FLORIDA PESTICIDE 2026 CORE EXAM TIP QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Private Applicator - ✔✔An applicator who uses or supervises the use of any
pesticide in the production of an agricultural commodity. Applications must be made on
property owned or rented by the user or his/her employer;or, if applied without
compensation other than trading of personal services between producers of agricultural
commodities, on the property of another person. Non-certified applicators employed by
agricultural producers may use restricted-use pesticides only when under the direct
supervision of a certified private applicator.
✔✔T/F - State restrictions can be more relaxed/liberal than federal restrictions on
pesticides. - ✔✔False - State restrictions can only be more STICT than federal
restrictions.
✔✔Pesticide Label - ✔✔The main method of communication between a pesticide
manufacturer and pesticide users
- It is a violation of Federal Law to use a pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its
labeling
- The label is the LAW
The front of every label states, "KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN."
✔✔What is on pesticide label? - ✔✔- Safety Information - PPE, avoiding exposure,
exposure effects, treatment of exposure, precaution statements, emergency info
- Product Info - brand name, ingredients/active ingredients, EPA registration #,
restricted use registration: State/Federal, formulations
- Uses & directions for/of use - mixing, loading, applying
- Environmental Considerations - enviro hazards
- Storage and Disposal info
✔✔Signal Word for Pesticide Label - ✔✔- Skull & Crossbones/Poison - highly toxic,
acute illness through oral/dermal/inhalation
- Danger - highly toxic
- Warning - moderately toxic
- Caution - slightly toxic
✔✔Pesticide Label - Product Information - ✔✔Brand Name - registered by company for
specific formulation Ex: Sevin
Common Name - a.i. name
Ex: Carbaryl
Chemical Name - chem parts and structure of a.i.
Ex: 1-naphthyl N, methylcarbamate
, ✔✔Pesticide Label - Hazard Statements - ✔✔Can pertain to humans, domestic animals,
the environment, physical/chemical hazards
Ex:
Environmental Hazards Label - This product is extremely toxic to aquatic and estuarine
invertebrates.
A. Hazards to Humans Label - DANGER. EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE AND
IRRITATING VAPOR AND LIQUID
BEE CAUTION: MAY KILL HONEYBEES IN SUBSTANTIONAL NUMBERS. - This
product is highly toxic to bees exposed to direct treatment or residues on blooming
crops or weeds.
✔✔Pesticide Label - Environmental Considerations - ✔✔Bee advisory box
- in D.O.U. section
- New requirement due to repeated bee kills caused by incorrectly used pesticides
- indicates restrictions for pesticide use/directions for use when bees are present
✔✔Pesticide Formulations - ✔✔Pesticides = a.i. (active ingredients) + other ingredients
- a.i. = chemical that contr0ls the pest
- other ingredients = can make the product safer or easier to apply
"Pesticides can be combined unless stated on the label, but this can effect the physical
and chemical properties"
✔✔Pesticide Formulations: Liquid & Dry Calculations - ✔✔Liquid
- a.i. in lbs/gal
- 1EC means 1lb of a.i./gal in an emulsifiable concentrate
Dry
- a.i. is a % of total weight
- 80DF means 80% of a.i./lb as a dry flowable
Ex: 10lbs of a 80DF is 8lbs of a.i.
✔✔Pesticide Formulations: Liquid - ✔✔E/EC (Emulsifiable concentrate) - a.i. +
petroleum solvent + emulsifier, Danger of skin absorption & phytotoxicity
S (Solutions/Low concentrate solutions) - a.i. + carrier, Readily dissolves in water, Can
be "ready-to-use"
F (Flowables) - a.i. (insoluble) + liquid = suspension, May leave visible residue
ULV (Ultra low volume Concentrate solutions) - Nearly 100% a.i. , highly concentrated
safety hazard, Require special equipment
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Private Applicator - ✔✔An applicator who uses or supervises the use of any
pesticide in the production of an agricultural commodity. Applications must be made on
property owned or rented by the user or his/her employer;or, if applied without
compensation other than trading of personal services between producers of agricultural
commodities, on the property of another person. Non-certified applicators employed by
agricultural producers may use restricted-use pesticides only when under the direct
supervision of a certified private applicator.
✔✔T/F - State restrictions can be more relaxed/liberal than federal restrictions on
pesticides. - ✔✔False - State restrictions can only be more STICT than federal
restrictions.
✔✔Pesticide Label - ✔✔The main method of communication between a pesticide
manufacturer and pesticide users
- It is a violation of Federal Law to use a pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its
labeling
- The label is the LAW
The front of every label states, "KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN."
✔✔What is on pesticide label? - ✔✔- Safety Information - PPE, avoiding exposure,
exposure effects, treatment of exposure, precaution statements, emergency info
- Product Info - brand name, ingredients/active ingredients, EPA registration #,
restricted use registration: State/Federal, formulations
- Uses & directions for/of use - mixing, loading, applying
- Environmental Considerations - enviro hazards
- Storage and Disposal info
✔✔Signal Word for Pesticide Label - ✔✔- Skull & Crossbones/Poison - highly toxic,
acute illness through oral/dermal/inhalation
- Danger - highly toxic
- Warning - moderately toxic
- Caution - slightly toxic
✔✔Pesticide Label - Product Information - ✔✔Brand Name - registered by company for
specific formulation Ex: Sevin
Common Name - a.i. name
Ex: Carbaryl
Chemical Name - chem parts and structure of a.i.
Ex: 1-naphthyl N, methylcarbamate
, ✔✔Pesticide Label - Hazard Statements - ✔✔Can pertain to humans, domestic animals,
the environment, physical/chemical hazards
Ex:
Environmental Hazards Label - This product is extremely toxic to aquatic and estuarine
invertebrates.
A. Hazards to Humans Label - DANGER. EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE AND
IRRITATING VAPOR AND LIQUID
BEE CAUTION: MAY KILL HONEYBEES IN SUBSTANTIONAL NUMBERS. - This
product is highly toxic to bees exposed to direct treatment or residues on blooming
crops or weeds.
✔✔Pesticide Label - Environmental Considerations - ✔✔Bee advisory box
- in D.O.U. section
- New requirement due to repeated bee kills caused by incorrectly used pesticides
- indicates restrictions for pesticide use/directions for use when bees are present
✔✔Pesticide Formulations - ✔✔Pesticides = a.i. (active ingredients) + other ingredients
- a.i. = chemical that contr0ls the pest
- other ingredients = can make the product safer or easier to apply
"Pesticides can be combined unless stated on the label, but this can effect the physical
and chemical properties"
✔✔Pesticide Formulations: Liquid & Dry Calculations - ✔✔Liquid
- a.i. in lbs/gal
- 1EC means 1lb of a.i./gal in an emulsifiable concentrate
Dry
- a.i. is a % of total weight
- 80DF means 80% of a.i./lb as a dry flowable
Ex: 10lbs of a 80DF is 8lbs of a.i.
✔✔Pesticide Formulations: Liquid - ✔✔E/EC (Emulsifiable concentrate) - a.i. +
petroleum solvent + emulsifier, Danger of skin absorption & phytotoxicity
S (Solutions/Low concentrate solutions) - a.i. + carrier, Readily dissolves in water, Can
be "ready-to-use"
F (Flowables) - a.i. (insoluble) + liquid = suspension, May leave visible residue
ULV (Ultra low volume Concentrate solutions) - Nearly 100% a.i. , highly concentrated
safety hazard, Require special equipment
