PA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAM CORE INFO,
PLANNING, WITH 190 QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
Bioaccumulation - ANSWER-The accumulation of a substance, such as a toxic
chemical, in various tissues of a living organism.
Biomagnification - ANSWER-Accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of
the food chain
abiotic factors - ANSWER-natural control measures within the environment.
EX: climactic factors, air/water pollution, topographic features.
Biological Control - ANSWER-The use of natural enemies to control pests.
EX: Predators, Parasites, Pathogens
Cultural Control - ANSWER-These are Practices that reduce pest establishment,
reproduction, dispersal and survival.
EX: Mowing, irrigation, aeration, fertilization and sanitation.
Genetic control - ANSWER-Making use of plant varieties that are naturally
resistant to insect feedings.
Mechanical/Physical control - ANSWER-Kills a pest directly or makes its
environment unsuitable
EX: Rodent traps, deer fences, mulches, barriers
,Regulatory control - ANSWER-Removal of pests that cant be controlled at a local
level. Utilizes quarantines to prevent entry of pests at airports or ocean ports and
can be used to remove pests with government power. (i.e. draining standing water
that provides breeding sites for mosquitos.)
Mode of action - ANSWER-How chemicals kill a pest
Site of action - ANSWER-The specific biological system affected within the pest
Economic threshold - ANSWER-The point at which the economic loss caused by
pest damage outweighs the cost of applying a pesticide.
(Treat pests when they pass the economic threshold)
Economic injury level - ANSWER-the pest population density that causes losses
equal to the cost of control measures
Action threshold - ANSWER-the predetermined level at which pest control is
needed
Certified applicator - ANSWER-A person qualified to apply or supervise the
application of restricted-use pesticides.
Private applicator - ANSWER-A certified applicator who uses or supervises the
use of any restricted-use pesticide to produce an agricultural commodity.
Commercial applicator - ANSWER-A certified applicator who uses or supervises
the use of pesticides for purposes other than those covered under a private
applicator certification.
, Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) - ANSWER-set pesticide limits in food, & all
active and inactive ingredients must be screened for estrogenic/endocrine effects.
(Amended FIFRA) Review old pesticides and aggregate/cumulative exposure.
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) - ANSWER-A set of laws passed
by Congress giving authority to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to
oversee the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics. Also called for the reassessment
of existing tolerances. Governs the establishment of pesticide tolerances for food
and feed.
Worker Protection Standard - ANSWER-is intended to reduce the incidence of
occupational pesticide exposure and related illnesses/injuries. Employers must
supply pesticide safety training, ppe, and decontamination supplies as well as
maintain records and display specific pesticide safety information.
Under federal law is it unlawful (and will you be subject to criminal/civil penalties)
to detach, alter, deface or destroy any part of a container or labeling. - ANSWER-
yuh
EPA Reg. No. 3120-280-1492 - ANSWER-"3120" MANUFACTURER
"280" SPECIFIC PRODUCT
"1492" Distributor
EPA SLN No. PA-990005 - ANSWER-"SLN" Special Local Need
"PA" use in Pennsylvania
"99" registered in 1999
"0005" Fifth special local need product
PLANNING, WITH 190 QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
Bioaccumulation - ANSWER-The accumulation of a substance, such as a toxic
chemical, in various tissues of a living organism.
Biomagnification - ANSWER-Accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of
the food chain
abiotic factors - ANSWER-natural control measures within the environment.
EX: climactic factors, air/water pollution, topographic features.
Biological Control - ANSWER-The use of natural enemies to control pests.
EX: Predators, Parasites, Pathogens
Cultural Control - ANSWER-These are Practices that reduce pest establishment,
reproduction, dispersal and survival.
EX: Mowing, irrigation, aeration, fertilization and sanitation.
Genetic control - ANSWER-Making use of plant varieties that are naturally
resistant to insect feedings.
Mechanical/Physical control - ANSWER-Kills a pest directly or makes its
environment unsuitable
EX: Rodent traps, deer fences, mulches, barriers
,Regulatory control - ANSWER-Removal of pests that cant be controlled at a local
level. Utilizes quarantines to prevent entry of pests at airports or ocean ports and
can be used to remove pests with government power. (i.e. draining standing water
that provides breeding sites for mosquitos.)
Mode of action - ANSWER-How chemicals kill a pest
Site of action - ANSWER-The specific biological system affected within the pest
Economic threshold - ANSWER-The point at which the economic loss caused by
pest damage outweighs the cost of applying a pesticide.
(Treat pests when they pass the economic threshold)
Economic injury level - ANSWER-the pest population density that causes losses
equal to the cost of control measures
Action threshold - ANSWER-the predetermined level at which pest control is
needed
Certified applicator - ANSWER-A person qualified to apply or supervise the
application of restricted-use pesticides.
Private applicator - ANSWER-A certified applicator who uses or supervises the
use of any restricted-use pesticide to produce an agricultural commodity.
Commercial applicator - ANSWER-A certified applicator who uses or supervises
the use of pesticides for purposes other than those covered under a private
applicator certification.
, Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) - ANSWER-set pesticide limits in food, & all
active and inactive ingredients must be screened for estrogenic/endocrine effects.
(Amended FIFRA) Review old pesticides and aggregate/cumulative exposure.
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) - ANSWER-A set of laws passed
by Congress giving authority to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to
oversee the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics. Also called for the reassessment
of existing tolerances. Governs the establishment of pesticide tolerances for food
and feed.
Worker Protection Standard - ANSWER-is intended to reduce the incidence of
occupational pesticide exposure and related illnesses/injuries. Employers must
supply pesticide safety training, ppe, and decontamination supplies as well as
maintain records and display specific pesticide safety information.
Under federal law is it unlawful (and will you be subject to criminal/civil penalties)
to detach, alter, deface or destroy any part of a container or labeling. - ANSWER-
yuh
EPA Reg. No. 3120-280-1492 - ANSWER-"3120" MANUFACTURER
"280" SPECIFIC PRODUCT
"1492" Distributor
EPA SLN No. PA-990005 - ANSWER-"SLN" Special Local Need
"PA" use in Pennsylvania
"99" registered in 1999
"0005" Fifth special local need product
