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

TEXAS PESTICIDE APPLICATORS
GENERAL STANDARDS LATEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
VERIFIED GRADED A+
1. Ifmunsupervised,myoummustmhavemamlicensemtomlegallymworkmwithmrestrictedmpesticides,mbu
tmnotmtomworkmwithmstate-limitedmpesticides.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFalse



2. Tomlegallymperformmstructuralmpestmcontrol,myoummustmhavemamlicensemregardlessmofmthemk
indsmofmpesticidesmyoumuse.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue



3. Whichmismnotmanmagencymthatmsharesmresponsibilitymformpesticidemapplicatormtraining,mcer
tificationmandmlicensing?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTexasmA&MmAgriLifemResearch



4. Whichmlicensemmustmbemobtainedmbymampersonmwhomwantsmtomperformmpestmcontrolmasma
nmemployeemofmamprivatelymownedmapartmentmbuildingmormhospital?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmnoncommercialmlicensemfrommthemSPCS




5. Tomworkmformhire,musingmrestrictedmormstate-
limitedmpesticidesmonmanothermperson'smland,myoummustmhave?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmcommercialmlicensemfrommthemTDA




6. Allmlicensedmcommercialmandmnoncommercialmapplicatorsmmustmbemcertifiedminmeachmappl
icationmcategoryminmwhichmthempractice.
a. True
b. Falsem-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue



7. WhichmofmthemfollowingmismnotmamongmthemTDAmapplicationmcategories?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWoodmpreservation

,8. WhichmofmthemfollowingmismnotmamongmthemSPCSmapplicationmcategories?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSeedmtreatment




9. Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatemagenciesmismnotminvolvedminmpesticidemregulation?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTexasmA&MmAgriLifemExtensionmService




10. UndermthemTexasmPesticidemLaw,mPesticidesmusedminmthismstatemmustmbemregisteredmwithmt
hemTDA,mevenmifmtheymaremalreadymregisteredmwithmthemU.S.mEnvironmentalmProtectionmAg
ency.mT/Fm-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue



11. _____m_______mismyourmresponsibilitymtominformmnearbymresidentsmormadjacentmlandown
ersmbeforemyoumapplympesticides.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmPriormNotification



12. Inmadditionmtomstatemgovernment,mevenmcountymcommissionersmcourtsmmaymsetmrulesmonm
themusemofmcertainmpesticides?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue



13. Evenmwithmamcommercialmapplicatormlicense,myoummustmstillmobtainmamspraympermitmbefore
musingmregulatedmherbicides.mT/Fm-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue




14. Specialtymfertilizerminmcontainersmwithmcapacitiesmofm50mpoundsmormlessmthatmaremlabeledmf
ormornamentalmandmturfmusemaremexemptmfrommclassificationmasmstate-limited-
usempesticidesmormregulatedmherbicides.m
15. T/Fm-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue



16. ThemTexasmStructuralmPestmControlmActmrequiresmyoumtomgivempublicmnoticematmleastm_____
_mhoursmbeforemcommencingmindoormpesticidemtreatmentsmatmampublicmbuilding.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm48mHours

,17. WhichmagencymenforcesmthemTexasmSolidmWastemDisposalmAct?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTexasmCommissionmonmEnvironmentalmQuality




18. Whatmismthemfullmnamemandmacronymmofmthemfederalmagencymthatmregulatesmpesticides?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmEnvironmentalmProtectionmAgencym(EPA)




19. Whatmismthemfullmnamemandmacronymmofmthemlawmusedmtommanagempesticides?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFederalmInsecticide,mFungicide,mandmRodenticidemActm(FIFRA)




20. WhichmofmthemfollowingmbelowmismnotmsomethingmthemEPAmmustmdombeforemampesticidemm
aymbemmarketedminmthemU.S.?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmConsultmthemOfficemofmPesticidesmPrograms




21. WhatmaremtwomtypesmofmpenaltiesmdefinedmbymFIFRAmformapplicatorsmwhomviolatemthemlaw
?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCivilmpenaltiesmwhenmthemviolationmismunintentionalm&mcriminalmpen


altiesmwhenmthemlawmismknowingly



22. DoesmFIFRAmprovidemformprisonmtermsmformviolatorsmofmthemlaw?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmYes,mupmtom30mdaysmformprivatemapplicatorsmandmupmtom1myearmformco


mmercialmapplicators



23. Whatmaremregulations?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmInterpretationsmofmthemlawmthatmhavemthemforcemofmlaw




24. Whatmismmeantmbymthemtermm"reentryminterval"?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemtimemrightmaftermpesticidemapplicationmwhenmunprotectedmwork


ersmmaymnotmentermthemtreatedmarea

, 25. Warningsmofmpesticidemapplicationmmustmbemgivenminmwritingmtomworkersmaccordingmtomth
emEPA.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFalse



26. WhatmismEPA'smpesticidemregistrationmdecisionmbasedmon?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmEPAmevaluationmofmtestmdatamprovidedmbymthemmanufacturer




27. IfmthemEPAmdecidesmthatmampesticidemposesmamriskmtomworkers,mwhatmcanmthemEPAmdo?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSetmreentrymintervalsmtomrestrictmworkersmfrommenteringmamtreatedma


rea;mSetmrestrictionsmonmthemfrequencymofmapplicationmandmrates;mCancelmormsuspendmuse
mthempesticide.




28. Whichmfederalmagencymsetsmfoodmtolerancemformpesticides?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmEPA



29. Whichmfederalmagencymenforcesmfoodmtolerancesmformpesticides?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFDA




30. Whatmismthempurposemofmthemtolerancemprogram?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemtolerancemprogrammismtomensuremthatmU.S.mconsumersmaremnotm


exposedmtomunsafemfoodmpesticidemresiduemlevels



31. WhichmactmismadministeredmbymEPAmtommanagemallmhazardousmwaste?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmResourcemConservationmandmRecoverymActmofm1976




32. Howmcanmtriplemrinsedmusedmpesticidemcontainersmbemdisposedmof?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmInmanmEPAmapprovedmsanitarymlandfill




33. WhatmkindmofmpesticidemstandardsmdoesmFIFRAmallowmstatesmtomestablish?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmStrictermthanmfederalmstandards,mbutmnotmmoremlenient