PESTICIDE APPLICATOR GENERAL
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
COMPLETE PASS GUIDE
●● To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license
regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. T/F.
Answer: True
●● Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide
applicator training, certification and licensing?
a. Texas department of Agriculture (TDA)
b. Texas Structural Pest Control Service (SPCS)
c. Texas A&M AgriLife Research.
Answer: c. Texas A&M AgriLife Research
●● Which licnese must be obtained by a person who wants to perform
pest control as an employee of a privately owned apartment building or
hospital?
a. A business license from SPCS
b. A noncommercial license from SPCS
c. A private license from either TDA or the SPCS
d. none of the above.
,Answer: b. A noncommercial license from SPCS
●● To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on
another person's land, you must have:
a. A business license from the TDA
b. A commercial license from the TDA
c. A private license from the TDA
d. All of the above.
Answer: b. A commercial license from the TDA
●● All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be
certified in each application category in which they practice. T/F.
Answer: True
●● Which of the following is not among the TDA application
categories?
a. Right of way
b. Predatory animal
c. Wood preservation
d. Fumigation.
Answer: c. wood preservation
,●● Which of the following is not among the SPCS application
categories?
a. Termite
b. Seed treatment
c. Wood preservation
d. Commodity fumigation.
Answer: b. Seed Treatment
●● Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticides
regulations?
a. Texas department of agriculture
b. Texas A&M Agrilife extension service
c. Texas commission of Environmental quality.
Answer: b. Texas A&M agrilife extension service
●● Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this state must be
registered with the TDA, even if they are already registered with the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. T/F.
Answer: True
●● _______ ________ is your responsibility to inform nearby residents
or adjacent landowners before you apply pesticides..
Answer: Prior notification
, ●● In addition of the state government, even county commissioners
courts may set rules on the use of certain pesticides. T/F.
Answer: True
●● Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still obtain a
spray permit before using regulated herbicides. T/F.
Answer: True
●● Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less
that are labeled for ornamental and turf use are exempt from
classification as state-limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides.
T/F.
Answer: True
●● The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public
notice at least ______ hours before commencing indoor pesticide
treatments..
Answer: 48 hours
●● Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
a. TDA
b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
c. Texas Commission on Aging
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
COMPLETE PASS GUIDE
●● To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license
regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. T/F.
Answer: True
●● Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide
applicator training, certification and licensing?
a. Texas department of Agriculture (TDA)
b. Texas Structural Pest Control Service (SPCS)
c. Texas A&M AgriLife Research.
Answer: c. Texas A&M AgriLife Research
●● Which licnese must be obtained by a person who wants to perform
pest control as an employee of a privately owned apartment building or
hospital?
a. A business license from SPCS
b. A noncommercial license from SPCS
c. A private license from either TDA or the SPCS
d. none of the above.
,Answer: b. A noncommercial license from SPCS
●● To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited pesticides on
another person's land, you must have:
a. A business license from the TDA
b. A commercial license from the TDA
c. A private license from the TDA
d. All of the above.
Answer: b. A commercial license from the TDA
●● All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators must be
certified in each application category in which they practice. T/F.
Answer: True
●● Which of the following is not among the TDA application
categories?
a. Right of way
b. Predatory animal
c. Wood preservation
d. Fumigation.
Answer: c. wood preservation
,●● Which of the following is not among the SPCS application
categories?
a. Termite
b. Seed treatment
c. Wood preservation
d. Commodity fumigation.
Answer: b. Seed Treatment
●● Which of the following state agencies is not involved in pesticides
regulations?
a. Texas department of agriculture
b. Texas A&M Agrilife extension service
c. Texas commission of Environmental quality.
Answer: b. Texas A&M agrilife extension service
●● Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this state must be
registered with the TDA, even if they are already registered with the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. T/F.
Answer: True
●● _______ ________ is your responsibility to inform nearby residents
or adjacent landowners before you apply pesticides..
Answer: Prior notification
, ●● In addition of the state government, even county commissioners
courts may set rules on the use of certain pesticides. T/F.
Answer: True
●● Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still obtain a
spray permit before using regulated herbicides. T/F.
Answer: True
●● Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50 pounds or less
that are labeled for ornamental and turf use are exempt from
classification as state-limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides.
T/F.
Answer: True
●● The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to give public
notice at least ______ hours before commencing indoor pesticide
treatments..
Answer: 48 hours
●● Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act?
a. TDA
b. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
c. Texas Commission on Aging
