CAT 3 Pesticide Certification Exam Prep
Questions and Guide Answers
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1. in order to buy a restricted-use pesticide in TN, an individual must?
Answer: Be certified by the TN dept. Of Ag. as a pesticide applicator
2. According to Federal Environmental Pesticide Control act (FEPCA), amended
FIFRA, in order to use a restricted-use pesticide an applicator
Answer: must be certified or working under the direct supervision of a certified applicator
3. What applicator must always be certified in order to use a restricted-use
pesticide?
Answer: Pest control tech. working for a chartered company
4. when does a private applicator become a commercial applicator?
Answer: When he/she sprays for another individual and charges a fee
,5. The examination fee for a commercial applicator is
Answer: $15.00 (in 2003)
6. commercial applicators may become re-certified by
Answer: Earning a certain number of recertification points during the designated period
7. Commercial applicators who violate any provision of FIFRA may be fined
Answer: civil
$5,000
Criminal $25,000 or one year in prison
8. Commercial applicators must keep records of
Answer: general and restricted-use pesticides
9. Records of pesticide application must be maintained for a period of
Answer: 2 years
10. True or false about regular plant inspections: they reduce pest infestations
by regularly disturbing the pests
Answer: false
11. which of the following pest groups does not have sucking mouthparts?
A. whiteflies
, B. Thrips
C. aphids
D. sawflies
Answer: sawflies
12. Curled, cupped, distorted and discolored leaves indicate feeding by
Answer: aphids
13. which stage of scale insects is easiest to control?
Answer: crawler
14. the nest way to avoid sooty mold growth is to
Answer: control the pests that produce honeydew
15. to detect a whitefly infestation, one should
Answer: look on the underside of leaves
16. streaked, silvered foliage results from feeding by
Answer: thrips
17. fine webbing and bronzed foliage usually indicate an infestation of
Answer: spider mites
Questions and Guide Answers
100% Verified Graded A+
1. in order to buy a restricted-use pesticide in TN, an individual must?
Answer: Be certified by the TN dept. Of Ag. as a pesticide applicator
2. According to Federal Environmental Pesticide Control act (FEPCA), amended
FIFRA, in order to use a restricted-use pesticide an applicator
Answer: must be certified or working under the direct supervision of a certified applicator
3. What applicator must always be certified in order to use a restricted-use
pesticide?
Answer: Pest control tech. working for a chartered company
4. when does a private applicator become a commercial applicator?
Answer: When he/she sprays for another individual and charges a fee
,5. The examination fee for a commercial applicator is
Answer: $15.00 (in 2003)
6. commercial applicators may become re-certified by
Answer: Earning a certain number of recertification points during the designated period
7. Commercial applicators who violate any provision of FIFRA may be fined
Answer: civil
$5,000
Criminal $25,000 or one year in prison
8. Commercial applicators must keep records of
Answer: general and restricted-use pesticides
9. Records of pesticide application must be maintained for a period of
Answer: 2 years
10. True or false about regular plant inspections: they reduce pest infestations
by regularly disturbing the pests
Answer: false
11. which of the following pest groups does not have sucking mouthparts?
A. whiteflies
, B. Thrips
C. aphids
D. sawflies
Answer: sawflies
12. Curled, cupped, distorted and discolored leaves indicate feeding by
Answer: aphids
13. which stage of scale insects is easiest to control?
Answer: crawler
14. the nest way to avoid sooty mold growth is to
Answer: control the pests that produce honeydew
15. to detect a whitefly infestation, one should
Answer: look on the underside of leaves
16. streaked, silvered foliage results from feeding by
Answer: thrips
17. fine webbing and bronzed foliage usually indicate an infestation of
Answer: spider mites
