PRACTICE EXAM, NATIONAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
CERTIFICATION CORE MANUAL EXAM | 2025/2026 EDITION
| ACTUAL EXAM – VERSIONS A & B | VERIFIED QUESTIONS
& 100% DETAILED ANSWER S
Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to pests is an
example of which type of pest management method? A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic Control.
D. Physical/ environmental modificaiton. - DETAILED ANSWER -C
From your calibration test, you determine that your backpack sprayer delivers 0.25 gallon of
water to cover a 250-square-foot test area. The label recommends applying pesticide at a rate
of 6 ounces of product per gallon. How many ounces of product are needed to cover a
1,000squarefoot applicaito area?
A. 6 ounces
B. 12 ounces
C. 18 ounces
D. 24 ounces - DETAILED ANSWER -A
Which would likely be an inappropriate way to explain a pest control procedure to the
customer?
A. Telling the customer what you are spraying for and also showing him the problem.
B. Assuring the customer that he/she will receive 100 percent control after one application.
C. Informing the customer of post-application label instructions.
D. Explaining to the customer factors that have contributed ot the pest problem. - DETAILED
ANSWER -B
, Using a plow to destry weeeds is an example of which type of mechanical control method? A.
Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental modification. - DETAILED ANSWER -C
Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest management method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management programs and sometimes are the only control
method available.
B. Pesticides include any material that is applied to plants and the soil but not to water or
harvested crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or animals. - DETAILED ANSWER -A
Which statement is true about pest management goals? A.
Pestcides are never used to prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive pest control goals are rarely combined.
C. Cultiviation and mowing of weeds are ways to prevent and suppress pest populations.
D. Over large areas, eradication is a practical approach to pest cotnrol. - DETAILED ANSWER -C
Which term describes the pest population density that causes the losses equal to the cost of
control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
CERTIFICATION CORE MANUAL EXAM | 2025/2026 EDITION
| ACTUAL EXAM – VERSIONS A & B | VERIFIED QUESTIONS
& 100% DETAILED ANSWER S
Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to pests is an
example of which type of pest management method? A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic Control.
D. Physical/ environmental modificaiton. - DETAILED ANSWER -C
From your calibration test, you determine that your backpack sprayer delivers 0.25 gallon of
water to cover a 250-square-foot test area. The label recommends applying pesticide at a rate
of 6 ounces of product per gallon. How many ounces of product are needed to cover a
1,000squarefoot applicaito area?
A. 6 ounces
B. 12 ounces
C. 18 ounces
D. 24 ounces - DETAILED ANSWER -A
Which would likely be an inappropriate way to explain a pest control procedure to the
customer?
A. Telling the customer what you are spraying for and also showing him the problem.
B. Assuring the customer that he/she will receive 100 percent control after one application.
C. Informing the customer of post-application label instructions.
D. Explaining to the customer factors that have contributed ot the pest problem. - DETAILED
ANSWER -B
, Using a plow to destry weeeds is an example of which type of mechanical control method? A.
Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental modification. - DETAILED ANSWER -C
Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest management method?
A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management programs and sometimes are the only control
method available.
B. Pesticides include any material that is applied to plants and the soil but not to water or
harvested crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or animals. - DETAILED ANSWER -A
Which statement is true about pest management goals? A.
Pestcides are never used to prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive pest control goals are rarely combined.
C. Cultiviation and mowing of weeds are ways to prevent and suppress pest populations.
D. Over large areas, eradication is a practical approach to pest cotnrol. - DETAILED ANSWER -C
Which term describes the pest population density that causes the losses equal to the cost of
control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
