IOWA CORE EXAM REVIEW PESTICIDE
APPLICATORS 2026/2027 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Signal word - correct answer-Indicate how toxic the product is
to humans animals
Danger poison - correct answer-Can cause death, poison
highly toxic skull and cross bones red
Danger - correct answer-Red severe eye damage or irritation
Warning - correct answer-Yellow moderately toxic either orally
dermally or through inhalation or causes moderate eye and skin
irritation
Caution - correct answer-Green slightly toxic either orally
dermally or through inhalation or causes slight eye and skin
irritation
,Precautionary statements - correct answer-Additional
statements indicating ways in which a pesticide may be
particularly hazardous (hazards to humans and domestic
animals, environmental hazards, and physical and chemical
hazards
Hazards to humans and domestic animals - correct answer-
Routes of entry statement ways a pesticide can get in your
body
Specific action statements - correct answer-Recommends
specific precautions to take and protective clothing and
equipment to wear to reduce exposure
Protective clothing and equipment statements - correct answer-
Lists required personal protective clothing and equipment
Other precautionary statements - correct answer-Common
sense statements remove bad wash contaminated clothing, do
not allow children or domestic animals into treated area
, Environmental hazards - correct answer-This product is highly
toxic to bees, do not apply when weather conditions favor drift
from treated areas
Physical or chemical hazards - correct answer-Details for any
special fire explosion or chemical hazards. Flammable or
corrosive
Statement of practical treatment - correct answer-First aid
treatments recommended in case of poisoning or accidental
exposure
Directions for use - correct answer-Instructions on how to use
the pesticide (pest type registered for, where product can be
used, mixing instructions, rate of application, time and
frequency of app, limitations on number of app, pre harvest
interval, phytotoxicity(damage to plants) , recropping, minimize
drift
Misuse statement - correct answer-It is a violation of federal law
to use this product inconsistent with its labeling
APPLICATORS 2026/2027 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Signal word - correct answer-Indicate how toxic the product is
to humans animals
Danger poison - correct answer-Can cause death, poison
highly toxic skull and cross bones red
Danger - correct answer-Red severe eye damage or irritation
Warning - correct answer-Yellow moderately toxic either orally
dermally or through inhalation or causes moderate eye and skin
irritation
Caution - correct answer-Green slightly toxic either orally
dermally or through inhalation or causes slight eye and skin
irritation
,Precautionary statements - correct answer-Additional
statements indicating ways in which a pesticide may be
particularly hazardous (hazards to humans and domestic
animals, environmental hazards, and physical and chemical
hazards
Hazards to humans and domestic animals - correct answer-
Routes of entry statement ways a pesticide can get in your
body
Specific action statements - correct answer-Recommends
specific precautions to take and protective clothing and
equipment to wear to reduce exposure
Protective clothing and equipment statements - correct answer-
Lists required personal protective clothing and equipment
Other precautionary statements - correct answer-Common
sense statements remove bad wash contaminated clothing, do
not allow children or domestic animals into treated area
, Environmental hazards - correct answer-This product is highly
toxic to bees, do not apply when weather conditions favor drift
from treated areas
Physical or chemical hazards - correct answer-Details for any
special fire explosion or chemical hazards. Flammable or
corrosive
Statement of practical treatment - correct answer-First aid
treatments recommended in case of poisoning or accidental
exposure
Directions for use - correct answer-Instructions on how to use
the pesticide (pest type registered for, where product can be
used, mixing instructions, rate of application, time and
frequency of app, limitations on number of app, pre harvest
interval, phytotoxicity(damage to plants) , recropping, minimize
drift
Misuse statement - correct answer-It is a violation of federal law
to use this product inconsistent with its labeling
