National Pesticide Applicator Certification Core
Manual Exam Summer/Fall 2026/2027 Questions And
Correct Answers Graded A+
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.
D. Pest threshold.
B
Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide area.
D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an organism.
D
Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural workers and
pesticide handlers with protections against possible harm form pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
,C. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
D. Workers Protection Standard (WPS)
D
What are the two main classifications of pesticides under FIFRA?
A. Organic and inorganic.
B. General-use and unclassified use.
C. Regulated and unregulated.
D. Unclassified use and restricted-use
D
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.
C
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.
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.
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.
C
What is a tolerance as set by the EPA?
Manual Exam Summer/Fall 2026/2027 Questions And
Correct Answers Graded A+
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.
D. Pest threshold.
B
Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide area.
D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an organism.
D
Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural workers and
pesticide handlers with protections against possible harm form pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
,C. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
D. Workers Protection Standard (WPS)
D
What are the two main classifications of pesticides under FIFRA?
A. Organic and inorganic.
B. General-use and unclassified use.
C. Regulated and unregulated.
D. Unclassified use and restricted-use
D
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.
C
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.
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.
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.
C
What is a tolerance as set by the EPA?
