CORE Pesticide Exam Review – Practice
Questions with Answers for
Certification Preparation
Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing FIFRA? - ANSWER-Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
Which statement about FIFRA is false? - ANSWER-State restrictions on pesticides
can be more liberal than those of FIFRA
Facts from FIFRA - ANSWER--approved pesticide labels have the force of law
-the EPA has the authority to remove pesticide products from the market.
-FIFRA regulates the registration and licensing of pesticide products.
Which regulatory agency is responsible for administering the three Florida laws
that govern applicator licensing? - ANSWER-FDACS
Which applicator class would a person who is employed by a government agency
and applies restricted use pesticides to Florida state Highway rights-of-way fall
into? - ANSWER-Public
Who would you contact for information regarding licensing of applicators for
application of pesticides to homes and private lawns? - ANSWER-FDACS Bureau of
Entomology and Pest Control
, Which applicator class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to
their own property for production of agricultural commodities fall into? -
ANSWER-Private
Which applicator class would persons engaged in public health or nuisance pest
control work fall into? - ANSWER-Public
The three pesticide licensing categories are available to those seeking a Limited
Certification license? - ANSWER--Limited Structural Pest Control
-Limited Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control
-Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance
How can the public have assurance that pesticides continuously meet current
scientific and regulatory standards? - ANSWER-Each pesticide goes through
"pesticide re-registration" every 15 years.
Which pesticide is NOT specifically regulated by Florida rules? - ANSWER-
Glyphosate
Which agency would you contact for reporting storage of certain pesticide active
ingredients if they are stored in amounts greater than a threshold quantity? -
ANSWER-State Emergency Response Commission (SERC)
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which
type of pest management method? - ANSWER-Mechanical Control
Questions with Answers for
Certification Preparation
Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing FIFRA? - ANSWER-Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
Which statement about FIFRA is false? - ANSWER-State restrictions on pesticides
can be more liberal than those of FIFRA
Facts from FIFRA - ANSWER--approved pesticide labels have the force of law
-the EPA has the authority to remove pesticide products from the market.
-FIFRA regulates the registration and licensing of pesticide products.
Which regulatory agency is responsible for administering the three Florida laws
that govern applicator licensing? - ANSWER-FDACS
Which applicator class would a person who is employed by a government agency
and applies restricted use pesticides to Florida state Highway rights-of-way fall
into? - ANSWER-Public
Who would you contact for information regarding licensing of applicators for
application of pesticides to homes and private lawns? - ANSWER-FDACS Bureau of
Entomology and Pest Control
, Which applicator class would a person who applies restricted use pesticides to
their own property for production of agricultural commodities fall into? -
ANSWER-Private
Which applicator class would persons engaged in public health or nuisance pest
control work fall into? - ANSWER-Public
The three pesticide licensing categories are available to those seeking a Limited
Certification license? - ANSWER--Limited Structural Pest Control
-Limited Lawn and Ornamental Pest Control
-Limited Commercial Landscape Maintenance
How can the public have assurance that pesticides continuously meet current
scientific and regulatory standards? - ANSWER-Each pesticide goes through
"pesticide re-registration" every 15 years.
Which pesticide is NOT specifically regulated by Florida rules? - ANSWER-
Glyphosate
Which agency would you contact for reporting storage of certain pesticide active
ingredients if they are stored in amounts greater than a threshold quantity? -
ANSWER-State Emergency Response Commission (SERC)
Using barriers to prevent pests from getting into an area is an example of which
type of pest management method? - ANSWER-Mechanical Control
