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MISSISSIPI PESTICIDE LICENSE EXAM NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |A+
GRADED
The only purpose of federal and state pesticide laws is to protect the
environment from hazardous pollutants - answerfalse
The EPA has the authority to stop the sale or use of any pesticide -
answerTrue
A person purchasing a restricted use herbicide must be a certified
applicator - answerTrue
Restricted use pesticides can only be applied by a certified applicator -
answerFalse
All pesticide products containing the same active ingredient are
classified the same, either general use or restricted use, regardless of
the formulation. - answerFalse
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The WSDA administers the pesticide licensing program in Washington -
answerTrue
Every pesticide distributed in Washington must be registered with the
WSDA - answerTrue
SLN registration allows WSDA to register additional application sites
to a federal label - answerFalse
If a licensed private applicator in Washington chooses to recertify by
course credit, how many recertification credits do they need in five
years??? - answer20 credits
If an applicator had two major label violations and was cited by the
WSDA, they could face a maximum fine of $15000 and lose their license
- answerTrue
Agricultural establishments that have employees who work in recently
treated areas must comply with WPS rules - answerTrue
An applicator can avoid harming the environment, misapplying
pesticides, and violating the law by reading and following label
directions. - answerTrue
The components of a pesticide formulation that controls the pest is
the______ ingredient - answerActive
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Careful pesticide selection is important because pesticide formulations
vary in their safety to the user, environment, and crop to be treated;
efficacy; and cost. - answerTrue
Which of the following is NOT a concern when handling an emulsifiable
concentrate pesticide?
1. high phytotoxicity hazard
2. may be easily absorbed through human and animal skin
3. clogged nozzles and screens - answer3. Clogged nozzles and screens
which of the following formulation dissolve in water???
1. flowables
2.water-dispersible granules
3. soluble powders - answer3. Soluble powders
breathing dust is a potential hazard associated with the mixing of
wettable powders and soluble powders - answerTrue
which of the following pesticide formulations must be mixed with water
before being used by the applicator?
1. flowables
2. granules
3. dusts - answer1.Flowables
When added to water, emusifiable concentrates form emulsions. -
answerTrue
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Most bait formulations have 50% or more active ingredient. -
answerFalse
Extreme care must be exercised when placing baits to make them
inaccessible to children, pets, and other non-target ingredients -
answerTrue
all pesticide manufacterors include all the necessary spray adjuvants,
thus you do not need to add them when mixing a spray tank load. -
answerFalse
Two or more pesticides that cannot be effectively mixed together are
said to be what??? - answerincompatible
when adding two or more pesticides into a spray tank, always add the
liquid formulations first. - answerFalse
all formulations of the same active ingredient carry the same signal
word - answerFalse
the skull and crossbones symbol must appear on every pesticide label -
answerFalse
Which signal word(s) on a pesticide label would indicate that the
product is highly toxic to humans
1.DANGER-POISON PELIGRO
2.WARNING, AVISO
MISSISSIPI PESTICIDE LICENSE EXAM NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |A+
GRADED
The only purpose of federal and state pesticide laws is to protect the
environment from hazardous pollutants - answerfalse
The EPA has the authority to stop the sale or use of any pesticide -
answerTrue
A person purchasing a restricted use herbicide must be a certified
applicator - answerTrue
Restricted use pesticides can only be applied by a certified applicator -
answerFalse
All pesticide products containing the same active ingredient are
classified the same, either general use or restricted use, regardless of
the formulation. - answerFalse
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The WSDA administers the pesticide licensing program in Washington -
answerTrue
Every pesticide distributed in Washington must be registered with the
WSDA - answerTrue
SLN registration allows WSDA to register additional application sites
to a federal label - answerFalse
If a licensed private applicator in Washington chooses to recertify by
course credit, how many recertification credits do they need in five
years??? - answer20 credits
If an applicator had two major label violations and was cited by the
WSDA, they could face a maximum fine of $15000 and lose their license
- answerTrue
Agricultural establishments that have employees who work in recently
treated areas must comply with WPS rules - answerTrue
An applicator can avoid harming the environment, misapplying
pesticides, and violating the law by reading and following label
directions. - answerTrue
The components of a pesticide formulation that controls the pest is
the______ ingredient - answerActive
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Careful pesticide selection is important because pesticide formulations
vary in their safety to the user, environment, and crop to be treated;
efficacy; and cost. - answerTrue
Which of the following is NOT a concern when handling an emulsifiable
concentrate pesticide?
1. high phytotoxicity hazard
2. may be easily absorbed through human and animal skin
3. clogged nozzles and screens - answer3. Clogged nozzles and screens
which of the following formulation dissolve in water???
1. flowables
2.water-dispersible granules
3. soluble powders - answer3. Soluble powders
breathing dust is a potential hazard associated with the mixing of
wettable powders and soluble powders - answerTrue
which of the following pesticide formulations must be mixed with water
before being used by the applicator?
1. flowables
2. granules
3. dusts - answer1.Flowables
When added to water, emusifiable concentrates form emulsions. -
answerTrue
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Most bait formulations have 50% or more active ingredient. -
answerFalse
Extreme care must be exercised when placing baits to make them
inaccessible to children, pets, and other non-target ingredients -
answerTrue
all pesticide manufacterors include all the necessary spray adjuvants,
thus you do not need to add them when mixing a spray tank load. -
answerFalse
Two or more pesticides that cannot be effectively mixed together are
said to be what??? - answerincompatible
when adding two or more pesticides into a spray tank, always add the
liquid formulations first. - answerFalse
all formulations of the same active ingredient carry the same signal
word - answerFalse
the skull and crossbones symbol must appear on every pesticide label -
answerFalse
Which signal word(s) on a pesticide label would indicate that the
product is highly toxic to humans
1.DANGER-POISON PELIGRO
2.WARNING, AVISO
