Applying pesticides correctly solved 2024
What federal agency is responsible for enforcing FIFRA?
EPA
FIFRA
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Federal law that provides the overall framework
for the federal pesticide program.
What statement about FIFRA is false?
State restrictions on pesticides can be more liberal than those of FIFRA.
Which statements about FIFRA are true?
Approve pesticide labels have the force of law.
The EPA has the authority to remove pesticide products from the market.
FIFRA regulates the registration and licensing of pesticide products.
Which applicator class would a person who is employed by a government agency and applies
restricted use pesticides to Fl state highway right-of-ways fall into?
Public 1
Who would you contact for information regarding licensing of applicators for application of pesticides
to homes and private lawns?
FDACS Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control
Which regulatory agency is responsible for administering the three Fl laws that govern applicator
licensing?
FDACS
Which applicator class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to their own property for
production of agricultural commodities fall into?
Private
Which applicator class would persons engage in public health or nuisance pest control work fall into?
Public 2
What 3 pesticide licensing categories are available to those seeking a Limited Certification license?
Limited Structural Pest Control
Limited Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control
Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance
How can the public have assurance that pesticides continuously meet current scientific and regulatory
standards?
Each pesticide goes through "pesticide re-registration" every 15 years
, What pesticide is NOT specifically regulated by Fl rules?
Gylphosate
Which pesticides are specifically regulated by Fl rules?
Aldicarb
Bromacil
Methyl bromide
Organotin antifouling paints
Organo-auxin herbicides
List the 3 Fl Statues that govern pesticide applicator licensing in Fl
Ch. 388 F.S.
Ch. 482 F.S.
Ch. 487 F.S.
Chapter 388 Florida Statute
(aka Fl Mosquito Control Law) - this law and its rules govern all applicators engaged in public health or
nuisance pest control work except those who use pesticide for such purposes but apply them only to
their own property. All aspects of public health pest control, including using aerial equipment for
mosquito control or applying pesticides to aquatic areas to control mosquito larvae, are regulated
under this law.
Chapter 482 Florida Statute
(aka Structural Pest Control Act) - this law and its rules license and regulate several different kinds of
pesticide applicators. Pest Control Business --> Structural Fumigation Pest Control, Termites and
Other Wood Destroying Organisms Pest Control, Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control, and General
Household Pest Control. Limited Certification --> Structural Pest Control, Lawn and Ornamental Pest
Control, and Commercial Landscape Maintenance.
Chapter 487Florida Statute
(aka Fl Pesticide Law) - govern the following: People who must be licensed as Pesticide Dealers and
people who must be licensed as Pesticide Applicators.
What Fl Statute is a Florida specific rule?
Chapter 252 Florida Statute
Chapter 252 Florida Statute
(aka Fl Hazardous Materials Emergency Response and Community Right-to-know Act) - requires a
person to report the storage of active ingredients of certain pesticides if they are stored in amounts
greater than a given quantity.
Chapter 403 Florida Statute
(aka Fl Resource Recovery and Mgmt Act) - its rules regulate open burning, burning emptied pesticide
containers, with specific limitations.
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an areas is an example of which type of pest mgmt
method?
What federal agency is responsible for enforcing FIFRA?
EPA
FIFRA
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Federal law that provides the overall framework
for the federal pesticide program.
What statement about FIFRA is false?
State restrictions on pesticides can be more liberal than those of FIFRA.
Which statements about FIFRA are true?
Approve pesticide labels have the force of law.
The EPA has the authority to remove pesticide products from the market.
FIFRA regulates the registration and licensing of pesticide products.
Which applicator class would a person who is employed by a government agency and applies
restricted use pesticides to Fl state highway right-of-ways fall into?
Public 1
Who would you contact for information regarding licensing of applicators for application of pesticides
to homes and private lawns?
FDACS Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control
Which regulatory agency is responsible for administering the three Fl laws that govern applicator
licensing?
FDACS
Which applicator class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to their own property for
production of agricultural commodities fall into?
Private
Which applicator class would persons engage in public health or nuisance pest control work fall into?
Public 2
What 3 pesticide licensing categories are available to those seeking a Limited Certification license?
Limited Structural Pest Control
Limited Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control
Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance
How can the public have assurance that pesticides continuously meet current scientific and regulatory
standards?
Each pesticide goes through "pesticide re-registration" every 15 years
, What pesticide is NOT specifically regulated by Fl rules?
Gylphosate
Which pesticides are specifically regulated by Fl rules?
Aldicarb
Bromacil
Methyl bromide
Organotin antifouling paints
Organo-auxin herbicides
List the 3 Fl Statues that govern pesticide applicator licensing in Fl
Ch. 388 F.S.
Ch. 482 F.S.
Ch. 487 F.S.
Chapter 388 Florida Statute
(aka Fl Mosquito Control Law) - this law and its rules govern all applicators engaged in public health or
nuisance pest control work except those who use pesticide for such purposes but apply them only to
their own property. All aspects of public health pest control, including using aerial equipment for
mosquito control or applying pesticides to aquatic areas to control mosquito larvae, are regulated
under this law.
Chapter 482 Florida Statute
(aka Structural Pest Control Act) - this law and its rules license and regulate several different kinds of
pesticide applicators. Pest Control Business --> Structural Fumigation Pest Control, Termites and
Other Wood Destroying Organisms Pest Control, Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control, and General
Household Pest Control. Limited Certification --> Structural Pest Control, Lawn and Ornamental Pest
Control, and Commercial Landscape Maintenance.
Chapter 487Florida Statute
(aka Fl Pesticide Law) - govern the following: People who must be licensed as Pesticide Dealers and
people who must be licensed as Pesticide Applicators.
What Fl Statute is a Florida specific rule?
Chapter 252 Florida Statute
Chapter 252 Florida Statute
(aka Fl Hazardous Materials Emergency Response and Community Right-to-know Act) - requires a
person to report the storage of active ingredients of certain pesticides if they are stored in amounts
greater than a given quantity.
Chapter 403 Florida Statute
(aka Fl Resource Recovery and Mgmt Act) - its rules regulate open burning, burning emptied pesticide
containers, with specific limitations.
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an areas is an example of which type of pest mgmt
method?
