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IOWA APPLICATOR 11F EXAM/ IOWA 11F
PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION
EXAM*** (IPM, DRIFT CONTROL, PESTICIDE
SAFETY | IOWA DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS
|DOWNLOAD AND PASS | LATEST EXAM
UPDATE 2026/2027
A pattern test may be valuable to ___
A. determine the flying time between the landing strip
and the field
B. Make sure the flaggers will be visible
C. Ensure the aircraft is dispersing the desired application
rate before applying the pesticide to the target area
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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❖C. Ensure the aircraft is dispersing the desired
application rate before applying the pesticide to the
target area
Ram air spreaders have survived a long list of new
improved designs because they
A. Are recommended for use by chemical companies
B. Are versatile and reasonably priced
C. Do a fairly good of applying wettable powder
suspensions
D. All of the above
❖B. are versatile and reasonably priced
When scouting the field from air before spraying you
should look for obstacles such as
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A. Trees, buildings, pipeline markers
B. Fences road signs, breaks in cultivation
D. all of the above
E. Only a and c
❖D. All of the above
An example of a natural control is
A. Natural Enemy
B. Colorado potato beetle
C. Selective pesticide
D. Quartine
❖B. Natural Enemy
Which of the following statements is true
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A. It is a good idea for the pilot to assist in loading an
aircraft with pesticide
B. Direct eye contamination by organophosphate may
cause fixed contraction of the pupils
C. Fixed contractions of the pupils caused increased visual
acuity, especially at night
D. Pilots who exhibit symptoms characteristic of pesticide
poisoning should not fly until symptoms disappear
E. Both b and d are true statements
❖E. Both b and d are true statements
The on-site containment rules require that
A. The time that pesticide application begins and ends be
recorded
B. No pesticide rinsate or was water be disposed of
through storm sewers
IOWA APPLICATOR 11F EXAM/ IOWA 11F
PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION
EXAM*** (IPM, DRIFT CONTROL, PESTICIDE
SAFETY | IOWA DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS
|DOWNLOAD AND PASS | LATEST EXAM
UPDATE 2026/2027
A pattern test may be valuable to ___
A. determine the flying time between the landing strip
and the field
B. Make sure the flaggers will be visible
C. Ensure the aircraft is dispersing the desired application
rate before applying the pesticide to the target area
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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❖C. Ensure the aircraft is dispersing the desired
application rate before applying the pesticide to the
target area
Ram air spreaders have survived a long list of new
improved designs because they
A. Are recommended for use by chemical companies
B. Are versatile and reasonably priced
C. Do a fairly good of applying wettable powder
suspensions
D. All of the above
❖B. are versatile and reasonably priced
When scouting the field from air before spraying you
should look for obstacles such as
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A. Trees, buildings, pipeline markers
B. Fences road signs, breaks in cultivation
D. all of the above
E. Only a and c
❖D. All of the above
An example of a natural control is
A. Natural Enemy
B. Colorado potato beetle
C. Selective pesticide
D. Quartine
❖B. Natural Enemy
Which of the following statements is true
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A. It is a good idea for the pilot to assist in loading an
aircraft with pesticide
B. Direct eye contamination by organophosphate may
cause fixed contraction of the pupils
C. Fixed contractions of the pupils caused increased visual
acuity, especially at night
D. Pilots who exhibit symptoms characteristic of pesticide
poisoning should not fly until symptoms disappear
E. Both b and d are true statements
❖E. Both b and d are true statements
The on-site containment rules require that
A. The time that pesticide application begins and ends be
recorded
B. No pesticide rinsate or was water be disposed of
through storm sewers
