MDARD MICHIGAN CORE PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAM 2025/2026 |
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What is A an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Aerosol
What is AF an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Aqueous Flowable
What is B an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-bait
What is C an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-concentrate
What is D an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Dust
What is DF an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Dry flowable
What is E or EC an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-emulsifiable concentrate
What is F an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-flowable
What is G an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-granules
What is GL an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-gel
What is L an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-liquid
What is LC an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-liquid concentrate
,Which statements 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) Nonchemical methods are short-term solutions to control pests - CORRECT ANSWERS-a)
The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels
Which would be considered a preventative 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 0 pest population density
c) In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than aesthetics -
CORRECT ANSWERS-b) The action threshold for a pest may be set at a 0 pest population
density
Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
a) An insect that has 1 generation per year
b) Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class
c) Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect - CORRECT ANSWERS-b) Continual
use of pesticides from the same chemical class
Which statement about FIFRA is false?
,a) it provides the overall framework for the federal pesticide regulatory program
b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating laws that are stricter than federal regulations
c) it allows applicators to deviate from the pesticide label under specific use situations - CORRECT
ANSWERS-b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating laws that are stricter 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 RUPs
b) They must receive supplemental training before mixing RUPs
c) they are exempt from obtaining county bulletins for the protection of endangered species -
CORRECT ANSWERS-a) They may apply and/or supervise the application of RUPs
What is the purpose of the registration and reregistration process? - CORRECT ANSWERS-To
provide evidence that the pesticide will not cause unreasonable risks to human health or the
environment
T/F- Approved pesticide labels have the force of law - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
Which of the following criteria is used by EPA in establishing pesticide tolerances?
a) Research data completely independent of the pesticide manufacturer
b) The anticipated volume of product to be sold in any given year
c) The toxicity of the pesticide and its breakdown products - CORRECT ANSWERS-c) The
toxicity of the pesticide and its breakdown products
Under federal law, which 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
, c) Keeping inadequate records of employees who received training on the proper use of pesticides -
CORRECT ANSWERS-b) detaching, altering, defacing, or destroying any part of a container or
labeling
Which federal regulation requires employee training in the use of pesticides? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-WPS (Workers protection standard)
Which group of pesticides is exempt from registration because it poses little or no risk to humans and
the environment? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Minimum risk pesticides
The active ingredient in Tempo20WP is listed as β-Cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-
(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate. What does the term "Cylfuthrin" represent?
- CORRECT ANSWERS-The common name
Which statements about pesticide label names and ingredients is true?
a) Both the active ingredients and inert ingredients must be listed by chemical name
b) various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products may contain the same
active ingredient
c) Common names are those officially accepted by the manufacturer - CORRECT ANSWERS-b)
various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products may contain the same active
ingredient
What is the purpose of the signal word? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Indicates the product's relative
acute toxicity to humans and animals
The routes of entry statement, "Extremely hazardous by skin contact- rapidly absorbed through the
skin," on a label would most likely carry which signal word?
a) DANGER
b) WARNING
c) CAUTION - CORRECT ANSWERS-a) DANGER
REAL Q&A | VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ACCURATE ANSWERS | LATEST
UPDATED EDITION | A+ GRADED
What is A an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Aerosol
What is AF an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Aqueous Flowable
What is B an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-bait
What is C an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-concentrate
What is D an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Dust
What is DF an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Dry flowable
What is E or EC an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-emulsifiable concentrate
What is F an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-flowable
What is G an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-granules
What is GL an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-gel
What is L an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-liquid
What is LC an abbreviation for? - CORRECT ANSWERS-liquid concentrate
,Which statements 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) Nonchemical methods are short-term solutions to control pests - CORRECT ANSWERS-a)
The goal is to prevent pests from reaching damaging levels
Which would be considered a preventative 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 0 pest population density
c) In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than aesthetics -
CORRECT ANSWERS-b) The action threshold for a pest may be set at a 0 pest population
density
Which would increase the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
a) An insect that has 1 generation per year
b) Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class
c) Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect - CORRECT ANSWERS-b) Continual
use of pesticides from the same chemical class
Which statement about FIFRA is false?
,a) it provides the overall framework for the federal pesticide regulatory program
b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating laws that are stricter than federal regulations
c) it allows applicators to deviate from the pesticide label under specific use situations - CORRECT
ANSWERS-b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating laws that are stricter 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 RUPs
b) They must receive supplemental training before mixing RUPs
c) they are exempt from obtaining county bulletins for the protection of endangered species -
CORRECT ANSWERS-a) They may apply and/or supervise the application of RUPs
What is the purpose of the registration and reregistration process? - CORRECT ANSWERS-To
provide evidence that the pesticide will not cause unreasonable risks to human health or the
environment
T/F- Approved pesticide labels have the force of law - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
Which of the following criteria is used by EPA in establishing pesticide tolerances?
a) Research data completely independent of the pesticide manufacturer
b) The anticipated volume of product to be sold in any given year
c) The toxicity of the pesticide and its breakdown products - CORRECT ANSWERS-c) The
toxicity of the pesticide and its breakdown products
Under federal law, which 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
, c) Keeping inadequate records of employees who received training on the proper use of pesticides -
CORRECT ANSWERS-b) detaching, altering, defacing, or destroying any part of a container or
labeling
Which federal regulation requires employee training in the use of pesticides? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-WPS (Workers protection standard)
Which group of pesticides is exempt from registration because it poses little or no risk to humans and
the environment? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Minimum risk pesticides
The active ingredient in Tempo20WP is listed as β-Cyfluthrin, cyano(4-fluoro-3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-
(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate. What does the term "Cylfuthrin" represent?
- CORRECT ANSWERS-The common name
Which statements about pesticide label names and ingredients is true?
a) Both the active ingredients and inert ingredients must be listed by chemical name
b) various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products may contain the same
active ingredient
c) Common names are those officially accepted by the manufacturer - CORRECT ANSWERS-b)
various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products may contain the same active
ingredient
What is the purpose of the signal word? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Indicates the product's relative
acute toxicity to humans and animals
The routes of entry statement, "Extremely hazardous by skin contact- rapidly absorbed through the
skin," on a label would most likely carry which signal word?
a) DANGER
b) WARNING
c) CAUTION - CORRECT ANSWERS-a) DANGER
