PA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR LAWN AND TURF
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTION
BUNDLED
◉ Most bugs are damaging and controllable at which stage? What
are the exceptions? Answer: Larvae. Chinch and billbugs are at all
stages
◉ When are most pests controlled? Answer: May and June but can
be less or more
◉ NFPA Hazard Identification Answer:
◉ gray snow mold Answer: white crusted areas of matted grass
◉ Dollar Spot Answer: Tan leaf spots with reddish borders;
droughty soil; humid weather; mycelium may be present in morning
◉ yellow patch Answer: Round patterns of dead turfgrass, often
green in centers; "cool temp brown patch" cool wet conditions
◉ pythium blight Answer: "Greasy" turfgrass; low, wet areas
,◉ necrotic ring spot Answer: circular patches of dead or dying turf;
leaves turn yellow or red and then progress to a light tan color
◉ fairy ring Answer: dark green fast growing rings, mushrooms,
different rings
◉ Which federal law requires that all pesticides meet new safety
standards? Answer: FQPA
◉ Which statement about the requirements of the FQPA is true?
• The FQPA does not consider additional safety standards to account
for exposure risks to infants and children.
• For setting new standards, the FQPA considers aggregate
exposures to pesticides but not cumulative exposures.
• Testing of pesticides for endocrine disruption potential is required
under the FQPA.
• The FQPA does not require review of older pesticides with
established residue tolerances on food. Answer: • Testing of
pesticides for endocrine disruption potential is required under the
FQPA. (correct answer, your response)
◉ Which statement about FIFRA is false?
• Approved pesticide labels have the force of law
,• The EPA has the authority to remove pesticide products from the
market
..• State restrictions on pesticides can be more liberal than those of
FIFRA.
• FIFRA regulates the registration and licensing of pesticide
products. Answer: .• State restrictions on pesticides can be more
liberal than those of FIFRA. (correct answer, your response)
◉ Under which set of circumstances would the certified applicator
be required to be physically present at the application site? Answer:
If state law or the label requires it.
◉ FIFRA
FFDCA
FQPA
WPS
ESA Answer: FIFRA- main law
FDCA- tolerances for food and feed products
FQPA-higher standard for pesticides on food(aggregate and
cumulative)
WPS- protects agricultural workers by requiring training, ppe, and
REI's.
ESA- consult a county bulletin
, ◉ Application Records Answer: USDA requires records be kept for
three years
◉ Which dry/solid formulation is mixed in water and reduces the
risk of inhalation exposure during mixing? Answer: Water-
dispersible granule (WDG) or dry flowable (DF).
◉ all glove classifications include Answer: barrier laminate and
most butyl rubber. G and H are barrier + viton.
◉ Calculations;
sq ft in acre?
area of rectangle, trapedoid, triangle, circle?
calibration should be within? Answer: 43,560 ft^2 in an acre
Rectangle=LxW
Trap= [(a+b)/2]xH
Triangle= (BxH)/2
Circle= (3.14)x(r^2)
should be 90%-100% of desired rate; no nozzle should differ from
average by more than 10%.
◉ Summer annual Answer: Plants that germinate in the spring or
summer and complete their life cycle within one year.
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTION
BUNDLED
◉ Most bugs are damaging and controllable at which stage? What
are the exceptions? Answer: Larvae. Chinch and billbugs are at all
stages
◉ When are most pests controlled? Answer: May and June but can
be less or more
◉ NFPA Hazard Identification Answer:
◉ gray snow mold Answer: white crusted areas of matted grass
◉ Dollar Spot Answer: Tan leaf spots with reddish borders;
droughty soil; humid weather; mycelium may be present in morning
◉ yellow patch Answer: Round patterns of dead turfgrass, often
green in centers; "cool temp brown patch" cool wet conditions
◉ pythium blight Answer: "Greasy" turfgrass; low, wet areas
,◉ necrotic ring spot Answer: circular patches of dead or dying turf;
leaves turn yellow or red and then progress to a light tan color
◉ fairy ring Answer: dark green fast growing rings, mushrooms,
different rings
◉ Which federal law requires that all pesticides meet new safety
standards? Answer: FQPA
◉ Which statement about the requirements of the FQPA is true?
• The FQPA does not consider additional safety standards to account
for exposure risks to infants and children.
• For setting new standards, the FQPA considers aggregate
exposures to pesticides but not cumulative exposures.
• Testing of pesticides for endocrine disruption potential is required
under the FQPA.
• The FQPA does not require review of older pesticides with
established residue tolerances on food. Answer: • Testing of
pesticides for endocrine disruption potential is required under the
FQPA. (correct answer, your response)
◉ Which statement about FIFRA is false?
• Approved pesticide labels have the force of law
,• The EPA has the authority to remove pesticide products from the
market
..• State restrictions on pesticides can be more liberal than those of
FIFRA.
• FIFRA regulates the registration and licensing of pesticide
products. Answer: .• State restrictions on pesticides can be more
liberal than those of FIFRA. (correct answer, your response)
◉ Under which set of circumstances would the certified applicator
be required to be physically present at the application site? Answer:
If state law or the label requires it.
◉ FIFRA
FFDCA
FQPA
WPS
ESA Answer: FIFRA- main law
FDCA- tolerances for food and feed products
FQPA-higher standard for pesticides on food(aggregate and
cumulative)
WPS- protects agricultural workers by requiring training, ppe, and
REI's.
ESA- consult a county bulletin
, ◉ Application Records Answer: USDA requires records be kept for
three years
◉ Which dry/solid formulation is mixed in water and reduces the
risk of inhalation exposure during mixing? Answer: Water-
dispersible granule (WDG) or dry flowable (DF).
◉ all glove classifications include Answer: barrier laminate and
most butyl rubber. G and H are barrier + viton.
◉ Calculations;
sq ft in acre?
area of rectangle, trapedoid, triangle, circle?
calibration should be within? Answer: 43,560 ft^2 in an acre
Rectangle=LxW
Trap= [(a+b)/2]xH
Triangle= (BxH)/2
Circle= (3.14)x(r^2)
should be 90%-100% of desired rate; no nozzle should differ from
average by more than 10%.
◉ Summer annual Answer: Plants that germinate in the spring or
summer and complete their life cycle within one year.
