Florida Core Pest Exam2025-2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing FIFRA? - CORRECT ANSWERS EPA
Which statement about FIFRA is false? - CORRECT ANSWERS State restrictions on
pesticides can be more liberal than those of FIFRA
Which regulatory agency is responsible for administering the three Florida laws that govern applicator
licensing? - CORRECT ANSWERS FDACS
Which applicators class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to Florida state highway
right of way fall into? - CORRECT ANSWERS Public
Who would you contact for information regarding licencing of applicators for application of pesticides to
homes and private lawns? - CORRECT ANSWERS FDACS Bureau of Entomology and Pest
control.
Which applicators class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to their own property for
production of agricultural commodities fall into? - CORRECT ANSWERS Private.
Which applicators class would persons engaged in public health or nuisance control work fall into? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Public Nuisance
What are three licencing categories are available to those seeking limited certification license? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Limited structural pest control
limited lawn and ornamental pest control
limited commercial landscape maintenance.
, How can the public have assurance that pesticides continually meet current scientific and regulatory
standers? - CORRECT ANSWERS Each pesticide goes through pesticide re registration
every 15 years.
which pesticide is not specifically regulated by Florida rules? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Glyphosate
Which agency would you contact for reporting storage of certain pesticide active ingredients if they re
stored in amounts greater than a threshold quantity? - CORRECT ANSWERS SERC
Using barriers to prevent pest from getting into an area is an example of which type of pest
management method? - CORRECT ANSWERS Mechanical control
Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to reduce damage from mold is an
example of which type of pest management method? - CORRECT ANSWERS Mechanical
control mold
Sealing cracks and crevices in buildings is an example of which type of mechanical control method? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Exclusion
Which would be considered a preventative pest management strategies - CORRECT ANSWERS
Planting weed and disease free seed
Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Continual use of the same pesticide from the same chemical family.
What is the first logical step in a pest management plan? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Identifying the pest.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing FIFRA? - CORRECT ANSWERS EPA
Which statement about FIFRA is false? - CORRECT ANSWERS State restrictions on
pesticides can be more liberal than those of FIFRA
Which regulatory agency is responsible for administering the three Florida laws that govern applicator
licensing? - CORRECT ANSWERS FDACS
Which applicators class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to Florida state highway
right of way fall into? - CORRECT ANSWERS Public
Who would you contact for information regarding licencing of applicators for application of pesticides to
homes and private lawns? - CORRECT ANSWERS FDACS Bureau of Entomology and Pest
control.
Which applicators class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to their own property for
production of agricultural commodities fall into? - CORRECT ANSWERS Private.
Which applicators class would persons engaged in public health or nuisance control work fall into? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Public Nuisance
What are three licencing categories are available to those seeking limited certification license? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Limited structural pest control
limited lawn and ornamental pest control
limited commercial landscape maintenance.
, How can the public have assurance that pesticides continually meet current scientific and regulatory
standers? - CORRECT ANSWERS Each pesticide goes through pesticide re registration
every 15 years.
which pesticide is not specifically regulated by Florida rules? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Glyphosate
Which agency would you contact for reporting storage of certain pesticide active ingredients if they re
stored in amounts greater than a threshold quantity? - CORRECT ANSWERS SERC
Using barriers to prevent pest from getting into an area is an example of which type of pest
management method? - CORRECT ANSWERS Mechanical control
Lowering the humidity of stored grains and other food products to reduce damage from mold is an
example of which type of pest management method? - CORRECT ANSWERS Mechanical
control mold
Sealing cracks and crevices in buildings is an example of which type of mechanical control method? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Exclusion
Which would be considered a preventative pest management strategies - CORRECT ANSWERS
Planting weed and disease free seed
Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Continual use of the same pesticide from the same chemical family.
What is the first logical step in a pest management plan? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Identifying the pest.
