TEXAS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES /A+ GRADE ASSURED
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but
not to work with state-limited pesticides.
T/F - Answer- False
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
d. Texas hazardous Waste Commission - Answer- b. Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality
What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates pesticides:
a. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Answer- d. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticide?
a. Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
, b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
c. Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA) - Answer- b. Federal
Insecticide, fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Which of the things below is NOT something the EPA must do before a pesticide may
be marketed in the U.S.?
a. Approve each use
b. Assign a product
c. Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs - Answer- c. Consult the Office of Pesticide
Programs
Which two answers are penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators who violate the law?
a. Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional
b. Criminal penalties when the violation is unintentional
c. Criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated
d. Civil penalties when the law is knowingly violated - Answer- a and c
Does FIFRA allow prison terms for criminal (intentional) violators?
a. Yes, up to 1 year for private and commercial applicators
b. No, FIFRA sets fines only
c. Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial applicators
d. Not for private applicators but up to 1 year for commercial applicators - Answer- c.
Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial applicators
What are regulations?
a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
b. Interpretations of the law intended only as a guide
c. Exception of the law - Answer- a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
What is an endangered species?
a. A plant or animal that may not be harvested or hunted, except as allowed by law
b. A plant or animal that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its range
c. An animal whose habitat has been severely damaged - Answer- b. A plant or animal
that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its range
Which federal agency determines what species are endangered?
a. The U.S. Department of Agriculture
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) of the EPA
c. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department of the Interior - Answer- c. Fist
and Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department of the Interior
Who ultimately bears the responsibility of protecting endangered species from
pesticides?
a. The federal government
b. The state government
c. Conservationists
QUESTIONS DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES /A+ GRADE ASSURED
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but
not to work with state-limited pesticides.
T/F - Answer- False
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
d. Texas hazardous Waste Commission - Answer- b. Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality
What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency that regulates pesticides:
a. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)
c. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Agency (FIFRA)
d. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Answer- d. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
What is the full name and acronym of the law used to manage pesticide?
a. Federal Insecticide Act (FIA)
, b. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
c. Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA) - Answer- b. Federal
Insecticide, fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Which of the things below is NOT something the EPA must do before a pesticide may
be marketed in the U.S.?
a. Approve each use
b. Assign a product
c. Consult the Office of Pesticide Programs - Answer- c. Consult the Office of Pesticide
Programs
Which two answers are penalties defined by FIFRA for applicators who violate the law?
a. Civil penalties when the violation is unintentional
b. Criminal penalties when the violation is unintentional
c. Criminal penalties when the law is knowingly violated
d. Civil penalties when the law is knowingly violated - Answer- a and c
Does FIFRA allow prison terms for criminal (intentional) violators?
a. Yes, up to 1 year for private and commercial applicators
b. No, FIFRA sets fines only
c. Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial applicators
d. Not for private applicators but up to 1 year for commercial applicators - Answer- c.
Yes, up to 30 days for private applicators and up to 1 year for commercial applicators
What are regulations?
a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
b. Interpretations of the law intended only as a guide
c. Exception of the law - Answer- a. Interpretations of the law that have the force of law
What is an endangered species?
a. A plant or animal that may not be harvested or hunted, except as allowed by law
b. A plant or animal that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its range
c. An animal whose habitat has been severely damaged - Answer- b. A plant or animal
that is in danger of extinction throughout all or much of its range
Which federal agency determines what species are endangered?
a. The U.S. Department of Agriculture
b. Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) of the EPA
c. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department of the Interior - Answer- c. Fist
and Wildlife Services (FWS) of the Department of the Interior
Who ultimately bears the responsibility of protecting endangered species from
pesticides?
a. The federal government
b. The state government
c. Conservationists
