General Exam Study Guide Questions
And Accurate Answers.
Under Kansas Pesticide Use Law: - Answer It is unlawful to detach, alter, deface, or destroy the
label
What is the term used for the leftover concentration of a pesticide on a food or feed crop that is
judged to be safe for human consumption? - Answer Tolerance or residue
When must a certified applicator be physically present while they are supervising an application
made by a non-certified technician? - Answer When the label requires it or when the
technician is in training
How long must an applicator and pesticide application business keep the application records? -
Answer Three years
According to FIFRA, who is responsible for registering ALL pesticides? - Answer The US
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The only thing I need to start applying pesticides as part of my mowing business is a Commercial
Applicator's License (T/F) - Answer False (you also need to have a Business Pesticide License,
even if you are sub-contracting with another pesticide-applying company)
You must carry your certification ID card with you anytime you are making pesticide applications
(T/F) - Answer True
To spray lawn and landscapes in the state of Kansas, choose which tests you need to pass to
become a legal Commercial Applicator of lawn grasses and landscape plants: - Answer 3A
Ornamental, 3B Turf, General Core Exam
Common Law refers to the ability of a property owner to protect themselves and their property.
With pesticide applications, this can refer to chemical trespassing where pesticide movement
causes damage to other properties. In court cases under the common law rules, the liability
phrase "high degree of care": - Answer are tough to define and give courts a wide degree of
room in deciding a response to pesticide trespass
, To receive your recertification, the only thing you have to do is attend recertification classes and
accumulate the required credits before December 31st of the year your license expires (T/F) -
Answer False (you must also pay the recertification fees)
Choose all the options that are required to be on the side of your truck if you are making
pesticide applications for lawn, landscape, or perimeter pests (3A, 3B, 7) - Answer Business
name and Pesticide Business License Number
Natural Forces are important because _____ - Answer they can cause pest populations to rise
and fall
Biological control:
a) is always 100% effective
b) is never complete
c) never occurs naturally
d) always interferes with commercial chemical control operations - Answer is never complete
Only 1% of the insect species are of importance. The other 99% are of minor importance (T/F) -
Answer True
Which insect body part supports the legs and wings? - Answer Thorax
Screens and barriers:
a) are too "old fashioned" to work
b) are no longer effective because insects have learned to avoid them
c) can be a major way of controlling pests in some situations
d) should always be painted red or yellow to help repel the pest - Answer can be a major way
of controlling pests in some situations
Dodder is an example of a _______ - Answer parasitic plant
Algae is an aquatic plant without a true stem, leaves, or a vascular system (T/F) - Answer True
And Accurate Answers.
Under Kansas Pesticide Use Law: - Answer It is unlawful to detach, alter, deface, or destroy the
label
What is the term used for the leftover concentration of a pesticide on a food or feed crop that is
judged to be safe for human consumption? - Answer Tolerance or residue
When must a certified applicator be physically present while they are supervising an application
made by a non-certified technician? - Answer When the label requires it or when the
technician is in training
How long must an applicator and pesticide application business keep the application records? -
Answer Three years
According to FIFRA, who is responsible for registering ALL pesticides? - Answer The US
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The only thing I need to start applying pesticides as part of my mowing business is a Commercial
Applicator's License (T/F) - Answer False (you also need to have a Business Pesticide License,
even if you are sub-contracting with another pesticide-applying company)
You must carry your certification ID card with you anytime you are making pesticide applications
(T/F) - Answer True
To spray lawn and landscapes in the state of Kansas, choose which tests you need to pass to
become a legal Commercial Applicator of lawn grasses and landscape plants: - Answer 3A
Ornamental, 3B Turf, General Core Exam
Common Law refers to the ability of a property owner to protect themselves and their property.
With pesticide applications, this can refer to chemical trespassing where pesticide movement
causes damage to other properties. In court cases under the common law rules, the liability
phrase "high degree of care": - Answer are tough to define and give courts a wide degree of
room in deciding a response to pesticide trespass
, To receive your recertification, the only thing you have to do is attend recertification classes and
accumulate the required credits before December 31st of the year your license expires (T/F) -
Answer False (you must also pay the recertification fees)
Choose all the options that are required to be on the side of your truck if you are making
pesticide applications for lawn, landscape, or perimeter pests (3A, 3B, 7) - Answer Business
name and Pesticide Business License Number
Natural Forces are important because _____ - Answer they can cause pest populations to rise
and fall
Biological control:
a) is always 100% effective
b) is never complete
c) never occurs naturally
d) always interferes with commercial chemical control operations - Answer is never complete
Only 1% of the insect species are of importance. The other 99% are of minor importance (T/F) -
Answer True
Which insect body part supports the legs and wings? - Answer Thorax
Screens and barriers:
a) are too "old fashioned" to work
b) are no longer effective because insects have learned to avoid them
c) can be a major way of controlling pests in some situations
d) should always be painted red or yellow to help repel the pest - Answer can be a major way
of controlling pests in some situations
Dodder is an example of a _______ - Answer parasitic plant
Algae is an aquatic plant without a true stem, leaves, or a vascular system (T/F) - Answer True
