2024\2025 PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
CERTIFICATION EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS.
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of pest
management method?
A. Biological
B. Mechanical.
C. Genetic. - Answer B. Mechanical.
Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant to insect feeding is an example of
which type of pest management method?
A. Biological
B. Genetic.
C. Regulatory. - Answer B. Genetic
Which statement about biological control methods is true?
A. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is recommended in biological
control.
B. Biological control involves importing exotic pests to control natural enemies.
C. Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works best in biological
control. - Answer A. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is recommended
in biological control.
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which type of pest
management method?
A. Physical.
B. Genetic.
C. Biological. - Answer A. Physical.
Which statement about cultural control practices is true?
A. They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival.
B. They use naturally derived and/or synthesized chemicals to control pests.
,Monitoring pests at airports and ocean ports that pose a serious threat to public health or
widespread damage to crops or animals is an example of which type of pest management
method?
A. Regulatory.
B. Genetic.
C. Biological. - Answer A. Regulatory.
Which statement about pest management strategies in IPM is true?
A. The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels.
B. Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program.
C. Non-chemical methods are short-term solutions to control pests. - Answer A. The goal is to
prevent pests from reaching damaging levels.
Which would be considered a preventive pest management strategy?
A. Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field.
B. Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations.
C. Removing a pest that is a public health concern from an area. - Answer A. Planting weed-
and disease-free seed on an athletic field.
Which statement about action thresholds is true?
A. The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action threshold level.
B. The action threshold for a pest may be set at a zero pest population density.
C. In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than
aesthetics. - Answer B. The action threshold for a pest may be set at a zero pest population
density.
Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. An insect that has one generation per year.
B. Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class.
C. Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect. - Answer B. Continual use of
pesticides from the same chemical class.
Which statement about FIFRA is false?
, C. It allows applicators to deviate from the pesticide label under specific use situations. - Answer
B. It prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating pesticide use laws more stringent than
federal regulations.
Under federal law, which statement about trained and certified applicators is true?
A. They may apply and/or supervise the application of restricted-use pesticides.
B. They must receive supplemental training before mixing RUPs.
C. They are exempt from obtaining county bulletins for the protection of endangered species. -
Answer A. They may apply and/or supervise the application of restricted-use pesticides.
What is the purpose of the pesticide registration and re-registration process?
A. To control the flow of new pesticide products entering the marketplace.
B. To provide evidence that the pesticide will not cause unreasonable risks to human health or
the environment.
C. To make sure the amount of pesticide residue remaining on food and feed crops is zero. -
Answer B. To provide evidence that the pesticide will not cause unreasonable risks to human
health or the environment.
Which statement about federal pesticide regulation is true?
A. To ensure future compliance, civil penalties are typically assessed against first-time violators.
B. Like pesticides, devices used to control pests must also be registered with EPA.
C. Approved pesticide labels have the force of law. - Answer C. Approved pesticide labels have
the force of law.
Which of the following criteria is used by EPA in establishing pesticide tolerances?
A. Research data completely independent of the pesticide manufacturer's.
B. The anticipated volume of product to be sold in any given year.
C. The toxicity of the pesticide and its breakdown products. - Answer C. The toxicity of the
pesticide and its breakdown products.
Under federal law, which of the following actions is unlawful and subject to civil or criminal
penalties?
A. Allowing a person under the direct supervision of a certified applicator to apply RUPs.
B. Detaching, altering, defacing, or destroying any part of a container or labeling.
CERTIFICATION EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS.
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which type of pest
management method?
A. Biological
B. Mechanical.
C. Genetic. - Answer B. Mechanical.
Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant to insect feeding is an example of
which type of pest management method?
A. Biological
B. Genetic.
C. Regulatory. - Answer B. Genetic
Which statement about biological control methods is true?
A. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is recommended in biological
control.
B. Biological control involves importing exotic pests to control natural enemies.
C. Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works best in biological
control. - Answer A. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is recommended
in biological control.
Sealing cracks and crevices and small openings in buildings is an example of which type of pest
management method?
A. Physical.
B. Genetic.
C. Biological. - Answer A. Physical.
Which statement about cultural control practices is true?
A. They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival.
B. They use naturally derived and/or synthesized chemicals to control pests.
,Monitoring pests at airports and ocean ports that pose a serious threat to public health or
widespread damage to crops or animals is an example of which type of pest management
method?
A. Regulatory.
B. Genetic.
C. Biological. - Answer A. Regulatory.
Which statement about pest management strategies in IPM is true?
A. The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels.
B. Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program.
C. Non-chemical methods are short-term solutions to control pests. - Answer A. The goal is to
prevent pests from reaching damaging levels.
Which would be considered a preventive pest management strategy?
A. Planting weed- and disease-free seed on an athletic field.
B. Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations.
C. Removing a pest that is a public health concern from an area. - Answer A. Planting weed-
and disease-free seed on an athletic field.
Which statement about action thresholds is true?
A. The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action threshold level.
B. The action threshold for a pest may be set at a zero pest population density.
C. In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than
aesthetics. - Answer B. The action threshold for a pest may be set at a zero pest population
density.
Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. An insect that has one generation per year.
B. Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class.
C. Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect. - Answer B. Continual use of
pesticides from the same chemical class.
Which statement about FIFRA is false?
, C. It allows applicators to deviate from the pesticide label under specific use situations. - Answer
B. It prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating pesticide use laws more stringent than
federal regulations.
Under federal law, which statement about trained and certified applicators is true?
A. They may apply and/or supervise the application of restricted-use pesticides.
B. They must receive supplemental training before mixing RUPs.
C. They are exempt from obtaining county bulletins for the protection of endangered species. -
Answer A. They may apply and/or supervise the application of restricted-use pesticides.
What is the purpose of the pesticide registration and re-registration process?
A. To control the flow of new pesticide products entering the marketplace.
B. To provide evidence that the pesticide will not cause unreasonable risks to human health or
the environment.
C. To make sure the amount of pesticide residue remaining on food and feed crops is zero. -
Answer B. To provide evidence that the pesticide will not cause unreasonable risks to human
health or the environment.
Which statement about federal pesticide regulation is true?
A. To ensure future compliance, civil penalties are typically assessed against first-time violators.
B. Like pesticides, devices used to control pests must also be registered with EPA.
C. Approved pesticide labels have the force of law. - Answer C. Approved pesticide labels have
the force of law.
Which of the following criteria is used by EPA in establishing pesticide tolerances?
A. Research data completely independent of the pesticide manufacturer's.
B. The anticipated volume of product to be sold in any given year.
C. The toxicity of the pesticide and its breakdown products. - Answer C. The toxicity of the
pesticide and its breakdown products.
Under federal law, which of the following actions is unlawful and subject to civil or criminal
penalties?
A. Allowing a person under the direct supervision of a certified applicator to apply RUPs.
B. Detaching, altering, defacing, or destroying any part of a container or labeling.
