmformpesticides?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFDA




29. Whatmismthempurposemofmthemtolerancemprogram?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTomensuremthatmU.S.mconsumersmaremnotmexposedmtomunsafempesticid


emresiduemlevelsminmfood.



30. WhichmactmismadministeredmbymEPAmtommanagemallmsolidmhazardousmwaste?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmResourcemConservationmandmRecoverymAct