MINNESOTA PESTCIDE APPLICATOR
(2025/2026) PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS || GRADED A+ | LATEST
VERSION
1) According to the worker protection standard, a pesticide handler must have
access to what if the label requires goggles for eye protection?
a. Eyewash dispenser
b. first aid kit
c. full-face respirator
d. half-face respirator - ANSWER ✔ a. Eyewash dispenser
2) _________ is the tendency of a pesticide to turn into a gas or vapor?
a. persistence
b. microbial action
c. chemical degradation
d. volatility - ANSWER ✔ d. volatility
3) Large spray droplets are LESS likely to drift than smaller ones
a. True
b. False - ANSWER ✔ a. True
4) Whenever possible, choose a pesticide formulated as a high-volatility
product to avoid vapor drift
a. True
b. False - ANSWER ✔ b. False
,5) Plant injury due to chemical exposure is called?
a. Toxicity
b. Phototoxicity
c. Leaching
d. Secondary exposure - ANSWER ✔ b. Phototoxicity
6) Which property of a pesticide would make it more likely to move with water
in surface runoff?
a. High volatility
b. High absorption
c. High surface tension
d. High solubility - ANSWER ✔ High solubility
7) Which statement is TRUE about transporting pesticides?
a. operators of vehicles that transport pesticides are required to have a
commercial driver's license
b. Transporting pesticides inside an enclosed vehicle is usually the
safest way to transport pesticides between work sites
c. Enclosed cargo boxes provide the greatest protection but are not
always practical
d. Transporting pesticides on wood surfaces is preferable to steel
surfaces - ANSWER ✔ c. Enclosed cargo boxes provide the
greatest protection but are not always practical
8) The suggested guidelines for controlling a chemical/pesticide spill are
known as?
a. The hazardous Spill Response Procedure (HSRP)
b. The 3 "Cs" (Control, Contain, Clean-up)
c. Emergency response plan (ERP)
d. Emergency spill response plan (ESRP) - ANSWER ✔ b. The 3
"Cs" (Control, Contain, Clean-up)
9) Water jets should never be used to put out a pesticide fire
a. True
b. False - ANSWER ✔ a. True
10) ___________ is the failure of the pesticide products to stay uniformly
mixed in the spray tank.
a. Chemical incompatibility
, b. Physical incompatibility
c. Placement incompatibility
d. Timing incompatibility - ANSWER ✔ b. Physical incompatibility
11) When filling a mixing tank, water should be added last because?
a. surfactants need water to mix properly
b. Emulsifier agents should never be mixed last
c. Water dispersible granules will dissolve more uniformly
d. None of the above - ANSWER ✔ d. None of the above
12) Pesticides may be applied as?
a. Fogs
b. Baits
c. Rubs
d. All of the above - ANSWER ✔ d. All of the above
13) When mixing pesticides, closed mixing systems provide the following
benefit?
a. Increase handler safety
b. Reduce the need for some PPE
c. Decrease the occurrence of spills
d. All of the above - ANSWER ✔ d. All of the above
14) When working inside an enclosed cab to apply pesticides, PPE is not
required.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER ✔ b. False
15) If you are applying a pesticide to a triangular area that has a base of
80 feet and a height of 40 feet, what is the are?
a. 120 sq feet
b. 1200 sq feet
c. 1600 sq feet
d. 3200 sq feet - ANSWER ✔ c. 1600 sq feet
16) A wind meter is useful for determining when it is a good time to
spray?
a. true
b. false - ANSWER ✔ a. True
, 17) It is the pesticide applicators statutory obligation to read and follow
all current directions, recommendations, and precautions for the specific
label being used
a. true
b. false - ANSWER ✔ a. true
18) Of the over 50 species of mosquitoes in Minnesota, over half cause
human annoyance
a. true
b. false - ANSWER ✔ b. false
19) Both male and female mosquitoes bite human and animals
a. true
b. false - ANSWER ✔ b. false
20) One characteristic common to all mosquitoes is that they must
develop in water before flying
a. true
b. false - ANSWER ✔ a. true
21) The most cost-effective method of reducing large numbers of
mosquitoes is by larviciding
a. true
b. false - ANSWER ✔ a. true
22) The insect growth regulator methoprene causes no harmful effects on
humans, animals, or plants
a. true
b. false - ANSWER ✔ a. true
23) The best place to collect adult black fly samples is?
a) near the edge of the woods
b) near streams and rivers
c) in an open field
d) near a pond or wetland - ANSWER ✔ a) near the edge of
the woods
(2025/2026) PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS || GRADED A+ | LATEST
VERSION
1) According to the worker protection standard, a pesticide handler must have
access to what if the label requires goggles for eye protection?
a. Eyewash dispenser
b. first aid kit
c. full-face respirator
d. half-face respirator - ANSWER ✔ a. Eyewash dispenser
2) _________ is the tendency of a pesticide to turn into a gas or vapor?
a. persistence
b. microbial action
c. chemical degradation
d. volatility - ANSWER ✔ d. volatility
3) Large spray droplets are LESS likely to drift than smaller ones
a. True
b. False - ANSWER ✔ a. True
4) Whenever possible, choose a pesticide formulated as a high-volatility
product to avoid vapor drift
a. True
b. False - ANSWER ✔ b. False
,5) Plant injury due to chemical exposure is called?
a. Toxicity
b. Phototoxicity
c. Leaching
d. Secondary exposure - ANSWER ✔ b. Phototoxicity
6) Which property of a pesticide would make it more likely to move with water
in surface runoff?
a. High volatility
b. High absorption
c. High surface tension
d. High solubility - ANSWER ✔ High solubility
7) Which statement is TRUE about transporting pesticides?
a. operators of vehicles that transport pesticides are required to have a
commercial driver's license
b. Transporting pesticides inside an enclosed vehicle is usually the
safest way to transport pesticides between work sites
c. Enclosed cargo boxes provide the greatest protection but are not
always practical
d. Transporting pesticides on wood surfaces is preferable to steel
surfaces - ANSWER ✔ c. Enclosed cargo boxes provide the
greatest protection but are not always practical
8) The suggested guidelines for controlling a chemical/pesticide spill are
known as?
a. The hazardous Spill Response Procedure (HSRP)
b. The 3 "Cs" (Control, Contain, Clean-up)
c. Emergency response plan (ERP)
d. Emergency spill response plan (ESRP) - ANSWER ✔ b. The 3
"Cs" (Control, Contain, Clean-up)
9) Water jets should never be used to put out a pesticide fire
a. True
b. False - ANSWER ✔ a. True
10) ___________ is the failure of the pesticide products to stay uniformly
mixed in the spray tank.
a. Chemical incompatibility
, b. Physical incompatibility
c. Placement incompatibility
d. Timing incompatibility - ANSWER ✔ b. Physical incompatibility
11) When filling a mixing tank, water should be added last because?
a. surfactants need water to mix properly
b. Emulsifier agents should never be mixed last
c. Water dispersible granules will dissolve more uniformly
d. None of the above - ANSWER ✔ d. None of the above
12) Pesticides may be applied as?
a. Fogs
b. Baits
c. Rubs
d. All of the above - ANSWER ✔ d. All of the above
13) When mixing pesticides, closed mixing systems provide the following
benefit?
a. Increase handler safety
b. Reduce the need for some PPE
c. Decrease the occurrence of spills
d. All of the above - ANSWER ✔ d. All of the above
14) When working inside an enclosed cab to apply pesticides, PPE is not
required.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER ✔ b. False
15) If you are applying a pesticide to a triangular area that has a base of
80 feet and a height of 40 feet, what is the are?
a. 120 sq feet
b. 1200 sq feet
c. 1600 sq feet
d. 3200 sq feet - ANSWER ✔ c. 1600 sq feet
16) A wind meter is useful for determining when it is a good time to
spray?
a. true
b. false - ANSWER ✔ a. True
, 17) It is the pesticide applicators statutory obligation to read and follow
all current directions, recommendations, and precautions for the specific
label being used
a. true
b. false - ANSWER ✔ a. true
18) Of the over 50 species of mosquitoes in Minnesota, over half cause
human annoyance
a. true
b. false - ANSWER ✔ b. false
19) Both male and female mosquitoes bite human and animals
a. true
b. false - ANSWER ✔ b. false
20) One characteristic common to all mosquitoes is that they must
develop in water before flying
a. true
b. false - ANSWER ✔ a. true
21) The most cost-effective method of reducing large numbers of
mosquitoes is by larviciding
a. true
b. false - ANSWER ✔ a. true
22) The insect growth regulator methoprene causes no harmful effects on
humans, animals, or plants
a. true
b. false - ANSWER ✔ a. true
23) The best place to collect adult black fly samples is?
a) near the edge of the woods
b) near streams and rivers
c) in an open field
d) near a pond or wetland - ANSWER ✔ a) near the edge of
the woods
