MDARD Michigan Core Pesticide Applicator Exam
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Recent 2026 Update
• 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?
a) biological
b) mechanical
c) physical/environmental modification
d) regulatory pest control -✓✓ c) physical/environmental modification
• Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant to insect feeding is an
example of which type of pest management method? -✓✓ Genetic
• Which of the statements about biological control is true?
a) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is recommended in bio
control
b) Biological control involves importing exotic pests to control natural enemies
c) Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works best in
biological control -✓✓ a) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies
is recommended in bio control
• Sealing building cracks and small openings is an example of what kind of pest
management method?
,a) exclusion
b) trapping
c) cultivation
d) mulching -✓✓ a) exclusion
• Which statement about cultural control practices is true?
a) They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival
b) They use naturally derived or synthesized chemicals to control pests
c) they involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign countries -
✓✓ a) They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival
• Which statement is true about cultural control practices?
a) they alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of pest
to prevent or suppress an infestation
b) trapping is an important cultural practice
c) sanitation is not considered a cultural practice
d) cultural controls involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign
countries -✓✓ a) they alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the
behavior of pest to prevent or suppress an infestation
• Monitoring pests at airports and ocean ports that pose a serious threat to public
health or widespread damage to crops or animals is an example of which type of
pest management method? -✓✓ Regulatory
,• 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
d) Pesticides are not included in an IPM strategy -✓✓ 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
d) Eliminating rodents from a commercial food establishment -✓✓ 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
d) Action thresholds are usually easy to establish -✓✓ 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
d) Limiting the number of pesticide applications -✓✓ b) Continual use of
pesticides from the same chemical class
• Which federal agency is responsible for registering or licensing pesticide
products for use in the U.S.? -✓✓ EPA
• Which federal law requires that all pesticides meet new safety standards?
a) FIFRA
b) FFDCA
c) FQPA
d) WPS -✓✓ b) FFDCA
• 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 -✓✓ b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating laws that
are stricter than federal regulations
| Expert Verified Questions and Answers | Most
Recent 2026 Update
• 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?
a) biological
b) mechanical
c) physical/environmental modification
d) regulatory pest control -✓✓ c) physical/environmental modification
• Making use of plant varieties that are naturally resistant to insect feeding is an
example of which type of pest management method? -✓✓ Genetic
• Which of the statements about biological control is true?
a) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is recommended in bio
control
b) Biological control involves importing exotic pests to control natural enemies
c) Using several cultural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works best in
biological control -✓✓ a) Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies
is recommended in bio control
• Sealing building cracks and small openings is an example of what kind of pest
management method?
,a) exclusion
b) trapping
c) cultivation
d) mulching -✓✓ a) exclusion
• Which statement about cultural control practices is true?
a) They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival
b) They use naturally derived or synthesized chemicals to control pests
c) they involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign countries -
✓✓ a) They reduce pest establishment, reproduction, and survival
• Which statement is true about cultural control practices?
a) they alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the behavior of pest
to prevent or suppress an infestation
b) trapping is an important cultural practice
c) sanitation is not considered a cultural practice
d) cultural controls involve the release of parasites and predators found in foreign
countries -✓✓ a) they alter the environment, the condition of the host, or the
behavior of pest to prevent or suppress an infestation
• Monitoring pests at airports and ocean ports that pose a serious threat to public
health or widespread damage to crops or animals is an example of which type of
pest management method? -✓✓ Regulatory
,• 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
d) Pesticides are not included in an IPM strategy -✓✓ 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
d) Eliminating rodents from a commercial food establishment -✓✓ 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
d) Action thresholds are usually easy to establish -✓✓ 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
d) Limiting the number of pesticide applications -✓✓ b) Continual use of
pesticides from the same chemical class
• Which federal agency is responsible for registering or licensing pesticide
products for use in the U.S.? -✓✓ EPA
• Which federal law requires that all pesticides meet new safety standards?
a) FIFRA
b) FFDCA
c) FQPA
d) WPS -✓✓ b) FFDCA
• 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 -✓✓ b) it prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating laws that
are stricter than federal regulations
