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ARKANSAS APPLICATOR TEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
1. Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics
for resistance to pests is an example of which type of pest
management method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic control.
D. Physical/environmental modification. - ANSWER-C. Genetic
Control
3. Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest
management method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management programs
and sometimes are the only control method available.
B. Pesticides include any material that is applied to plants and
the soil but not to water or harvested crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or
animals. - ANSWER-A. Pesticides play a key role in pest
management programs and sometimes are the only control
method available.
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2. Using a plow to destroy weeds is an example of which type
of mechanical control method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Irrigation. - ANSWER-C. Cultivation
4. Which statement is true about pest management goals?
A. Pesticides are never used to prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive pest control goals are rarely
combined.
C. Cultivation and mowing of weeds are ways to prevent and
suppress pest populations.
D. Over large areas, eradication is a practical approach to pest
control. - ANSWER-C. Cultivation and mowing of weeds are
ways to prevent and suppress pest populations.
5. Which term describes the pest population density that
causes losses equal to the cost of control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
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B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold. - ANSWER-C. Economic Threshold
6. Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide area.
D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an
organism. - ANSWER-D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of
toxicity in an organism.
7. Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural
workers and pesticide handlers with protections against
possible harm from pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA).
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
C. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
D. Worker Protection Standard (WPS). - ANSWER-D. Worker
Protection Standard (WPS).
ARKANSAS APPLICATOR TEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
1. Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics
for resistance to pests is an example of which type of pest
management method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic control.
D. Physical/environmental modification. - ANSWER-C. Genetic
Control
3. Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest
management method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management programs
and sometimes are the only control method available.
B. Pesticides include any material that is applied to plants and
the soil but not to water or harvested crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or
animals. - ANSWER-A. Pesticides play a key role in pest
management programs and sometimes are the only control
method available.
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2. Using a plow to destroy weeds is an example of which type
of mechanical control method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Irrigation. - ANSWER-C. Cultivation
4. Which statement is true about pest management goals?
A. Pesticides are never used to prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive pest control goals are rarely
combined.
C. Cultivation and mowing of weeds are ways to prevent and
suppress pest populations.
D. Over large areas, eradication is a practical approach to pest
control. - ANSWER-C. Cultivation and mowing of weeds are
ways to prevent and suppress pest populations.
5. Which term describes the pest population density that
causes losses equal to the cost of control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
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B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold. - ANSWER-C. Economic Threshold
6. Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide area.
D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an
organism. - ANSWER-D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of
toxicity in an organism.
7. Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural
workers and pesticide handlers with protections against
possible harm from pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA).
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
C. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
D. Worker Protection Standard (WPS). - ANSWER-D. Worker
Protection Standard (WPS).
