ARKANSAS APPLICATOR TEST AND STUDY GUIDE
Question and Answer [2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam | Complete Exam Prep
• DANGER—POISON -✓✓ The signal word that appears on a label with a skull
and crossbones symbol.
• Protective clothing and equipment statements -✓✓ If a pesticide label does not
specifically mention a type of protective clothing or equipment that does not rule
out the need for the additional protection or equipment.
• Environmental hazard -✓✓ 'This product is highly toxic to bees' is an example of
this type of precautionary statement.
• REIs (restricted-entry intervals) -✓✓ If there are multiple REIs on a label, the
REIs are usually found at the beginning of each use section for each crop.
• Active ingredient in Atrazine 90DF -✓✓ 18 pounds in a 20-pound bag.
• Emulsion -✓✓ A type of pesticide formulation that consists of a liquid dispersed
as droplets in another liquid and may require agitation.
• Ultra-low volume (ULV) -✓✓ A formulation type used in pest management.
• Invert emulsions -✓✓ A type of pesticide formulation.
• Aerosols (A) -✓✓ A form of pesticide application.
,• Flowables (F)/liquids (L) -✓✓ A type of pesticide formulation that is liquid in
nature.
• Dusts (D) -✓✓ A dry/solid pesticide formulation that is always applied dry and
can easily drift to non-target sites.
• Granules (G) -✓✓ A type of dry/solid pesticide formulation.
• Wettable powders (WP) -✓✓ A dry/solid formulation that requires constant
agitation and may be abrasive to pumps and nozzles.
• Soluble powders (SP) -✓✓ A type of dry/solid pesticide formulation.
• Pellets -✓✓ A type of dry/solid pesticide formulation.
• Baits -✓✓ A type of dry/solid pesticide formulation.
• Biological control -✓✓ A pest management method involving breeding or
selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to pests.
• Mechanical control -✓✓ A pest management method that includes physical
actions to control pests.
• Genetic control -✓✓ A pest management method that involves breeding or
selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to pests.
, • Physical/environmental modification -✓✓ A pest management method that alters
the environment to control pests.
• Chemical control -✓✓ A pest management method where pesticides play a key
role and sometimes are the only control method available.
• Economic threshold -✓✓ The pest population density that causes losses equal to
the cost of control measures.
• Economic injury level -✓✓ The level of pest population that causes economic
damage.
• Action threshold -✓✓ The pest population level at which action should be taken
to prevent economic damage.
• Pest threshold -✓✓ The level of pest population that requires management.
• Cultivation -✓✓ A mechanical control method that involves using a plow to
destroy weeds.
• Pesticide resistance -✓✓ The ability of pests to survive pesticide applications that
previously controlled them.
• Federal law for agricultural workers -✓✓ Requires employers to provide
agricultural workers and pesticide handlers with protections against possible harm
from pesticides.
Question and Answer [2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam | Complete Exam Prep
• DANGER—POISON -✓✓ The signal word that appears on a label with a skull
and crossbones symbol.
• Protective clothing and equipment statements -✓✓ If a pesticide label does not
specifically mention a type of protective clothing or equipment that does not rule
out the need for the additional protection or equipment.
• Environmental hazard -✓✓ 'This product is highly toxic to bees' is an example of
this type of precautionary statement.
• REIs (restricted-entry intervals) -✓✓ If there are multiple REIs on a label, the
REIs are usually found at the beginning of each use section for each crop.
• Active ingredient in Atrazine 90DF -✓✓ 18 pounds in a 20-pound bag.
• Emulsion -✓✓ A type of pesticide formulation that consists of a liquid dispersed
as droplets in another liquid and may require agitation.
• Ultra-low volume (ULV) -✓✓ A formulation type used in pest management.
• Invert emulsions -✓✓ A type of pesticide formulation.
• Aerosols (A) -✓✓ A form of pesticide application.
,• Flowables (F)/liquids (L) -✓✓ A type of pesticide formulation that is liquid in
nature.
• Dusts (D) -✓✓ A dry/solid pesticide formulation that is always applied dry and
can easily drift to non-target sites.
• Granules (G) -✓✓ A type of dry/solid pesticide formulation.
• Wettable powders (WP) -✓✓ A dry/solid formulation that requires constant
agitation and may be abrasive to pumps and nozzles.
• Soluble powders (SP) -✓✓ A type of dry/solid pesticide formulation.
• Pellets -✓✓ A type of dry/solid pesticide formulation.
• Baits -✓✓ A type of dry/solid pesticide formulation.
• Biological control -✓✓ A pest management method involving breeding or
selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to pests.
• Mechanical control -✓✓ A pest management method that includes physical
actions to control pests.
• Genetic control -✓✓ A pest management method that involves breeding or
selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to pests.
, • Physical/environmental modification -✓✓ A pest management method that alters
the environment to control pests.
• Chemical control -✓✓ A pest management method where pesticides play a key
role and sometimes are the only control method available.
• Economic threshold -✓✓ The pest population density that causes losses equal to
the cost of control measures.
• Economic injury level -✓✓ The level of pest population that causes economic
damage.
• Action threshold -✓✓ The pest population level at which action should be taken
to prevent economic damage.
• Pest threshold -✓✓ The level of pest population that requires management.
• Cultivation -✓✓ A mechanical control method that involves using a plow to
destroy weeds.
• Pesticide resistance -✓✓ The ability of pests to survive pesticide applications that
previously controlled them.
• Federal law for agricultural workers -✓✓ Requires employers to provide
agricultural workers and pesticide handlers with protections against possible harm
from pesticides.
