Iowa Commercial Applicator License Sample Test (Core) Questions and Answers 2025

Iowa Commercial Applicator License Sample
Test (Core) Questions and Answers 2025
WhichAstatementAisAtrueAaboutAculturalAcontrolApractices?

A1.ATrappingAisAanAimportantAculturalAcontrolApractice.A
A2.ACulturalApracticesAalterAtheAenvironment,AtheAconditionAofAtheAhost,AorAtheAbehaviorAofA
theApestAtoApreventAorAsuppressAanAinfestation.A
A3.ASanitationAisAnotAconsideredAaAculturalApractice.

A4.ACulturalAcontrolsAinvolveAtheAreleaseAofAparasitesAandApredatorsAfoundAinAforeignAcoun

tries.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
•ACulturalApracticesAalterAtheAenvironment,AtheAconditionAofAtheAhost,AorAtheAbehaviorAofAth
eApestAtoApreventAorAsuppressAanAinfestation.
LoweringAtheAhumidityAofAstoredAgrainsAandAotherAfoodAproductsAtoAreduceAdamageAfromA
moldAisAanAexampleAofAwhichAtypeAofApestAmanagementAmethod?


•AMechanical.
•ABiological.
•APhysical/environmentalAmodification.A
•ARegulatoryApestAcontrolA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Physical/environmentalAmodification.
UsingAbarriersAtoApreventApestsAfromAgettingAintoAanAareaAisAanAexampleAofAwhichAtypeAofA
pestAmanagementAmethod?

•AGeneticAcontrol.
•ABiologicalAcontrol
•AChemicalAcontrol.
•AMechanicalAcontrol.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-MechanicalAcontrol.
SealingAcracksAandAcrevicesAandAsmallAopeningsAinAbuildingsAisAanAexampleAofAwhichAtyp
eAofAmechanicalAcontrolAmethod?

•ACultivation.
•AExclusion.A
•ATrapping.
•AMulching.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-Exclusion.
WhichAwouldAincreaseAtheAlikelihoodAofApesticideAresistance?


•AApplyingAaApesticideAthatAhasAlittleAorAnoAresidualAeffect.
•ALimitingAtheAnumberAofApesticideAapplications.
•AAnAinsectAhasAonlyAoneAgenerationAperAyear.

, •AContinualAuseAofAtheAsameApesticidesAorApesticidesAfromAtheAsameAchemicalAclass.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-

ContinualAuseAofAtheAsameApesticidesAorApesticidesAfromAtheAsameAchemicalAclass.
WhichAstatementAisAtrueAaboutAregulatoryApestAcontrol?

•APestsAthatAposeAaAseriousApublicAhealthAthreatAareArarelyAregulatedAbyAfederalAandAstateA
agencies.
•AEntryAofApestsAacrossAstateAlinesAisAnotAregulated.
•AAirportsAandAoceanAportsAareAmonitoredAbyApestAquarantineAregulatoryAagencies.A
•APestsAthatAareAtoAbeAeradicatedAareArarelyAunderAquarantineArestrictions.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-

AirportsAandAoceanAportsAareAmonitoredAbyApestAquarantineAregulatoryAagencies.
BothAcivilAandAcriminalApenaltiesAcanAbeAassessedAforAFIFRAAviolations.

•ATrueA
•AFalseA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-True
WhichAstatementAaboutAtheArequirementsAofAtheAFQPAAisAtrue?

•ATheAFQPAAdoesAnotArequireAreviewAofAolderApesticidesAwithAestablishedAresidueAtoleran
cesAonAfood.
•ATestingAofApesticidesAforAendocrineAdisruptionApotentialAisArequiredAunderAtheAFQPA.A
•AForAsettingAnewAstandards,AtheAFQPAAconsidersAaggregateAexposuresAtoApesticidesAbut
AnotAcumulativeAexposures.

•ATheAFQPAAdoesAnotAconsiderAadditionalAsafetyAstandardsAtoAaccountAforAexposureArisks
AtoAinfantsAandAchildren.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-

TestingAofApesticidesAforAendocrineAdisruptionApotentialAisArequiredAunderAtheAFQPA.
WhichAfederalAagencyAisAresponsibleAforAregisteringAorAlicensingApesticideAproductsAforAus
eAinAtheAUnitedAStates?


•AFoodAandADrugAAdministrationA(FDA).
•AU.S.ADepartmentAofAAgricultureA(USDA).
•AU.S.AFishAandAWildlifeAServiceA(USFWS).
•AU.S.AEnvironmentalAProtectionAAgencyA(EPA)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
U.S.AEnvironmentalAProtectionAAgency
ExperimentalAuseApermitsArequiredAunderASectionA5AofAFIFRAAcanAbeAusedAwhenAconduct
ingAexperimentalAfieldAtestsAonAnewApesticidesAorAnewAusesAofApesticidesAon:

•A10AorAmoreAacresAofAlandAorA1AorAmoreAacresAofAwater.A
•A5AorAmoreAacresAofAlandAorA1AorAmoreAacresAofAwater.
•AlessAthanA1AacreAofAlandAorAwater.
•A7AorAmoreAacresAofAlandAorA2AorAmoreAacresAofAwater.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
•A10AorAmoreAacresAofAlandAorA1AorAmoreAacresAofAwater.
UnderAtheAfederalAEndangeredASpeciesAProtectionAProgram,AwhatAmustAbeAonApesticideA
productsAthatAmightAadverselyAaffectAanAendangeredAspecies?