MDARD Commercial Pesticide Applicator Exam Questions and answers 2025

MDARD Commercial Pesticide Applicator
Exam Questions and answers 2025



Record .keeping .for .general .use .pesticides .(length .of .time) .- .ANS✓✓-1 .year
.following .application


Record .keeping .for .restricted .use .pesticides .(length .of .time) .- .ANS✓✓-3 .years
.following .application


What .should .the .records .for .pesticide .use .include? .(6) .- .ANS✓✓-1. .Name .and
.concentration .of .pesticide
2. .Amount .of .pesticide .applied
3. .Target .pest ./ .purpose
4. .Date .of .application
5. .Location .of .application
6. .Method .of .application .(where .applicable)

How .many .years .of .pesticide .application .experience .does .one .need .to .become
.an .approved .trainer? .- .ANS✓✓-2 .(in .the .category .they .intend .to .train)


Conditions .for .an .exemption .from .rules .(incidental .use) .(3) .- .ANS✓✓-1. .A
.general .use .pesticide .is .used
2. .The .person .is .not .regularly .engaged .in .the .application .of .pesticides .for .hire
3. .The .pesticide .application .is .an .integral .part .of .another .operation

Aquatic .Nuisance .- .ANS✓✓-Any .propagating .organism .that .impairs .enjoyment
.or .use .of .waters .of .the .state


Requirements .for .sign .posting .following .a .chemical .treatment .- .ANS✓✓-Sign
.must .be .sturdy .and .noticeable


Requirements .for .sign .posting .following .a .chemical .treatment .for .treated .areas
.greater .than .2 .acres .(2) .- .ANS✓✓-1. .Sign .must .be .sturdy .and .noticeable
2. .Sign .must .be .posted .at .all .access .sites .(boat .launches, .parks)

Act .451, .Part .31 .Water .Resources .Protection .Act .(2) .- .ANS✓✓-1. .Prohibits
.discharging .of .harmful .substances .into .state .waters .that .endangers .public
.health, .natural .resources, .etc.
2. .Gives .MDEQ .regulatory .jurisdiction .over .mosquito .control .strategies
.involving .surface .waters

,Marine .Safety .Act .rules .for .legal .working .boat .condition .(5) .- .ANS✓✓-1. .Boat
.must .be .registered
2. .Boat .must .have .at .least .1 .flotation .device
3. .Boat .must .have .working .lights
4. .Boat .must .have .fire .extinguisher
5. .Boat .must .have .a .sound .device .such .as .a .horn, .bell, .or .whistle

The .state .law .regulating .pesticides .is .called .FIFRA. .True .or .False? .- .ANS✓✓-
False. .FIFRA .is .the .federal .law .regulating .pesticides .and .their .use.

The .Natural .Resources .and .Environmental .Protection .Act .give .the .director .of
.which .agency .the .authority .to .register .or .certify .private .and .commercial
.applicators .and .to .prescribe .standards .for .certification .and .registration? .- .ANS
✓✓-Michigan .Department .of .Agriculture

The .Aquatic .Nuisance .Control .Act .requires .________ .to .chemically .treat .any
.waters .of .the .state .for .aquatic .nuisance .control. .- .ANS✓✓-permits


Registered .technicians .are .those .who .are .not .certified .commercial .pesticide
.applicators .but .are .authorized .to .apply .general .use .pesticides .for .a .commercial
.purpose. .True .or .False? .- .ANS✓✓-True


What .is .the .minimum .employee .requirement .for .commercial .pesticide
.application .businesses .to .obtain .a .commercial .license? .(2) .- .ANS✓✓-An
.employee .must .be: .
1. .A .certified .commercial .applicator .and .have .two .years .of .experience .
or
2. .One .year .of .experience .and .a .related .4 .year .degree

Regulation .637 .- .ANS✓✓-Establishes .rules .for .pesticide .use .including .mixing,
.containment, .protective .equipment, .etc. .to .protect...


Who .administers .and .enforces .the .Aquatic .Nuisance .Control .Act? .- .ANS✓✓-
MDEQ

Labeling .includes... .(2) .- .ANS✓✓-1. .The .label .itself
2. .All .other .information .you .receive .from .the .manufacturer .about .the .product
.when .you .buy .it


What .agency .must .approve .a .pesticide .for .use? .- .ANS✓✓-EPA

"Reward" .is .an .example .of .what .kind .of .pesticide .name? .- .ANS✓✓-Brand
.name


"6,7-dihydrodipyrido(1,2-a:2',1-c) .pyrazinediiumdibromide" .is .an .example .of
.what .kind .of .pesticide .name? .- .ANS✓✓-Chemical .name

, "Fluridone" .is .an .example .of .what .kind .of .pesticide .name? .- .ANS✓✓-Common
.name


RUP .stands .for .- .ANS✓✓-Restricted .use .pesticide

"Sensitization" .is .another .term .for .- .ANS✓✓-Allergic .effects

Roller .pump .capacity, .speed, .max .pressure, .spray .material .- .ANS✓✓-0-35 .gpm,
.600-2600 .rpm, .300 .psi, .Nonabrasive


Hazard .= ._______ .x_______ .- .ANS✓✓-Toxicity, .exposure

4 .types .of .exposure .- .ANS✓✓-1. .Dermal
2. .Oral
3. .Inhalation
4. .Ocular

__________ .exposure .accounts .for .more .than .80% .of .pesticide .poisoning .cases
.- .ANS✓✓-Dermal


True .or .false: .You .must .wear .the .recommended .garments, .but .it's .ok .to .wear
.more. .- .ANS✓✓-True


What .to .do .if .a .spill .occurs .(4) .- .ANS✓✓-1. .Secure .the .area, .keep .people .at .a
.safe .distance
2. .Put .on .safety .equipment .
3. .If .possible, .stop .the .leak
4. .Notify .the .fire .department

What .is .the .primary .means .of .communication .between .pesticide .manufacturers
.and .pesticide .users? .- .ANS✓✓-The .product .label


List .the .signal .words .found .on .pesticide .labels .(4) .- .ANS✓✓-1. .Caution
2. .Warning
3. .Danger
4. .Danger: .Poison

Which .signal .word .is .associated .with .a .skull .and .crossbones? .- .ANS✓✓-
Danger: .poison

Pesticides .should .not .be .used:
a. .At .less .than .label .rates
b. .At .longer .intervals .than .stated .on .the .label
c. .At .rates .higher .than .directed .by .the .label
d. .None .of .the .above .- .ANS✓✓-c. .At .rates .higher .than .directed .by .the .label