FLORIDA PESTICIDE LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What two things should pesticide applicators be most aware of to avoid vapor drift? -
✔✔Temperature and pesticide volatility
✔✔Which statement about sensitive areas is true? - ✔✔Pesticide labels may contain
statements that list special precautions around sensitive areas.
✔✔Which signal word is associated with hazard class 1 and chemicals that have severe
corrosive properties but do not necessarily have a very low oral LD50 values? -
✔✔Danger
✔✔The capacity of a pesticide to cause short term (acute) or long term (chronic) injury
is referred to as its? - ✔✔Toxicity
✔✔Which statement is false about the harmful effects of pesticides? - ✔✔The most
common form of pesticide injury is from inhalation.
✔✔What types of pesticides are most likely to lower cholinesterase levels in humans? -
✔✔Insecticides , particularly carbamates and organophosphates
✔✔What is the first thing you should do for a person who has inhaled a pesticide? -
✔✔Get them into fresh air.
✔✔Which statement is false regarding pesticide storage facility fires? - ✔✔They should
be extinguished with water.
✔✔What should be the first course of action following a pesticide spill? - ✔✔Control the
source of the spill.
✔✔Which statement is true about ppe as required by the label? - ✔✔Sometimes a label
has different ppe requirements for pesticide application and mixing concentrates.
✔✔Which statement is true about ppe chemical resistance? - ✔✔The ability of a given
material to protect an individual from a pesticide product is largely a function of the type
of solvent used to formulate the pesticide product.
✔✔Which parts of the body are the most likely to be exposed to pesticides? - ✔✔The
hands and forearms.
✔✔What is the purpose of the fit check? - ✔✔To make sure you have a tight fitting seal
with no leakage each time you use your respirator.
, ✔✔Which is true about disposable PPE? - ✔✔Inexpensive disposables may be a good
choice for brief pesticide handling activities.
✔✔Which statement is true about washing contaminated PPE? - ✔✔After washing run
the washer trough at least one cycle without clothing.
✔✔Which statement is true about respirator maintenance? - ✔✔Respirator cartridges
should be stored in an air tight bag to maintain effectiveness.
✔✔Which statement about transporting pesticides is true? - ✔✔Enclosed cargo boxes
offer the greatest protection but are not always practical.
✔✔Which statement about pesticide storage facilities is true? - ✔✔Carefully consider
soil and land surface characteristics when selecting a storage site to prevent potential
contamination of water sources.
✔✔What is the first thing you should do if you notice a damage pesticide container? -
✔✔Put on appropriate PPE
✔✔Which practice for minimizing storage problems is not recommended? - ✔✔Buy
large quantities of pesticides to reduce cost and ensure that the chemical you use are
available when you need them.
✔✔What is the proper thing to do with empty rinsable pesticide containers? - ✔✔Triple
or pressure rinse puncture and mark for recycling or disposal.
✔✔Which type of pesticide application procedure involves the uniform application of a
pesticide to an entire area of field? - ✔✔Broadcast application.
✔✔Which type of pesticide application would you use to control cockroaches inside of
buildings? - ✔✔Crack and crevice application.
✔✔True or false an enclosed cab always provides enough protection from pesticide
exposure to allow applicators to use less PPE than recommended on the label. -
✔✔False
✔✔Which statement about containment pads is true? - ✔✔Pads should be used where
large quantities of pesticides are handled or mixed.
✔✔Which nozzle tips would be a poor choice for spraying abrasive materials such as
wettable powders? - ✔✔Brass
AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What two things should pesticide applicators be most aware of to avoid vapor drift? -
✔✔Temperature and pesticide volatility
✔✔Which statement about sensitive areas is true? - ✔✔Pesticide labels may contain
statements that list special precautions around sensitive areas.
✔✔Which signal word is associated with hazard class 1 and chemicals that have severe
corrosive properties but do not necessarily have a very low oral LD50 values? -
✔✔Danger
✔✔The capacity of a pesticide to cause short term (acute) or long term (chronic) injury
is referred to as its? - ✔✔Toxicity
✔✔Which statement is false about the harmful effects of pesticides? - ✔✔The most
common form of pesticide injury is from inhalation.
✔✔What types of pesticides are most likely to lower cholinesterase levels in humans? -
✔✔Insecticides , particularly carbamates and organophosphates
✔✔What is the first thing you should do for a person who has inhaled a pesticide? -
✔✔Get them into fresh air.
✔✔Which statement is false regarding pesticide storage facility fires? - ✔✔They should
be extinguished with water.
✔✔What should be the first course of action following a pesticide spill? - ✔✔Control the
source of the spill.
✔✔Which statement is true about ppe as required by the label? - ✔✔Sometimes a label
has different ppe requirements for pesticide application and mixing concentrates.
✔✔Which statement is true about ppe chemical resistance? - ✔✔The ability of a given
material to protect an individual from a pesticide product is largely a function of the type
of solvent used to formulate the pesticide product.
✔✔Which parts of the body are the most likely to be exposed to pesticides? - ✔✔The
hands and forearms.
✔✔What is the purpose of the fit check? - ✔✔To make sure you have a tight fitting seal
with no leakage each time you use your respirator.
, ✔✔Which is true about disposable PPE? - ✔✔Inexpensive disposables may be a good
choice for brief pesticide handling activities.
✔✔Which statement is true about washing contaminated PPE? - ✔✔After washing run
the washer trough at least one cycle without clothing.
✔✔Which statement is true about respirator maintenance? - ✔✔Respirator cartridges
should be stored in an air tight bag to maintain effectiveness.
✔✔Which statement about transporting pesticides is true? - ✔✔Enclosed cargo boxes
offer the greatest protection but are not always practical.
✔✔Which statement about pesticide storage facilities is true? - ✔✔Carefully consider
soil and land surface characteristics when selecting a storage site to prevent potential
contamination of water sources.
✔✔What is the first thing you should do if you notice a damage pesticide container? -
✔✔Put on appropriate PPE
✔✔Which practice for minimizing storage problems is not recommended? - ✔✔Buy
large quantities of pesticides to reduce cost and ensure that the chemical you use are
available when you need them.
✔✔What is the proper thing to do with empty rinsable pesticide containers? - ✔✔Triple
or pressure rinse puncture and mark for recycling or disposal.
✔✔Which type of pesticide application procedure involves the uniform application of a
pesticide to an entire area of field? - ✔✔Broadcast application.
✔✔Which type of pesticide application would you use to control cockroaches inside of
buildings? - ✔✔Crack and crevice application.
✔✔True or false an enclosed cab always provides enough protection from pesticide
exposure to allow applicators to use less PPE than recommended on the label. -
✔✔False
✔✔Which statement about containment pads is true? - ✔✔Pads should be used where
large quantities of pesticides are handled or mixed.
✔✔Which nozzle tips would be a poor choice for spraying abrasive materials such as
wettable powders? - ✔✔Brass
